Social Science

Political and social ideologies drive totalitarian government styles and the way in which they function. One totalitarian government might focus on nationalism and racism, while another might focus on the economy and the corporations that divert wealth and control labor….
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The average age at marriage seems to vary between the sexes and among cultures. But, why is this? Worldwide, men usually marry at age eighteen or older while women usually marry at age seventeen or younger. Sexual anthropologist Susan Fraser…
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History informs us that every religion known to, and practiced by man has a set of principles and rules to follow. Whether God created man or man invented gods, religious beliefs have for centuries impacted on society, and so, on…
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While many attribute the notion of Social Darwinism as a development of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, they would be wrong. Instead, it is important to take note of the work of Herbert Spencer – pre-Darwin – who coined the…
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Racism in word, actions, opinions, social attitude and behaviour. Recently I received in my in-box a forwarded article which ended in a diatribe against racism. It fired me up to write to my daughter about it. Then I considered I…
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Within the first few weeks of life, human beings become people watchers. They learn to recognize faces, to read expressions, to understand love and trust. The toddler who misbehaves after day-care has undoubtedly been little people watching, and copying naughty…
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Is hope really an illusion? Sure, we can’t see hope, we can’t feel hope, and I dare you to prove what exactly it is. Hope is what keeps us going every day, and the thing that keeps us believing that…
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Marx, Durkheim and Weber laid the foundations for sociological knowledge. Each of them although different hoped for the same outcome, that of social harmony. They dedicated much of their research towards the individual within society. Individuals had to learn to…
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I would like to begin this article by stating clearly that I am opposed to any racially inspired activity. I feel that a mature intellect should be able to rise above his her her racially motivated inclinations and make decisions…
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There have been many studies done on how alcoholism affects families, and there are probably as many outcomes as there are families in the studies. To write about how alcoholism affects families, I can only go by what I learned…
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