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Current Social Theory: Final Paper Assignment
Growing up in the year 2015 in the United States has changed dramatically compared to only 15 years prior. For instance, the internet is much more prevalent and frequent in today’s American society. Pharmacies, medical facilities, and various offices have all integrated digital technology into their practices. In some ways, this new integration has been…
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Sociological Analysis of Time: Explained With Examples
The ticking of the clock is typically used to conceptualize time. But is the clock’s hand tied to the time, or is it the other way around? Well, put your thinking caps on because we’re going to use sociology to grasp the concept of time! For a layman’s understanding, time can be defined as a…
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Book Review: Last Worst Hopes by Lee Hunt
Imagine waking up in the world of witches, demons, knights, kings, and every magical realm you have ever imagined. What will be the first thing you do if you know such a world exists? You will probably be curious and want to find the doors to such a world, right? If yes, then Lee Hunt’s…
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Bed of Rose and Thorns: Book Review
What will you do – if your parents ask you, either them or the person you love? Whom will you choose? What will you do if you have to make every effort for the only love of your life and they end up cheating on you? What if your partner loses feelings over time? What…
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Sociology 101: Ethnography of public space
I am at a public park in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, at around 6:00 p.m. Across the street from the side entrance is Edward R. Murrow High School. Most students have gone, but some are sitting on the ground in the parking lot adjacent to the school. Inside the park, there is a…
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Basil Bernstein’s Language Code Theory: Explained
Basil Bernstein’s Language Code Theory, Basil Bernstein is the first sociologist to connect the disciplines of sociology and linguistics within the field of education. Being an educator and a sociologist in 19th century Britain, he took the chance to observe the performances of the working-class and middle-class children and came up with the theory about…