Essays on Sociology

Historians may argue that there exists perhaps a no better case of contrasting ideologies that parallels the respective philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X that guided their cause for equality in a multiracial America. Luther is renowned for a pacifist approach which I Have a Dream...

Social Justice: Promoting Equality and Well-being Social justice may be looked at as a reflection of equal and fair distribution of basic human rights, political freedom, fair living conditions, and distributive economic resources among the societal members. In essence, it is basically aimed at promoting equality and societal well-being. For example,...

The video highlights about the racial stereotypes that exist in the world. Most people fear to report cases which involve the white people. On the other hand, they find it easier to report the black people who have committed a similar crime (Racial Stereotyping). In the video, the director shows...

The Act of Altruism vs. Psychological Egoism The seemingly altruistic act by the firefighters and police officers who gallantly walked into the burning World Trade Centre was not an altruistic act, it was instead an act of psychological egoism. Psychological egoism is the assumption that our actions as human beings are...

The Challenges of Freshman Year The first semester of my freshman year at the college was quite challenging. I was living away from home for the first time since the time I joined college, meeting masses of individuals and as well ensuring that I was able to manage everything from my...

Cultural Patterns in Sydney, Australia Cultural patterns are a system of social beliefs and values that work hand in hand to provide an intelligible perspective for observing the world. From the previous observations done in Sydney Australia, we can comfortably have a clear analysis and interpretation of the noticeable cultural patterns...

Gender discrimination can be defined as the situation in which someone is subjected to prejudice, intimidations and of a less being due to the sexuality of the person. This has been mostly dominated by when being discriminated by the men. It has been evident in most communities and even it...

Foundation of Morality Over the years, varying theories have been adopted to explain the foundation of morality within an individual. This is referred as Egoism and can take either be normative or a clear position. There are different types of egoism which entail psychological, ethical and rational egoism. According to Tilley...

‘The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions… (and)...

Gender Discrimination in the Workplace Gender discrimination concerning pay, promotion opportunities, and career development remain a concern in most workplaces. It is socially, and morally wrong to mistreat employees, unfavorably, or differently because of their gender. There are two options that the board members can select to solve the dilemma Oilee...

The two parties involved in this case study The two parties involved in this case study are the slum dwellers and the sociologist. There are ethical concerns which are portrayed by both parties. First, the researcher is dishonest. After learning that some members of the slum are involved in car theft,...

The moral agent in the ethical case The moral agent in the ethical case is the employee who published something on social media, which although not prohibited, could be construed as damaging to the company's reputation. As a moral agent, the employee is expected to distinguish right from wrong and to...