Sociology paper samples

Occupational Work Ethic Inventory is developed to evaluate the level of our ethical ability to accept desirable jobs. Once we indicate our sex, age, planned occupation, level of education and reason for taking inventory, we will answer many additional questions related to our self-esteem and features of character. There must be certain understanding o... read more

Good as a Gun: When Cameras Define a War

Various debates exist on the influence of visual media on the perception of war. Studies on the interrelationship between visual media and image of war show that photographs, taken in war zones, influence people’s perception of war in various ways. Moreover, it has been proved that visual me... read more

It is evident that social institutions have clearly defined organizational systems, which function to satisfy basic needs of every person through an ordered framework (Anderson, and Taylor, 2006). It is also noteworthy that apart from the system providing for the basic needs it also links the individual to the larger culture. This shows how valuable t... read more

Introduction

Advertising is a message or communication for promoting or marketing in order to convince listeners, readers, viewers or a certain group to continue using your products or start using the products. However, when advertising women and men products there are several things that the advertisers put into consideration in o... read more

The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line

Several decades ago, racism was one of the most controversial topics in American political discourse. After the adoption of Affirmative Action programs by the US government, African Americans were granted equal rights with the rest of the country’s population to education and fair treatment in the labour market. Ac... read more

Social Contract

Social environment requires certain behaviour and certain actions from its inhabitants. People do not live separately, they interact each single day of their lives, and yet, they are still quite diverse and possess different points of you. This variety in people’s thoughts and ideas is a usual concept that tends to ... read more

Abstract

The essay deals with unconventional unions, such as polygamy and same-sex spouses in the US society. In the introduction the current circumstances are exposed. In the main body the lawsuits concerning polygamy and sodomy are analyzed, legislation on marriage and unconventional marriages is studied; the attitude of the law... read more

A ceremony where two people are united into marriage – wedding – is held in different cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries and social classes. Although the ceremony`s customs and traditions may vary greatly, there are some common rituals that almost every wedding ceremony has. Exchanging of wedding vows by the couple, special wedding garments, presentation of a gift and public procl... read more

Currently, the problem of professional identity of young people is one of the most important in terms of evolution of an individual as a full member of society. Thus, choosing a relevant educational institution, as well as being prepared for possible changes that occur on the way of professional development, is a very responsible step for each person standing on the threshold of making a car... read more

“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses” (Malcolm X, Searchquotes).

The modern society can be characterized as an information society, the main wealth of which is information. The objective law of the development of the society i... read more