Essays Tagged: "Social status"

Views of others in society.

a stronger sense of self-worth. Many different factors contribute to the way others view a person's social standing. Some aspects such as job, lifestyle, religion, race and the manner in which a perso ... lifestyle, religion, race and the manner in which a person speaks can influence the perceptions of social status.Aspects such as employment also affect how people view one another. Unfortunately, peo ...

(3 pages) 107 1 4.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Sex Differences and Sex Discrimination

Approximately, their forms are more close to those of the standard language than do men of the same social background, age, and so on. There are many reasons for this phenomenon.Firstly, males and fem ... y are almost never dyslexic.Secondly, since females don't play a significant role in society, their social statuses are very low. In order to change this phenomenon and elevate their statuses, one way ...

(3 pages) 44 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful.

can not be measured by money.Material possession has been accepted as the measurement of success or social status. When we refer to someone we tend to mention how much money he owns and thereby believ ...

(2 pages) 49 1 2.7 Jul/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

"Boy-girl relationships between students from top schools and those from neighbourhood schools are doomed to fail." Do you agree with this view?

s usually harmless and it is natural. These relationships are usually based on looks, interests and social reputation. But stereo-typing becomes part of it, outsiders tend to condemn them based on ext ... to agree with the view, I'll say that one factor that contributes to the 'doom' factor would be the social circle. Students from neighbourhood schools tend to mix with company that are more relaxed, i ...

(3 pages) 12 0 3.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

The First Societies

. Inequality was built into the legal codes. People were born into classes; they did not gain their status from working. Each class had its own set of privileges. The elite made political decisions, a ... were in the agrarian societies.Technological advances have greatly increased the proportion of high-status, high-income jobs in industrial societies. The use of birth control has led to declining birt ...

(3 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

When I was eight-years-old every bus ride home seemed like

attempt to avoid further conflict he decided not to engage with Thord and forget what had happened. Social status, like in many feuds, plays an important role in this situation because, Thord being th ... man, used that to his advantage. In choosing not to exchange blows, Thorstein confirmed his lesser social status as a horse farmer. The manner in which the inciting incident unfolds is crucial to wha ...

(4 pages) 1539 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Evaluation of Study Group in University. Our professor wanted us to focus on issues faced while working in groups in university.

ic characteristics that affect the working of different groups are as traced:Status:Status involves social evaluation of competence across individuals in a group. Expectation States Theory in sociolog ... group feel the sense of motivation when they desire to win prestige, respect, friendship, and other social and psychological objectives. It is based on prestige, honor and esteem and takes into accoun ...

(10 pages) 40 0 1.0 May/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

dress code

n Equality is the quality or state of being equal : the quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc. By applying a dress code into any environment weather it be school related or wo ...

(5 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays