Essays on Emile

Sociology can be termed as the study of the functioning, structure, and development, of the human society. In Europe the field of sociology emerged as a separate field during the 19th century. This period is regarded as a time of turmoil due to not only the industrial revolution but also violent uprisings against the existing leaders both of which threatened Europe's social order. Other changes in Europe were such as development of social classes, discovering of new worlds as a result of exploration, the rural state were also being replaced by the emergence of factory cities. Due to these ...

Comparing the innovations of Gustave Courbet to those of Edouard Manet

French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) was born in a small town in the east, but from the moment he came to Paris to study art he became a risk taker and revolutionary and, subsequently a pioneering figure in the history of modernism. He is famous now not only for his brilliant art pieces, but also for his lust for controversy, his radical vision that stayed with his till the end of his life (SithsonianMag). He became a real sensation at the Salon of 1850–51 when he showed to the public that daily, common life in his village ...

The historical perspectives on social work incorporate the idea that it could simply be reduced to common sense of experienced mothers, but the modern understanding of social work moves it far beyond this narrow interpretation. Nowadays, “social workers constantly try to make a positive difference to service users’ lives and support community members in a variety of ways” (Stepney & Ford, 2000, p.xiii). In this process, a balanced combination of theory and practice is required, while practice standards used to protect the individuals in society and enhance social justice are based on the solid body of theoretical perspectives, frameworks and ...

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Introduction The social world is as complex as the physical world. Due to such complexity, sociologists have made considerable efforts to explain various social phenomena through different sociological theories. One of the major sociological theories is functionalism, which has its origins in the works of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim. The functionalist theory explains how societies survive and maintain social stability. It also explores dysfunctional events like suicide. This paper argues that functionalism can provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the phenomenon of suicide since social factors, like excessive social cohesion or the lack of it and extreme ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva on June 28, 1712. His family was of French origin. Jean-Jacques, who lost his mother at birth, was first raised by his father, who made him read him adventure stories and Plutarch's Lives. Then he spent two years with his uncle Bernard, who put him up to board with the Lambercier pastor at Bossey. Then, Rousseau returned to Geneva and was apprenticed to an engraver. But one day, in order to escape a deserved punishment, he went to the priest of Confignon, a village two leagues from Geneva, and told him he wanted ...

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Karl Marx Karl Marx attempted to look at religion from an objective and more scientific perspective, and he termed it as a form of economic injustice. According to him, it is used by those who intend to oppress others by making things and situations to look better when they are not. It is a way of exploiting the poor, and he coined the statement “opium of the masses” because it is what the people are fed so as not to see the harsh realities of their poor situations (Kendall, 2015). People just get content with their situations; make them ...

Religion has an enormous influence on any given society. Religion has been widely praised for promoting prosocial behaviors among individuals in society(Moore, 2015). Psychologists as well have acknowledged the benefits religion has to our lives such as reducing the rates of depression. In Sociology as well, religion has been long recognized for its effect of promoting prosocial attitudes and behaviors. It does this by regulating behavior and coming up with norms and values that integrate people into the society. Emile Durkheim proposed that religion has a prosocial influence of decreasing suicide via establishing values and norms by which ...

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This paper will explore the life of Emile Durkheim. It will start by giving a brief overview of his life leading up to his work as a sociologist. It will then highlight his main theories and go into detail about his work and how it contributes to the study of sociology and the development of sociological theory. It will then provide an application of his theory and conclude with a summary of findings. The purpose for this report is to discover how Emile Durkheim’s work helps us in the field of sociology and why it is still relevant ...

Caron Daley (2012) considered the connections between the work of Emile-Jacques Dalcroze and the choral rehearsal. The author asks about the instrument of the choral ensemble and proposes some variants. She proposed to realize the practical application of theories of Emile-Jacques Dalcroze. Everything comes from the idea that a whole body is the choral instrument. At first, Emile Jacques- Dalcroze considered this issue and stated that people do not realize the connection between music education and qualities of musicianship. The capabilities of the body relate to choral singing. For example, some of his students had enough skills and education, ...

