Sociology Essay Examples

Stereotypes play a crucial role in the representation of groups of people, beliefs, ideas, and places in Caryl Churchill’s play ‘Cloud Nine’, as they are social constructs. It was crucial for Cloud Nine’s first act, set in Victorian Africa in 1879, to feature stereotypical gender roles expected of men and women during that time period. […]

If one looks at the history of society, one will find that women have almost always occupied the status of second-class citizens. They were granted fewer liberties and agency, and as such, were looked at as inferior. When people in power sought to find out why this was, the argument always seemed to boil down […]

Contemporary feminism has served to fundamentally challenge the major assumptions of political theory and traditional definitions of what politics is. My answer will focus on feminist challenge derived from the critique of the theoretical difference liberals make between the public sphere in which the state can legitimately intervene and the private sphere where individuals are […]

The objectification of women based on their appearances has been documented as early as 1847 when women were depicted in terms of physical attributes rather than their accomplishments or character traits. An example of such stereotyping can be observed in ‘Jane Eyre’ with Mr. Rochester’s description of Blanche Ingram as “a strapper, a real strapper, […]

As we can notice, in the novel the cement garden, within the subject of gender, a struggle in the boys, (Jack and Tom) to define their sexuality arises.Although both cases differ in many aspects; they share one same motive: the lack of male role models. The reason for this is that the only possible prospect […]

David Morley’s article ‘The framework of family viewing in Great Britain’ attempts to interpret the way in which families consume media, in this case through television. The main principles of the text appear to outline the differences between Male and Female media consumption and indeed, why such a difference occurs. Morley puts this difference down […]

Throughout ‘Hero and Leander’, Marlowe presents an ambivalent attitude towards gender, where the boundaries normally found in male and female stereotypes are explored and often ridiculed. Traditional perspectives of gender become subverted and Marlowe seems to delight in overturning the expectations of the reader and creating confusion. From the outset, the poem introduces the reader […]

Gender roles have been reinforced and installed into our daily lives from the time of birth: “we are born either male or female, and most of us learn to behave in ways consistent with a specific society’s expectations for a particular sex” (Ackley, 2003, p. 374). These expectations of specific gender roles can be seen […]

Gender refers to the psychological and emotional characteristics of individuals. Defined broadly, gender includes such aspects as personality traits but also involves psychological makeup, attitudes, beliefs and values as well as sexual orientation and gender-role identity.In the following assignment I am going to take a look at socially imposed patterns in relation to gender, and […]

Gender construction begins early in life, even before birth, according to John Bowlby (1953). A child’s sex can be determined prenatally, leading parents to buy gender-specific clothing and toys such as blue for boys, pink for girls, dolls for girls, and cars for boys. Thus, gender construction starts at birth and maybe even before. The […]

The performance of gender refers to the societal norms and expectations imposed on individuals based on their sex. Such standards are often rooted in narrow and limiting stereotypes. The traditional gender roles of men being interested in football, cars, career and beer and women being interested in makeup, housework, family and wine have been distorted […]

The aim of this research was to investigate opinions about gender roles in cultural context. A short interview was conducted with a White female British Students on her opinions about gender roles. The following themes form the basis of the interview: opinions about the preferred sex of first babies, how household task is divided between […]

The term “homosexuality” is a relatively modern term, coined in the 19th century by Austrian-born human rights campaigner, Karoly Maria Benkert. Although the label is modern, debates about sexuality and same-sex attraction have ranged from Plato’s Symposium to modern queer theory. Among sex researchers today, and within the LGBT community, few issues create a more […]

Looking at the representation of war, terror and international relations, feminist scholars such as Enloe and Cohen have suggested we look beyond the politics of diplomacy and foreign policy to consider how international politics may be built around gender relations; reinforcing notions of binary masculine/feminine identity, and how patriarchy may be used to create and […]

In this essay I aim to examine how ideological and cultural assumptions and standards of femininity influence the construction of racial identity with regards to black feminine identity.As Cuomo and Hall identify, the concept of race, like gender, is a socially constructed phenomena; ‘Racial categories are socially constructed and contextually defined. These deconstructive and reconstructive […]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and Robert Browning’s poems Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess, are works written in the Victorian period in which traditional gender stereotypes are both subverted and reaffirmed. As the works progress, a pattern of initial subversion followed by eventual domination and conformity is discovered. It is thus made clear to […]

Critics often hold different views on the play, and while some critics regard the examination of power as posing a feminist viewpoint by the end of the play, others would argue that the world of the play is profoundly misogynistic and rooted in a male fantasy of women as saints or sinners, Madonna’s or tarts, […]

The ideals surrounding sex and gender are perpetual. Arguments are still debated today regarding whether gender is a socially constructed idea, or whether the female and male sexes are naturally submissive and dominant respectively. Traditional gender roles – that of the submissive, fragile female and of the dominant and authoritarian male – had been the […]

Enhancing knowledge of the Agency Theory can enhance comprehension of global talent management. According to the theory, a party delegates a duty to another, with the delegating body being referred to as the principal and the executing body called the agent. There could be conflicts between the goals/desires of the principal and potential costs/difficulties in […]

Reflecting on my personal beliefs was provoked by each question in the survey testing my political and economic tendencies. According to the results, I share the leftist libertarian ideology with individuals such as the Dalai Lama and Mahatma Gandhi. I was not surprised by this revelation as the graph accurately reflected my beliefs, despite some […]

There is a behavioral phenomenon in the workplace common in environments of high stress which has been termed horizontal violence. Essentially, it is the sabotage or harassment among members of what has been called an oppressed group that has its origins from a position of low morale or self-esteem. Horizontal violence is defined as part […]

I am going to outline the different types of electronic and non-electronic methods of communicating business information, using examples for different types of audience. Age and Attention Span The majority of younger people can not concentrate for a long time compared to older or more educated people who can focus or listen for a longer period of […]