Essays on Sociological Theories

The question is why do people abuse drugs? What causes them to go against society with this deviant behavior? Society has set its norms concerning what behavior is acceptable and what is not acceptable. In this paper, I will summarize three Sociological Theories of Drug...

In recent years, China has been expanding their Internet censorship in significant manners, carrying them to the cutting edge of the media spotlight. The government has been tightening their grip and applying more restrictions on information and content that is published online. China filters internet...

In this paper, I will examine One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest movie by Foucault’s concepts and thoughts. The first thing that comes to mind when watching the film is Michel Foucault. Because of his studies on various institutions (prisons, hospitals, mental hospitals, etc.) that...

In Michel Foucault’s essay, Panopticism from ‘Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison,’ he introduces Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon, a circular building with a tower in the center that enabled guards to have a perfect viewpoint of each prisoner in their cell. For Foucault, the...

The Digital Age, also known as New Media Age, Computer or Information Age, is a period that associates with the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century which led to the nowadays technological development era (in the 21st century). Digital Age is characterized by the rapid...

This essay will set out the dystopian novel of The Circle, which overtly deals with the aspect of the possible dangers of social media and surveillance. Set in the future, the story of Mae helps grasp the naivety of civilians which is then combined with...

Culture is the customs, background or the lifestyle of a person which reflects the personality and nation of a particular person. In today’s modern era there are many people who were adopting other culture and forgetting their own culture and adopting other culture style is...

North America features a colorful history of oppression, as acceptance of race was split among society. White culture often impressed ideas of superiority, and took what they pleased from other cultures without taking regard to the broader issue of cultural appropriation. In the past, individuals...

While cultural appropriation has been a recurring topic in the last decade, religious appropriation has fallen by the wayside, none more relevant as Milan’s fashion week wraps. Fendi, Boss and Max Mara all give a nod to Muslim women, as fashion’s elite prepares to migrate...

Imperialism and cultural appropriation are among the common themes in Asian literature. As a region where colonialism shapes some of the most significant aspects of the recent history, writers drawn from different orientations seek to portray how aspects of Asian culture have been depicted from...