Some researchers argue that the innovation in science has a direct relationship with the advancement in morality. This argument, therefore, shows the link that exists between science and moral aspects. These researchers address various reasons as to why they support the fact that moral values and scientific advancements have a relationship. Conversely, some scientists criticize the fact that morality has an influence on scientific research. Accordingly, these researchers also criticize the way in which scientific facts relate to moral values. This paper discusses the morals value associated with science showing both the agreements and disagreements presented by two different ...

Science is a word that is commonly used to mean a group of cultural values that govern scientific activities, or some accumulated knowledge that come from the application of scientific methods. Values, on the other hand, are personal preferences or judgments regarding what people consider being either right or wrong or what is liked or disliked. Many scientists have the conceived notion that science deals with facts and not values and that it is objective while values are not. But the sociologists of science have challenged the scientists’ belief in science being value-free hence raising questions regarding science and ...

Society and sociology have a number of differing definitions, particularly as they relate to sociology as the study of society. Social theorists like Emile Durkheim and Georg Simmel saw society in different ways, with Simmel seeing society as a far more basic assemblage of human interactions, while Durkheim revolves his sense of society around the establishment of an objective world of society that is present regardless of the level of interaction of its subjects. However, both of these theorists explore the relationship between society and sociology, Simmel in particular views sociology as a means of examining the interaction between ...

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This research established in the article sought to explain the issue of marriage regarding Chinese rural young women and to give the grounds if the issue served as a risk or protective factor for their suicide. The analysis included a brief summary of the main ideas of the article, the purpose of the research, key findings and consequences of the results. Moreover, the major theoretical perspective to clarify the findings was based on Emile Durkheim’s social integration theory of suicide which highlights sources of people’s social support. The observations allowed ...

The collection of short stories entitled Missing Women and Other Stories by June Spence was heralded as being a popular discussion of modern behaviours in men and women. In practice, the stories detail the measured and controlled approaches that individuals take towards life and stand starkly juxtaposed with the excess lifestyles of so many living in the modern world today. This idea of ‘excess’ is regularly presented throughout the book; a feminist would view this as being an attempt to control the female form. In short, the stories which address female protagonists who are attempting to control their urges are examinations ...

Arguably, Mary Wollstonecraft can be said to be the “Mother of feminism” or rather “the first feminist”. As a matter of fact, most of her work focuses on the education as well as the rights of women. For instance, a Vindication of the rights of Women is a good example on how she focuses the status of women in the society and it displays pure thoughts of feminism. Undoubtedly, most people interpret her work as well as life in different ways depending on the perception of the writer as far as the equality of women is concerned. On the other hand, Jeans ...

Introduction

Research in sociology is based on using empirical data to provide evidence or support the truth of concepts and theories and to test hypothesis. The methods of gathering data include: surveys, in-depth interviews, field research, document study, experiments and many others. Sociological research is grouped in to two major methodologies: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative methods look at social phenomena through evidence that can be measured and they often depend on the statistics of several cases to create claims that are valid and reliable. Qualitative design on the other hand looks at social phenomena through observing directly and communicating with ...

Written by the American author Robert Cormier, the Chocolate War is a novel set in the Trinity High and is an account of the protagonist Jerry Renault as he takes on the revered schools cruel mob rule by the vigil notorious for giving assignments that range from the ridiculous to the absurd. This secret society uses intimidation as a way of enforcing its cultural norms on the school. The novel also gives a sizeable attention to sexuality, one of the major characteristics of young adults’ fiction following the protagonist’s sexual desires. The novel adopts a third person point of view constantly ...

Benefits and Risks of Modernity

Emile Durkheim is considered as being the father of sociology by many people. He is endorsed with developing sociology to a science, as well as having introduced it in the curriculum of the French. According to him, instead of restricted to specific individual actions, sociology should be aimed at studying facts accredited to society at large. In his entire profession, he was primarily apprehensive with the way the society could sustain its coherence and integrity in the modern epoch, when it is impossible to assume such things as ethnic background and shared religion. Besides, he was also apprehensive with the ...