Sociology Essays

Historiography at any point in time is a reflection of the circumstances and constraints in the environment that it is practised. The most revolutionary thinkers are those who break free from these constraints. Historiography is constantly progressing. Historians, above all else should understand that no two generations are the same …

Through an examination of identity politics and queer theory an evident contradiction between the notions will be recognized in relation to the concept of identity. The conflict between these concepts will be clearly depicted through an analysis of identity as an essential element in generating political empowerment or consequently as …

Australia provides a very good example as to a nation who has benefited tremendously from globalization. In 1986 it unilaterally lowered its tariffs. As a result, exports have soared, particularly in newly competitive industries such as manufacturing. It is noteworthy that wages in the new export sectors of manufacturing a …

It has been widely recognized that the policy in foreign trade and investment in the coastal areas of China is an important factor that contributes to unbalanced economic growth among China’s various regions. Then the obvious question becomes: “Why is it that such foreign investment is not evenly spread across …

Both sides of the political spectrum have in recent years tried to bury the issue of class. John Major stated that ‘Britain is now a classless society’ during his reign as Prime Minister and more recently John Prescott has said that ‘we are all middle class now’. The arguments over …

  Since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December, 2002, the country has gone through a series of conceptual changes with respect to regulation and market control. This essay will try to examine the some of the impacts of its accession by focusing on the investment aspect. …

As the world progresses as does the processes of Globalisation and Internationalism. Throughout the years of these processes there has been much change in the world ranging numerous areas, although predominately: trade, the environment, human rights, technology and communications and politics. The world has developed and become much more communal, …

As a colony of UK, Hong Kong joined WTO on 1st January of 1995. Despite its small physical size and a population of only 7 million, Hong Kong currently ranks as the 10th largest trading entity in the world, with trade valued at some US$400 billion per year. It is …

Feminism is said to be the movement to end women’s oppression. One possible way to understand ‘woman’ in this claim is to take it as a sex term: ‘woman’ picks out human females and being a human female depends on various biological and anatomical features (like genitalia). Historically many feminists …

Occupation sex segregation was first used by Gross, to describe women’s and men’s concentration into different occupations. Although there have been dramatic gains in female participation in the labour force, segregation has remained a universal and enduring aspects of labour markets around the world (England, 1982). The difference in occupations …