The causes of revolution
By: Christyl Rivers
Historically things get really bad before they get better. A revolution is the most obvious sign of this tendency. The French revolution is often put forward as an example of poverty, need and desperation becoming so widespread that an overthrow of the Aristocratic, governing class...
"Deviant" social behaviors that have become acceptable
By: Christyl Rivers
Anything goes. This is the song title from a musical of the early twentieth century by Cole Porter. It seems more true, now. Yet, that is just because what shocked in the old days, fails to shock anyone now. For the better, and in some...
Crime: Shared responsibility vs individual responsibility
By: Christyl Rivers
Crime becomes a shared responsibility once it corrupts society. Upton Sinclair wrote: “..So long as social asphyxia shall be possible.. (and) so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this shall not be useless.” The book in question was Les...
By: Calvin Wolf
All human interaction involves a negotiation of power. Even social interactions among friends involve differentials of power, with a myriad of factors determining which friends receive deference in determining the parameters of the interaction. In layman's terms, some friends have more say in determining where...
Social factors that lead to psychopathic behaviors
By: Christyl Rivers
The horrifying kidnap and sexual enslavement, and finally ultimate release, of three women in Cleveland recently led many to ask “What kind of monster could do this?” This is a normal reaction. It is also normal that almost immediately, finger pointing began. Neighbors...
When science and technology does more harm than good
By: Christyl Rivers
Albert Einstein was worried in 1939. His good friend Leo Szilard and a handful of other physicists, urged him to write a letter to Franklin Delano Roosevelt warning him that the Germans were likely working on the atomic bomb. Einstein wrote the letter. But letting...
By: Ashley Taylor - 712363
Social status is prevalent in every society. However, this does not mean that all social statuses are the same. In fact, social roles, which are derived from these statuses, can vary between subsets of people. This does not diminish the important place that social status...
Social institutions: The government
By: Jesse Parsons
In a world where human nature itself can’t be trusted not to infringe on freedoms that rightfully belong to everyone, social institutions such as the government are needed. It’s important to carefully note, however, that this shouldn’t restrain the individual as much...

 

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