Category: Free Essays

‘What is the place of Consumerism in the lifestyle of emergent new middle classes in Ireland?’ Basically an application of a Bourdieu/ Featherstone argument about new middle classes to the Irish case. Chapter One: Introduction In order to examine the place of Consumerism in the lifestyle of emergent new middle classes in Ireland, the ideas…

Prostitution or commercial sex work, the practice of providing sexual services in return for payment, is one of the oldest professions of the world. Every civilisation mentions the presence of prostitution in some form in their respective literature. Moreover, with the change of time, the face of prostitution has changed a lot with varied consequences.…

Marxism and Functionalism can certainly be defined as classical sociology and both have had a significant impact upon contemporary understanding of culture. Neither perspective is the preserve of a sole theorist. They are multifaceted and extensive in scope. Thus, due to the limits of this study, this essay shall concentrate on but a few of…

What are the principal differences between ‘consensus’ and ‘conflict’ approaches to the sociological analysis of education? The sociological study of education focuses upon the effects that social institutions and individual characters have upon the education system. Education is often seen as positive social practice which thrives to identify personal skills and talents, and subsequently build…

Conflict resolution and transformation are issues which have become very topical in debates and discussions on Zimbabwe. This is not only because Zimbabwe is characterised by many conflicts, but much more so due to the realization that in most cases the conflicts have negative impacts the a nation’s socio-economic and political development. Thus conflict resolution…

Gender based development has been a major concern in the recent years. As far as the state of Himachal Pradesh is concerned, this state has gone through a long journey. Himachal Pradesh is ranked third in women empowerment index. Therefore, we can say the state has improved a lot in terms of women’s condition, status…

Marx recognised the growth of industrialism and a massive increase in the productive powers of labour. He stated that the growth of wealth at one end of the stratification system was matched by a growth of poverty at the other end. He saw Labour as the main driving force behind the industrial revolution; while history…

This essay will look at supported published literature, how it is understood by the leaders of thought in this field, validating and correlating the shared language to describe and defend my own practice in the community of education. How are we faring against social, economic, cultural and political ideologies? Is it just words? It is…

To what extent do Turner’s concepts of ‘liminality’ and ‘communitas’ cast light on pilgrimage as a social process? The concepts of “liminality” and “comunitas” is “evanescent, like a wisp of smoke in the wind.” (Shure, 2005) It attempts to achieve some formalization of a social process in a theoretically perspective, though academically this can be…

The Issue of “The Unspeakable” In The Theoretical and Fictive Representation of Sexuality Khalil Jetha The unspeakable in the theoretical and fictive representation of sexuality traditionally refers to the weakening of masculinity and the empowerment of feminine sexuality. From a theoretical standpoint, the “unspeakable” is the bending of gender lines, the empowerment of women and…