Social solidarity

different components of a society social value. Through this process, essential qualities of a culture develop. The theory with which Powdermaker views culture, cultural essentialism, is one which uses these essential qualities as means of identification to form groups of people. This differs from Malinowski’s functionalist view, which claims that culture serves the needs of individuals rather than of larger communities. Thus, according to Powdermaker, cultural and social life is described not…

Catastrophe: Humanity’s Voyeuristic Project In today’s information-rich world, we are constantly inundated by the spectacle of catastrophe and disaster in everyday television and social media. What value or role does the concept of catastrophe have in determining the actions of people and institutions? As people are often moved to offer sympathy or take action in response to images of suffering, perhaps it is valuable to consider whether their intentions are a bit more insidious and self-serving…

Hirschi’s theory of social control compared to classical criminology, Durkheim's theory, and Merton’s theory. Social control theory examines delinquency, and how “Delinquent acts result when an individual’s bond to society is weak or broken” (Hirschi, 2014, p. 231). He argues that delinquency is not subjected to one certain group, but anyone can become delinquent. Criminality is created through the social bonds that are broken or weakened during youth, the four elements of the social bonds are…

into the lives of its citizens. Even though the world has emphasized human rights than ever before, and that’s a good thing, the proliferation of rights that’s come with it, is not. Positive rights are the source of this proliferation and will cause social strife down the…

use of social media? In the article Small Change, Why Revolution will not be tweeted, Malcolm Gladwell expounds on the degree of effectiveness of social media in the fight for social injustices. The rights and freedom movements in the southern U.S. in the early 1960s did not require anything like Facebook, Twitter, or emails. The story of four Negro students who were denied service at the restaurant described how revolution and the desire for social justice could be achieved without social…

Analyzing Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is a nationwide cooperation that supplies cheap goods, decent pay, and friendly service to consumers all over the nation. The consumers request the items. These items could range from yogurt and lip gloss to clothes and a new flat screen. Whatever our needs/want Walmart always has what we’re looking for, and if it’s not the cheapest they have a program that always you to get that extra money spent back. So to basically some it up, Wal-Mart and Society is equal to…

Imagine that someone has buried your family alive. You have the suspect in custody, but the only way to get the location of your family and save them, is if you torture the suspect. What do you do? By not torturing the suspect, your family dies, but is torture justified? I believe that in extreme circumstances torture is justifiable, when the lives of innocents outweigh the comfort of the guilty. In recent years torture has become a highly debated topic. After 9/11, President Bush authorized the…

that of all the general principles of Catholic social thought (CST), aside from what could be considered the foundational principle of the dignity of human life, the principle of the preferential option for the poor is the cornerstone by which all the other points of social thought are held in comparison to. With respect to the teachings of the Church, an option for the poor and maligned closely matches the historical Jesus’ teachings concerning social thought in the Gospels. Mich lists seven…

our history and addressed congress. Throughout the Pope’s address he explained the importance of the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching and how it relates to our daily lives and endeavors. Pope Francis starts off his address by , redefining congresses responsibilities to our nation. He begins with explaining congress's role in one of Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching, the Rights and Responsibilities congress has to our nation. “Your own responsibility as members of Congress is to…

In a world where technological advancements are endless, it is hard to imagine a society functioning without the use of specific outlets like social media. The usage rates of social media are rapidly escalating and have been for years now. As of 2016, 90% of young adults as well as two-thirds (65%) of adults are using social networking sites and more specifically, over 30% of the population get their news updates from sources like Facebook and Twitter (PewResearchCenter). First came AOL chat…