Essays on Sociological Concepts

Since there were two films that had to be featured in this study (i.e. Salt and Crash) and two sociological concepts had to be discussed, the author of this paper has decided to allocate one sociological concept for each movie. Evidence of the said sociological concepts were obtained by analyzing at least two scenes from each movie, which means that there should at least be four scenes that can be found and analyzed in this paper. The sociological concepts were chosen mainly based on the central themes of each movie. For Salt, for example, its central theme appears to ...

Smoking is a learned habit that has existed in the society for long. This allows us to understand how the habit affects health and wellbeing both. Though the country may make millions of dollars selling tobacco, it spends several times more on treating diseases caused by the smoking habit. Explain why sociology is useful in helping us to challenge the dominance of biomedicine and understand health and health care as shaped by biopsychosocial factors. The society we belong treats scientific knowledge as proven and reliable information to improve once understanding about the world we live. Biomedical understanding of diseases ...

Part 1: While George Herbert Meade originally came up with the concept of Symbolic Interactionalism, it was Herbert Bloomer who coined the term and summarized it in two points ("Symbolic Interaction", n.p.). These two points are as follows: 1. people act toward things based on the meaning those things have for them, and 2. these meanings are derived from social interaction and modified through interpretation ("Symbolic Interaction", n.p.). This theoretical perspective has helped me to consider the how of why people attach meanings to what they do. It is easy to struggle to understand why someone attaches so much ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) Dissecting each and every move we make as we navigate through life is not something that most people take the time to do, but a sociologist would argue that these habits and behaviors are the very nature that make us who we are. The pressures we see and feel, whether consciously or subconsciously, are all links in the framework of our society. After taking a day to record my actions, I’ve identified eight sociological concepts that impact the way I view my own thoughts, actions, and the rest of the world. First and foremost, ...

In our current society there is a myriad of sociological concepts taking place every moment. With the advent of the internet and social media these concepts are played out before us over and over again. One of the biggest sociological phenomenon taking place before our eyes is the Donald Trump rallies and the violence which is taking place within them. A Vanity Fair article written by Tina Nguyen outlines the violent outburst that have happened at the rallies between Trump supporters and those who are protesting at the rallies, as well as Trumps reactions to the violence. These events ...

Social stratification

Introduction Social stratification refers to the institutionalization of a layered hierarchy in societal relationships that ultimately defines social roles, entitlements and rewards (Thio, 1997). The social rewards (manifesting as wealth, power and prestige) then, usually become the defining characteristic and the very basis of social stratification. In effect, the notion of this patterned social inequality is deeply ingrained in social stratification wherein some people get more rewards than others based on their social hierarchy. Social stratification has certain characteristic features that include an ideological basis and its influence on the chances of its members attaining a good quality of life. ...

Foreword

There is no recipe that facilitates in the development of love in a relation named "marriage". George Bernard Shaw consider marriage is an affectionate mechanism that help two persons to live together with a sense of understanding. He defined marriage of two persons "under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions. They are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part." The subject of love and marriage is a very interesting one especially as it concerns the status quo of Americans. The ...

Introduction

Domestic violence is considered a serious offense that regularly happens around the globe. It has indeed been confirmed that its major causes comprise physical, psychological, mental, and sexual forms of distress inflicted upon by the absolute abuser over their victims. This paper focuses on the analysis of the comprehensive conceptual structure of domestic violence with a major purpose of bringing sufficient understanding of these elements. The paper will involve a basic yet robust foundation upon which domestic violence will be understood, thereby advancing past and present debates regarding justice systems and their response to numerous domestic violence transgressions. This article progresses its ...

Measuring the effectiveness of mandatory sentences among drug-related offenders

Applicable Sociological Concepts One of the sociological concepts that impact drug abuse is culture. Culture refers to the way of life of an individual. This includes how they live, how they dress, how they work among other things. The sociology of culture is the intersection between sociology and culture. There is a huge difference between society and culture and yet not one can exist without the other. Studies show that drug use and abuse varies with cultural diversity. Different races and ethnicities have a higher propensity for abusing drugs more than others. Mandatory incarceration would affect other members of ...

Introduction

Sociology is useful for travel planning or migrating to other countries outside the United States because applying sociological concepts will help acquaint an individual with the social behavior and way of life of people in a particular destination or country (Korgen, 228). When traveling or migrating to another country, an individual is expected to make adjustments because of cultural and social features in these countries or destinations. Hence, applying sociological concepts to study behavior and way of life in a particular country will help an individual know what to expect and anticipate changes or adjustments that he or she would need ...

Drinking alcohol means different things to different people. For some, it is often a social activity associated with pleasure, leisure, and relaxation. It may also be a response to peer pressure, thus fulfilling the need to fit in and belong. Having too much alcohol or binge drinking is associated with serious and chronic illnesses as well as violent and reckless behaviors that compromise the health and safety of the drinker including the people around them. Although an increasing number of women also drink, there seem to be variances compared to men. This paper hypothesizes that alcohol has a differential impact on women’ ...

Introduction

The Hunger Games, based on the series of novels by Suzanne Collin’s, is about a televised competition in which two teenagers are chosen at random to fight to the death. The film is “directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik” (Hunger Games). The story follows the struggle of one girl, Katness Everdeen, who graciously takes the place of her younger sibling in the games. Thus, The Hunger Games is extraordinarily packed with deep sociological concepts and ideas within ‘ ...

Introduction

The sociological concepts of various aspects of life vary to a wide extent. A sociological inquiry seeks to explain how people have developed the behaviors and characters they have. It explains the various aspects of the community and various sociological factors and issues shaping the community. Life has numerous aspects and sociological constructs and factors shaping the life of the people in those communities and countries. For example, Language is considered an aspect of culture, where a group of people share a common origin and, therefore, speak the same language. The language spoken by various groups of people has some sociological explanations ...