Sociology Essays

“Consciously or unconsciously, social work thinking is, for the most part, sympathetic with the utilitarian modes of thought in that the work of a policy or action is measured against its tendency to produce ‘good’ results.” (Wilkes 1981, p.63) In this essay I will be discussing the ethical dilemmas that …

Q1. Given strong profit growth, has there been any damage to Baidu.com’s reputation? Yes, as we can see it from a whole picture obviously there has been damage to Baidu.com’s reputation. Ever since the incident happened, Baidu.com has been affected by rumors saying that it accepted the screen-out payments to …

The appeasement policy, which can be defined as a diplomatic policy that hopes of preventing war by making concessions to an aggressor, was displayed by Great Britain towards Germany in the preface to World War II. However, it proved to be a spectacular failure, because leaders of the countries that …

Conformity can be defined as a adjusting of behavior to fit the social norms of a group of culture in one’s life. In Ashes study (1951) about conformity it is shown that we have a need to belong, to fit in the social norms and culture surrounding us. Human beings …

Out of all the China films, the films from the fifth generation was most well received and have clinched recognition from international film festival. Two of the acclaimed film works were Farewell, My Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern. The fifth generation of China filmmakers has also made a great …

Michael Wesch’s short film “An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube” does exactly what the title entails- he introduces YouTube from an anthropological point of view. While many may have issues thinking of YouTube as anything other than entertainment, Wesch does an exceptional job of connecting these two subjects. Wesch begins with …

Well, I said I would write and so I would, if I only had goodness, but it was rough, so I didn’t. Now everything is a bit more all right, so now I will write you. Well, as you know the cruise started at Monte Carlo, and when papa and …

I see their problems first as related to poor communications skills, and secondly a generation issue. Mental models of GenY´s and GenXes are not necessarily vastly dissimilar, especially if compared to the dinosaurs from the Baby Boomer generation. Nonetheless Sarah and Josh are encoded with quite different value systems, leading …

While writing the bestseller Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J.K. Rowling was struggling on welfare in a coffee shop. Like Rowling, the heros in her novel are social outcasts. Harry is an orphan; Ron comes from poverty; and Hermione comes from a non-wizard family. Harry grows up in the …

In response to the growing diversity in the workforce around the world, many companies have instituted specific policies and programs to enhance recruitment, inclusion, promotion, and retention of employees who are different from the privileged echelons of society. The privileged groups may vary from one country to the next. The …