Essays on Sociological Theories

Appropriation has been a key contributor to the development of the modern world, to which the role of appropriating land and resources is inescapable from our present. The role of appropriation has transgressed centuries amongst underdeveloped countries, but specifically black female bodies. Thus in this...

Social contract theory allows people to cohabitate in society, on the bases of a mutual agreement that limits rational persons to moral and political standards. Some philosopher, like Hobbs, and Rawls’ believe that we live morally according to these social contracts chosen by society, rather...

Hobbes has been influenced by the state of nature. He is most known for being a modern philosopher as well as his book Leviathan. The social contract of Hobbes states that everyone agrees to create a government in which they are working towards one goal...

The definition of an ideal life may vary greatly for different people. Several political and moral philosophies have been proposed which aim to address this age-old topic by exploring our role in society. This essay discusses the role of individuals in society by referring to...

Power, at its essence, is about establishing fear and dominance. During the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, when the Church was in power and control of the state, in order to preserve that control, they had to spread fear among the citizens. If they...

To exercise its ideology, a totalitarian government needs to utilize different fields of sciences and arts. Architecture is one field that is able to serve the aims of the government. The British utilitarian philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) offers an example of an...

The known theorist and philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau had a great influence during the French Revolution with the Social Contract Theory. Although his views were somewhat controversial, he still made a huge influence during that era. Rousseau was born in Geneva, Switzerland on June 28th, 1712....

In his text, Jean-Jacques Rousseau analyses social contracts. For him, justice can not be defined as the law of the strongest because of it was the case stronger individuals would always be right. Justice, for him, consists in the alignment of individual acts and civil...

Now that we know what critical theory means we can look at what Professor Jansen had stated that we cannot agree with a person about everything and that it conveys the truth that we cannot think for ourselves (Jansen, 2013. pp2-3). So I believe that...

The work Critical Educational Science is in reference to Critical theory with regard to the empirical educational science and the humanist pedagogy. Apart from these two paradigms it is closely related to the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. The main function would be to...