Essays on Social Norms

BACKGROUND Norms are the unwritten rules of the society Cultural norms are the standards we live by. They are the shared expectations and rules that guide behavior of people within social groups. Cultural norms are learned and reinforced from parents, friends, teachers and others while…

The context of the issue in the documentary Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution is that today’s societal norms in which millennials engage in sex is considered hookup culture. Abiding by its title, the film crew follows spring breakers as they embrace their sexuality and find…

Patriarchy refers to a social system in which men categorically hold more power than women. They occupy powerful positions in society and their actions and decisions carry more authority than those of women. Patriarchy is embedded in society’s institutions and the ways in which we…

‘Social stratification’ is the term used to describe systematic structures of inequality. In pre-industrial or traditional societies, inequalities and thus social stratification were widely held to be natural. Aristotle stated that ‘by nature’ there were free men and slaves, yet if inequalities are natural, Crompton…

Science, Knowledge, and Cultural Baggage There are viable reasons history shouldn’t be taught from a storybook. Apparently some “historians” (or, more specifically, scientists temporarily masquerading as historians) take issue with this. One such scientist in historian’s clothing is Steven Weinberg, author of the aforementioned authoritative…

Sociology plays a huge role in society, especially when it comes to social norms. It allows an individual or a group to witness the evolution of social norms. A social norm is the rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society….

Social, religious and other factors can be suggested to have caused the mass hysteria that occurred at the Salem Witchcraft Trials in 1692. Many people within the Salem village and town were accused of witchcraft, with a supposed 20 facing execution in a series of…