Category: Academic Writing
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Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media
Mass media today exercises most control in influencing public opinion. It is responsible for the views people have about the world in general. The media today, fails to remain mere neutral observers, but instead exercise heavy influence through their analysis and reporting (Neel, 2019). What we often mistake for reality is nothing but a constructed…
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How To Apply Sociology In Everyday Life: Explained Real Examples
Sociology is the study of society through many theoretical perspectives. The most important lesson of sociology is that society is not an external object to be studied. Instead, all of us are active members of society and constantly influence it. Thus, sociology can be applied in everyday life by all members of society. This article…
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Impacts of Rainbow Capitalism on the Indian Queer Movement
The 6th of September 2018, was a significant landmark for the queer movement in India. The decriminalisation of consensual homosexual adult intercourse was passed following an amendment in Article 377 of the Indian penal code. This resulted in a tremendous outpour of support from the media as well as large corporations. To show their solidarity…
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Sociology Important Questions and Answers for Exams – A level
How do you write a good answer in sociology? An Open to All Answer Writing Initiative! Stratification Questions Discuss inequality with suitable examples what is gendered stratification? discuss with suitable examples Critically examine a functionalist approach to social stratification. How is marxism’s notion of class different from the Weberian notion of class? Kinship Questions Discuss…
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How to write a Sociological Review of a Book: A Beginner’s Guide
Book Review: Two of the main skills that you learn as a student of sociology are a) how to do deep research and b) how to analyze. When you become a student of social science half of the time you utilize goes into improving and practicing these two skills. Therefore, to review any sort of…
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Grammarly Review 2023: Is Grammarly really worth it?
Here’s my Grammarly review, I have been using Grammarly for almost two years now. I wanted to write this review to share my experience over the years with this application. What is Grammarly? Grammarly is an online writing assistant and grammar checker, which acts as a safety net from typos and mistakes. It helps in…
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What is Critical Thinking? Here’s everything you need to know
Critical thinking refers to making reliable judgments through the objective analysis of factual information. The term ‘critical’ is derived from the Greek word kritikos that means discerning. What Does A Critical Thinker Do? They formulate vital questions relevant to analyzing problems. For example, a graduate student looking for an internship might ask whether the internship…