Essays on Sociology

Introduction In this essay, I will scrutinize my own subjectivity as a Chinese American woman, examining this by firstly deconstructing what this particular constellation of identity signifies before situating my subjectification within the disciplinary power of beauty/cosmetic culture that policies female bodies by emphasizing capital value obtained through the physical body. I will consider a...

Group communication are the messages that are exchanged by group members. These messages, both verbal or nonverbal, are essential for the existence of groups because by this virtue group members participate, maintain the group identity, determine goals, motivate participation. Types of groups. This communication can occur in groups of different scales -small, large, very large...

Islam is a religion of peace which has elevated women to their esteem and has given them all the rights which men enjoy, such as legal, social, economic, spiritual rights, etc. Islam has given women an honorable life and has lit the light of rights in their lives. Islam abolished all obscure pre-Islamic practices and...

South Asia is home to roughly one-fourth of the entire world’s population with a median age of 27.6, hence making it the region with the highest number of youth (Population of Southern Asia (2019) – Worldometers, 2019). One of the biggest concerns of South Asian countries is the increase in the growth of population in...

College is a confusing time for most students. It is a time when a person is figuring out who they are, and what are their likes and dislikes. During this time some very important decisions are made, like they type of degree and type of job that they want after they graduate. These are decisions...

The sociological imagination basically refers to how we as human beings view the social world around us, not from our own perspective and experiences; but from the view or perspective of others. According to C. Wright Mills (1959) (Mills, 1959, p. 5), sociological imagination “enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms...

Introduction Overpopulation is defined as the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers. Some will say that the world we are living in, in fact, is in the state of human overpopulation as there are around 7.8 billion of us humans living and thriving on it. To support the previous statement, roughly 83 million...

Have you ever heard about Media Bias? Well if not you got to be aware of it because it’s on our daily basis. A brief and professional definition of it will clarify your thoughts. Media Bias is the interpretation that the media is reporting the news in a prejudiced manner. Media bias occurs when the...

Networking plays a very vital role in students’ lives. They understand how crucial it is for them and what all it is capable of when it comes to increasing the chances of landing their dream job. If you have an actual definition of networking in your mind, you are mistaken. It is a lot more...

What is the American Dream? The American dream is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest of aspirations and goals to be achieved”. Although this definition is correct, it is not as straightforward as a dictionary makes it seem to be....