Social Science

Cultures across the world have evolved to have distinct and unique representations of deities and religion. The works of the Japanese Yakushi and of Bayerische Staatsbibliothek’s The Annuciation to the Shepherds shows the dichotomy between the religious traditions of the…
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The human need for interaction is one of the most misunderstood and fundamental core features of human psychology and sociology. A major mistake is the assumption that humans should only interact with humans. Or that we only need a keyboard…
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The year of the dragon is a lucky year to be born or married according to practitioners of Chinese astrology. Individuals born under this sign, which occurs in the zodiac once every twelve years are said to be blessed with…
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The first thing that should come to mind is the methodology that is used to determine a global population count. Given the size of the globe and the smallness of mankind, it is obvious that an accurate count was impossible…
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The economic and political problems related to population growth are all interconnected of course and shouldn’t be considered in unison. As the oil runs out and prices rocket inputs for large-scale mechanised farming will rise which will push up farmers…
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Since the War of the Pacific, or the Ten Cents War, from the years 1879 to 1883, the nation of Bolivia has not been able to access the Pacific Ocean.  At least 14,000 soldiers and civilians were killed in the…
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The ability of sociologists to study religion is closely related to their ability to self-examine and to self-criticize.   Therefore, the reason that sociologists study religion must have to do with classifying “us or them,” as that study relates to…
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UNICEF is the acronym for the United Nations Children’s Fund, formerly known as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.  Despite its former name and present acronym, UNICEF’s mission and activities extend beyond the administration of an emergency fund.  UNICEF…
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A criminal is someone who acts contrary to a society’s social, moral or legal code, in essence breaks the rules. When considering what may be held as a criminal act and call those that act in this way a criminal,…
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A discovery of ancient coins under the Western Wall of Jerusalem shed new light on how the Temple Mount was built. King Herod has largely been credited for leading the construction of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem about two thousand…
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