Essays on Sociology

Technology and Social Media: The Construction of Identities Technology has led to the development of social networking sites enabling social interactions, where people can easily have conversations, share photographs, videos, and basically all the moments of their lives. The social media is a popular platform among the youths, fostering unprecedented online...

Introduction Consumption is a common phenomenon in America; people usually purchase goods and services needed for survival. However, with the advent of consumerism, citizens have developed a tendency of buying goods in excess. Firms and enterprise are to be blamed for the excessive consumption; they employ techniques aimed at enticing buyers...

In the present society, the use of social media has been on the rise and has become a section of every individual’s life and especially the young generation. The youths are primarily influenced by the advancement of technology regarding social media in general. Almost every person utilizes social networking sites...

Tattooing: From Traditional Art to Commercial Trend Tattooing has evolved in dynamic ways from the traditional form to the showbiz industry. Tattooing has a significant meaning related to gang, traditions, and lifestyle. Tattooing has been used as spiritual protection from the evil spirit by the Nazis’ in the army. Some people...

The Importance of Border Control The United States has spent a lot of the taxpayer's money on border control. Illegal immigration is one of the reasons why border control is crucial. Illegal immigration increases security risks in the country as some of these migrants can be terrorists or enemies of the...

Americanah is a 2013 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that revolves around the concepts of race and how social constructs about the issue affects people. In the novel demonstrates how gender and race completely change and shape the identity of an individual.  Through the plot and the themes present in...

One of the significant policies that encompass many closed campuses in the United States of America is the utilization of school identification cards. Closed schools are systems that do not allow students to leave campus any time of the day from lunch break or going to the hospital without the...

Ability to expand one empathetic potential Ability to expand one empathetic potential comes along with leaving the comfort zone and also working on improving the moral universe. In the real world situation, empathy is the ability to step into other people's shoes and understand their opinions and feelings towards a particular...

Innovation and Technology in Communication Innovation has changed almost every aspect of our lives. Technology can be primarily viewed as a collection of techniques, skills, methods, as well as processes that develop or change a culture. Among the various sectors that have been affected by technology, the communication industry has experienced...

The Central Park Five Documentary The 2012 “Central Park Five” documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon describes the arrest, trial, conviction and later acquittal of five American youth for the horrific crime of assault, rape, and attempted murder of a female jogger, Trisha Meili on April 19, 1989...

Love: A Virtue of Human Compassion and Affection Love is a feeling, which can be described as a strong emotion and personal affection for someone else. Moreover, it is the virtue signifying human compassion, empathy, and sympathy, as well as the selfless, loyal and generous concern for another good. Based on...

Culture and Understanding Culture is the tool that is used to measure the way of living of people (Norris 18). Various societies use different cultural values to assess what is right or wrong. Typically, people use their cultural values to judge cultures of other communities. Nevertheless, through close interaction with various...