Can computer power become a threat to our society and how can people stand up against it?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of 'places and forms of power'. First, I'd like to define the notion. The power is the ability or official capacity to exercise control, authority. It also refers to the influence or the strength that a person or a group of people have on others....
The advantages and drawbacks of social media on society and the individual
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In Cote d'Ivoire, the rise of social media is transforming people's behaviour (Kalonji Mfunyi, 2018). Cote d'Ivoire is the thirteenth country that uses Facebook in Africa and we see many bad and good impacts of this type of platform (Kouakou, 2014). So, the rest of the work will be...
Does social media have a good or bad impact on society?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In the 21st century, social media is one of the most used technologies in the world. As per Waseem Akram and Kumar, 'A social media is an online platform which people use to build social relation with other people who share career, interest, activities, background or real-life connection'...
Cultural studies - Comparing and contrasting Japan and France
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Japan and France are two countries located on different continents. One is in Asia next to the Pacific Ocean and the other is located in occidental Europa bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. Each country has its habits and lifestyles. There are many...
'Violence brings only temporary victories' M.-L. King. Discuss in the light of past and current political affairs
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) was an American minister and a social activist, who is mostly known for his leadership of the civil rights movement in the United States. Thanks to him, the segregation of Black Americans stopped. Given his implication in non-violent movements in order to...
Critical thinking questions - The media and its influence
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The agenda setting theory says that mass media influences society through the stories that are labelled newsworthy and the time and space given to them. I totally agree with this theory. I think we pay more attention to social problems that receive attention in the media and it's normal...
Critical thinking questions - Social problem
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I think that the most important social problem facing the world today is global warming, because it is a natural issue which is growing enormously and we can't stop it. We can certainly limit it by changing our daily habits but that won't make it stop or disappear so we have to live with...
Idea of progress - What is the purpose of science? Is scientific progress always something positive for humanity?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of IDEAS OF PROGRESS. Progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change; it can be a technological, scientific or social advance in order to make the world a better place. It is characterised by a positive and wilful behaviour with a view to...
Myths and heroes - To what extent can the choices that people make, condition and influence their lives and have an impact on the world they live in?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of myths and heroes. A myth can be defined as a popular or traditional belief, an unusual story about gods or heroes. But the term hero doesn't always represent a mythological figure or a superhero. Indeed, a hero can be a person who is admired for his or her...
Places and forms of power - What power and determination do young people have to promote change in our societies and in the world of today?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of locations and forms of power. In politics and social science, power is the ability to influence the behaviour of people. In order to live together, members of a community accept rules and laws. It helps to create social cohesion, but it can also lead to conflicts...
Unmixed areas
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Today I would like to talk about unmixed areas. These are places, events, meetings or such that are only available to a specific gender. In general, this is about women. Which brings us to feminism. We've all heard about that growing movement across the world, mobilising people and governments...
Places and forms of power - Education and money
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Today I'm going to deal with the notion places and forms of power. It can be defined as the ability to exercise authority and influence over others. It can exist at different levels, for example in economy, politics, and media. We may wonder to what extent higher education can be considered as a...
Personal problem - Alcoholism in Hong Kong
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Alcoholism is one of the personal problems that affect many individuals in society, I am being one of them. It is a condition whereby an individual has a strong desire or physical need to consume alcohol even though they know that it has harmful effects on their health. For one to be addicted to...
An Overview of Mental Health Policy in Hong Kong
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Mental health services in Hong Kong are criticized so much and are viewed to be inefficient compared to other Asian countries like Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. People in Hong Kong suffer different types of mental disorders like anxiety disorders, personality disorders and depressive...
The Courter - Salman Rushdie (1994) - Post-Colonial identity
Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The consequences of British Colonial Empire can be felt in today's English society in various areas including politics, economics, culture, sociology, literature, linguistics… However, in this essay we will focus on the cultural impact of colonialism, and more precisely on the consequences...
