Essays on Sociology

Gender expectation refers to a normative conception of appropriate attitudes and activities for a particular racialized and gendered group (Plante and Maurer, 2018). My first experience that highlights gender expectations relates to my childhood, where I engaged in activities considered appropriate for men such as…

“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish has been caught, will we realize that we cannot eat money” – Plains Sioux Native American Society alludes to set of people; who live respectively in…

Any bodily movements that require energy expenditure produced by skeletal muscles, is known as Physical Activity (PA).[1]Physical activity is generally classified as Low, Moderate and High levels of Physical activity and is measured in METs as follows: Low levels of Physical activity- Less than 3…

Criminal Profiling    When we hear the term ‘criminal profiling’ we often think that it is the police, stereotyping, and generalizing a whole minority community to fit the criteria associated with a criminal description. There are more things that we should bring into factor when analyzing…

Introduction In this paper, I will be exploring the topic of Portuguese Fado music. I will outline the historical background, culture and traditions, and social contexts while examining the different styles of fado, where they originate and how they are perceived in the modern day….

Imagine receiving a thousand dollars in your bank account every month, for the rest of your life, regardless of your status or income, no questions asked, no work or payback required. – Impractical you say? Andrew Yang, a 2020’s presidential candidate is running for president…

When we hear the word trans, it’s mostly associated with sexuality and gender, however, a new concept has come up.. The act of associating with a race other than the one you were born into. Identifying with a race that diverges from your ‘birth ethnicity’…

According to Thelma Golden, “There is no question that representation is central to power. The real struggle is over the power to control images.” Women and African Americans as two groups that suffer issues of discrimination and injustice, also struggle with the dilemma in the…

Playing game can be included in one of the things that people like to do as a hobby or as a time killer. Moreover, games can promote relation and engage audiences and consumers (Dahl, 2018) since there are games that required multiple people to play…

The way the world works now is the consequence of our ancestors. There have been many people who have contributed positive things to the world and have left a legacy of their lives, these have been religious, characters, singers, writers, and scientists. As for example,…