From Social Interaction to Social Relations
Approaching the Study of Society: From Social Interaction to Social Relations
Since we introduce sociology as a study of society, it is necessary to clarify our usage of the term society. To capture the essence of what a society is about, we should begin with two of the features that Durkhei....
Harmful Effects Of television
Alcohol
...alcohol is the most consumed beverage on prime time television shows. Television characters drink alcohol twice as often as they drink tea or coffee, 14 times as frequently as soft drinks, and 15 times more often than water.
Each year, students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol - more ....
how children acquire language
Theories and explanations of how children acquire language have changed dramatically, particularly since the 1950s. All of the theories have answered some questions and have revealed some characteristics of early language acquisitions. Each different view stems from each different school of ps....
Impact of Physical Apperance on Peoples Perceptions of Leadership Capabilities
Does physical appearance affect people's perception of leadership capabilities? We make judgments on other people all the time either subconsciously or purposely but where does our initial judgment or first opinion come from? We would all hope that we would be judged on our education, experience, s....
Social Interface
In the introduction of the book of Norman Long, Battlefields of Knowledge, Long states that theoretical and the application itself cannot be segregated into their respective venues. His book takes a different perspective specifically by not discriminating between the knowledge of understanding and k....
Social psychology summaries
In chapter one, the first part of the book talks about what is social psychology and how it is different from sociology. Social Psychology focuses more on the interpersonal relationships with individuals instead of sociology which focuses more on the study of people in groups and societies. Social ....