Places and forms of power - The plight of Indian women
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of places and forms of power. We studied the plight of Indian women. In India, there is a lot of discrimination that derives from the caste system: it's a system of social hierarchy in which the Dalits, also called the ‘untouchables' are discriminated and...
Causes and effects of women's rights and how it affected our lives in the 21st century in United States
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Women's rights are a broad concept that encompasses political, civil, and social rights. These include equal access to opportunities such as voting as well as equal access to a decent standard of living and a secure future. Many incidents of gender inequality have been reported in the history...
Is it still relevant to be feminist today ?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
A feminist is a person who fights for women to have the same rights as men. The feminist movement isn't a young one, women have been fighting for gender equality for 300 years. Besides it was a very important movement and has allowed enormous progress for women's emancipation. However, we...
La Machine à trier - Analysis of how and why the 2005 French riots securitized schools
Essay - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The 'story' started in Clichy-sous-Bois, eastern 'banlieue' (suburb) of Paris. On Thursday 27 October 2005, a group of youths who were going back home after a football match were approached by policemen. Not having their ID papers and fearing persecutions, three of them escaped...
Social movements' strategies to rally supporters to a cause
Essay - 10 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Regarding political participation, the conventional one including the system of elections is well-known but reductive in terms of democracy. However, there are other practices to influence the political system and decisions of governments. In that sense, the unconventional political participation...
Queer movement: history, future, theory and activism
Essay - 9 pages - Sociology & social sciences
"Queer focuses on mismatches between sex, gender and desire. For most, queer has prominently been associated with simply those who identify as lesbian and gay. Unknown to many, queer is in association with more than just gay and lesbian, but also cross-dressing, hermaphroditism, gender ambiguity...
Debate: against child beauty pageants
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Who among you has never dreamt to be a princess? Everybody knows that all little girls have already dreamt of being a princess just for one day. Nowadays, televisions programs broadcast a lot of reality shows promoting beautiful girls, with too much make up and well defined hairstyles. Yet, some...
Is mass surveillance organised by states benefic?
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Mass surveillance is the close observation of an entire population or a fraction of it. Nowadays, governments perform mass surveillance of their citizens in order to protect them from dangerous groups such as terrorists, criminals, or political subversives and to maintain social control....
Unethical child labour
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Since always, children have been exploited in different ways and for distinctive kinds of work as it exists many sorts of job that kids are doing. Considering the ILO's statistics on child labour, it seems to have decreased since a couple of years but the figures are still so frightening as...
Obesity control over society
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Today, approximately 35% of the 20 years old and over are considered overweight. This scourge is visible on children too and more than 10% of adults in the world are considered obese. At the head of this globalized trouble, America, birthplace of fast foods. This major worldwide drawback is...
Theories explaining smoking
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Smoking is one of the most lethal forms of drug and substance abuse amongst people. People can be involved in the smoking of bhang, cigarettes, cocaine and other strong drugs that have very adverse and harmful effects to the health of the abusers. Drug and substance abuse has very many harmful...
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Griffith
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
My immediate reaction to Intolerance is that of absolute wonder and amazement. Throughout the lengthy three-and-a-half-hour film, I remained consistently awestruck by the breathtaking beauty it portrayed. The massive detailed sets paired with Griffith's stunning wide shots, seemingly...
Globalization of adolescence
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The world-wide web has connected people in ways that we have never been connected before. It provides a means for media to sporadically spread all over the world, reaching all different cultures and countries. Media such as music, cinema, literature, art, etc.. have always connected people, and...
Anti-abortion violence
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Whether or not anti-abortion extremism is a form of terrorism depends, at least in part, on our definition of terrorism. The purpose of terrorism is not only to kill innocent people, but also to frighten other people into doing or not doing something. If a terrorist blows up a federal building...
Defamiliarization and whether humans can act rationally
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The Durkheimian perspective is particularly interesting in its ground-breaking suggestions and novel ideas. Usually, when we consider the behavior of humans, especially humans living in "Western" society, we usually associate the behavior with actions that are "rational" and based on some sort of...
