Essays Tagged: "social institutions"

Television Censorship

urity. Thus, the rationale for censorship is that it is necessary for the protection of three basic social institutions: the family, the church, and the state.Censorship and the ideology supporting it ... nt of universal service to allow the more efficient delivery of educational, health care, and other social services (Telecommunications Bill 1995, Internet).'THE FINDINGSThe Congress makes the followi ...

(6 pages) 231 0 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Utopia

Utopias are generally said to be societies in which the political, social andeconomic troubles hampering its inhabitants has been done away with. Instead the state ist ... ication of Saint Thomas More's story 'Utopia'. The story depicted life asit was with its people and social institutions on an imaginary island. More's Utopia gainedcritical acclaim and a wide audience ... s Utopia gainedcritical acclaim and a wide audience. The term was subsequently used by all prominentsocial thinkers and visionaries to define other concepts of this kind.During the 19th century many a ...

(8 pages) 190 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Charles Darwin and Imperialism, how the English empire used Darwinian to justify the on-going process of imperialism

e, socio-economic structure and politics where largelyinfluenced by the principles of science. Many social expressionsoccurred due to these changes. Transformations which categorized thistime period c ... curred due to these changes. Transformations which categorized thistime period could be observed in social institutions; for instance: theswitch from popular Evangelicalism to atheism, emergence of fe ...

(2 pages) 99 0 3.0 Dec/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Charles Darwin and Imperialism

e, socio-economic structure and politics where largelyinfluenced by the principles of science. Many social expressionsoccurred due to these changes. Transformations which categorized thistime period c ... curred due to these changes. Transformations which categorized thistime period could be observed in social institutions; for instance: theswitch from popular Evangelicalism to atheism, emergence of fe ...

(2 pages) 73 1 4.5 Oct/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Charles Darwin

Censorship. What it includes and the different aspects of it.

urity. Thus, the rationale for censorship is that it is necessary for the protection of three basic social institutions: the family, the church, and the state.I think that this essay is more about 'UN ...

(3 pages) 114 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

McDonaldization

derived from the McDonalds' fast food chain to describe the state of our society. Ritzer claims our social institutions have become completely dehumanized in the form of a bureaucracy. Health care is ... eel from these doctors' ignorance and neglect. In all it is true that the health care system is one social institution that does successfully meet all of Ritzer's requirements for a McDonaldized institution.

(6 pages) 192 0 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Neo-Predjudices" How do today's acts of Racism differ from those in the past? Today, acts of racism are perpetrated more by individuals than by governments

alled for the separation of whites,blacks, people of mixed race, and Asians in all political and social institutions. This was a systemput forth by the whites to keep their economic and politica ... hteenth centuries, African-Americans have had to struggle for equal rights, both politically and socially, in their owncountry. A major turning point in this struggle was the civil rights moveme ...

(6 pages) 226 2 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Five basic components of human societies

There are five basic components of the human societies: population, culture, material products, social organization, and social institutions. These components may either deter or promote social ch ... omponents may either deter or promote social change. The size of population will greatly affect the social change. If the population is large, chances are social changes will be promoted. More people ...

(2 pages) 51 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Does Feminism Provide a Positive Direction for Society?

Feminism is a social movement that is committed to providing women with equal opportunities. As individuals within ... women should be obedient to their husbands. For the most part, women did not have the education or social encouragement and standing to make their voices heard. There has been a traditional double st ... university professors are men. Notice that in every case it is the "male" job that has the greater social prestige and the higher pay. This raises many questions. Is it that women freely prefer to be ...

(3 pages) 158 4 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

What does it mean to 'think sociologically'? Illustrate your answer with examples from sociological research and from your own experience.

y, sociology is the 'study of society' but this doesn't differentiate sociology from other forms of social study. Hence, many begin to describe thinking sociologically by what it is not - it is not th ... nature of sociological thinking by detailing practical phenomena which can be thought about such as social systems and their subsystems, social institutions and social structure, and social aggregates ...

(8 pages) 413 3 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

"Mrs dalloway" Virginia woolfs

a comparison to Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus warren smith. These citizens grow up under the same social institutions and although classes are drawn up on wealth; it can be conceived that two people ... nia Woolf's book, Mrs. Dalloway, Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith grow up under the same social institutions although social classes are drawn upon wealth; it can be conceived that two peop ...

(3 pages) 100 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Social change.

There are five basic components of the human societies: population, culture, material products, social organization, and social institutions. These components may either deter or promote social ch ... omponents may either deter or promote social change. The size of population will greatly affect the social change. If the population is large, chances are social changes will be promoted. More people ...

(4 pages) 251 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

How could the Walpolean oligarchy be at once exclusive and stable?

gth of the Whig dominance meant that the exclusion of Tories extended beyond the centre of power to social institutions as well. Economically powerful Tory landowners were embittered by the Whig domin ... ally have commanded. This disgruntlement, caused by their exclusion from many aspects of political, social and even economic life led to virulent parliamentary criticism, even flirtation with extra-pa ...

(8 pages) 26 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Government of Japan .

from the gods who created Japan. An imperial court and government, shaped by Chinese political and social institutions, was established. Often, powerful court families effected a hereditary regency, ... ocratic institutions by the end of World War I. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, phenomenal social upheaval, along with political, military, and economic successes, led to an overabundance of ...

(9 pages) 188 0 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Weltanschauung of Mark Twain in his classic novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

inn, the reader can better understand his personal philosophy. Twain uses humor and sarcasm to make social comments and elucidate his beliefs of American society in the South. In his novel, Twain comm ... ure of God and organized religion, man's responsibility to his fellow man, and the effectiveness of social institutions.Looking at the actions and beliefs of people other than Huckleberry Finn, Twain ...

(5 pages) 36 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

This essay is about west africa's civil conflics.

ven as the fighting has systematically destroyed the two countries' economies, infrastructures, and social institutions, the interlinked conflicts have spilled across borders, drawing in neighboring G ...

(2 pages) 45 0 1.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

United Colors of Controversy: Shock Value in Benetton Advertising.

nsumers in order to sell a product. Over decades, advertisements have evolved to a greater focus on social institutions rather then the product itself. Nonetheless, the Benetton retailer distinguishes ... n its latest campaign - death row inmates. Although the Benetton Corporation claims to be promoting social consciousness, its practices evidence profit motivation and extreme consumer manipulation.Per ...

(10 pages) 221 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Adolescents Perception of their bodies: Shaped by Institutions and Groups

ions around them rather than ones that they are rarely exposed to. Groups, traditional and emergent social institutions influence adolescents.The influence institutions and groups have on adolescents ... ippled muscular body for men.The main institutions that influence adolescents the most are emergent social institutions. The mass media plays the most important role in the image adolescents view and ...

(5 pages) 86 0 0.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Analyze and evaluate the importance of culture and language in a global business environment.

eurship, willingness to accept risk, politics, religion, customs, the role of the woman in society, social classes, respect of the law and social institutions, and their reflection on trade and busine ... utions, and their reflection on trade and business, should be examined very carefully.All the above social attitudes and a lot more, are part of culture and appear to be very important in a world-wide ...

(6 pages) 541 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Religious Satire in Voltaire's Candide

During Voltaire's lifetime, traditional social institutions and government systems held power. Arguably the most influential of those was th ... interrupted hostility" (Candide, "Religion", pg. 13), and in Candide, he attacks all aspects of its social structure and doctrines. When Pangloss explains how he contracted syphilis, he states that Pa ...

(4 pages) 109 0 3.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors