Mathematical sociology

Conflict Theory can be seen as also having internal influences because the systems and institutions, which it creates, are based upon the will or desires of the wealthy. For structural influences to continue on as they are, people must be influenced by greed and uninhibited by a sense of morality. The overall effect of such personal characteristics or mentalities leads to the degradation of morals within a society. The wealthy’s desire for power overshadows the needs of society because the…

An analysis of the effectiveness of framing techniques utilised by both pro-choice and pro-life groups within the abortion debate in the US. Literature Review: Globally there has been much controversy surrounding the issue of the legalisation or criminalisation of abortions, this debate is especially prevalent within the United States. It has been an argument that has sharply divided the American population since the 1970s (Ginsburg, 1998). However, as widespread and predominant as this issue is…

We have seen that gender roles have changed throughout history due to social changes. While some social changes have created more liberty for unrepresented genders. Other social changes have also caused some gender restrictions. For instance, women are now able to work more and as a result earning more money than in previous historical times. However, the amount of annual money they make is still not near to the amount men make. Although, studies have shown that there is hope for the female…

Marx and Durkheim 's explanation of social changes differ because both of their theories have differences on the essential makeup of modern society. They were both concerned with the emergence of modern society and the division of labor. However for Marx a revolution was necessary for change and for Durkheim was interested in improving society not removing the capitalist social construct. Social change from Marx focus mainly on economics Marx theory looked at how we produced and exchanged…

Crime studies show that certain classes are more likely to commit crimes than others. The class group who are the main culprits to commit the most crimes are the working class. There are many reasons as to why the working class are most likely to be involved in criminal activity and be more deviant than the middle or upper class. Marxists say that the cause of crime is due to the consequences of a capitalist society. Wealthier classes such as the middle and upper class decide what is seen as…

Tropa de Elite (2007) by José Padilha and La Zona (2007) by Rodrigo Plá express the politics of fear and the division of urban space in Brazil and Mexico today. As the politics of fear are expressed in a much more complex way referring to the high presence of talk of crime in Latin American culture, to official governmental responses to crime and by analysing the consequences of fear on society and its people, the division of urban space is depicted through specific filming techniques such as…

Colonial Social Class The first interesting topic I found on the website was about colonial social classes it went into detail about each social class within in that area, and about what each social class was entitled too. For instance, enslaved field hands such as field workers worked Monday through Saturday from sun up to sun down. These field hands mostly worked in the tobacco or cotton fields and they only had Sundays off for themselves. This form of labor was considered the most back…

There are four kinds of literacy in our daily life, functionalist literacy, a basic literacy to help people achieve the basic knowledge and need; cultural literacy, a literacy usually use grace language, stories to tell next generation about the experiences; literacy-for-personal-growth, a literacy about nurturing the personal ability of learning language; critical literacy, a literacy help people to find themselves and show the way how people think (Knoblauch 451-457). Critical literacy is a…

The Global Chat History proves that when you undertake a revolutionary stance against the social norms of the things as they are, violence usually is close behind. Whether it is a sit-in at a white only lunch counter, or a protest against a corrupt government there is always something being flamed through social media. It lights up like Christmas with all the news and rumors of the latest undertaking. Albeit there was no Twitter or Facebook when the students defied the social norms and demanded…

Chronic illnesses affect people in different ways. Chronic illnesses are illnesses that last for long periods of time (Weitz, 2007, p. 17). Since these illnesses can last for years, they have a detrimental impact on a person’s life. It may or may not require a person to change their entire lifestyle due to limitations that are caused by chronic illness. There are two sociological concepts that can come into play with chronic illness. These are the sick role and medicalization. Either of which…