A definition of meritocracy offered by Levinson, Cookson and Sadovik is that “meritocracy conceptualizes merit in terms of tested competency and ability, and most likely, as measured by IQ or standardized achievement tests” (Levinson, Cookson and Sadovnik, 2014). The idea of a meritocratic education system…
Essays on Individual and Society
Meritocracy describes a system in which the people that are successful and get ahead, do so on their own merit and accomplishments. The concept of meritocracy grants all individuals a fair chance of success. In reality, the myth of meritocracy justifies the gaping inequalities in…
I read an essay called Once more to the lake by, Elwyn Brooks White. It is a reflective piece on the power of memory and the chill of mortality. He writes about himself suffering from an identity crisis as he revisits a lake that he…
The problem of the Common Pool Resources (here after CPR), all member of the community jointly owns this resource, all the equal rights over the resources. The economic features of the common pool resources are rival by competitive and non-excludable (Professor XU Jintao Microeconomics &…
Moving on to the views of what is the term “sense of place” in sustainability, ‘The notion of place in the construction of History, Nostalgia and Heritage in Singapore’, by Lily Kong and Brenda Yeoh, argues about the proper definition and importance of how ‘place’…
My interviewee of this assignment about Experiences of Aging is professor Z who is a Literature instructor in the department of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia. For instance, he was born in Nanjing, China and became the visiting scholar at Simon Fraser…
The Hull House, is an example of a settlement housing in Chicago which was co-founded (prior to Hayden’s article) by female sociologist Jane Addams and the activist Ellen Gates Starr. At its infancy in 1889, it was deemed as “a community of university women” who…
In 1921, Carl Jung introduced the terms introversion and extraversion to distinguish the way people interact with their surroundings. Whereas extraverts’ interests and energy are drawn towards the outer world of people and things, introverts tend to prefer the internal world of their internal thoughts…
As mentioned above, we knew that social influence can be categorized into implicit expectations and explicit expectations. The differences in controllability, intentionality, alertness, or efficiency are the ideas to characterize implicit and explicit attitudes. Implicit expectations are unspoken rules which are inaccessible to consciousness and…
As being part of the nation, it is important to know how to operate within the boundaries of the statutes given by our forefathers. Obedience is a refiner that molds an individual to maintain order and respect. Especially in these current times, some unfortunately have…
As Mary Mcleod Bethune (1950) states “ We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power towards good ends.” The youth activism of Newsboys and Mother Jones…
“Boys don’t cry”, “don’t be such a baby”, “be a man-get over it” are all stereotypes that sets a standard for what a male behaviour should be. This discourages men showing displays of emotion and allowing each man to be their own unique personality. By…
Sense of place has its distinctive characteristics, whereas usual places do not actually impress people. It can be explained in many different ways, but normally, it means that people find meaning in places through their own experiences (Department of Commerce, 2012). This essay aims to…
Sense of place is an aspect that has been considered from multiple viewpoints and by academics from numerous disciplines. Its significance in different aspects regarding people’s perception of it, the importance of feelings of belonging and attachment to place (Buttimer, 1980; Liu, 2014; Marcu, 2012;…
Introduction “According to Richard P. Adler (2005), Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future (p 236-253). Kent E. Portney stated that “The…
