Social Theories of Aging Aging can be explained in three different theories which include activity theory, which states that living a good life reduces the rate of aging. The theory suggests that aging depends on how individuals maintain personal relationships despite old age. Then there is the disengagement theory which states that aging is inevitable. The theory maintains that when individuals grow old, they start […]

The Zapatista Revolt On 1st January 1994, residents in Mexico woke up with expectations to celebrate the entry of Mexico to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). However, they woke up to rebellion from Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) who declared war to the government demanding for peace, justice, democracy, liberty, independence, education, health, food, housing, land, and work. This research explores how […]

Immigrants have always been an essential part of the demographics in the USA. Most of the people in the USA have had their roots in Europe, Africa, and South America (Schultz, 2002). However, this does not mean that they are not Americans; their ancestors might not have been originally from America, but as time went by and their lineages continued to grow, they were born […]

Migrants have always been an essential part of the demographics in the USA; most of the people in the USA have had their roots in Europe, Africa, and also South America (Schultz, 2002). However, this does not mean that they are not American, their ancestors might not have been originally from America, but as time went by and their lineages continued to grow, they were […]

Introduction Christianity is the largest religion in the world today, with more than 2.4 billion followers, which is about 32% of the world’s population. The religion is an Abrahamic Universal faith that is based on the teachings and life of Jesus of Nazareth (Countess, 2009). The followers of this religion believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came to save all humankind. […]

Introduction Cultural relativism argues that all individuals and cultures are equal. This is in line with Glalzer (2011) argument on cultural relativist theory, which is based on the concept that all individuals use a filtered lens of their culture to assess the world. This would greatly affect a multicultural country like the United States both locally and internationally. The cultural relativism operates based on two […]

Neolocal post-marital residence  Neo-local post-marital residence is the one whereby the married couple moves out of their respective homes and start a new home independently. The couple gets to learn how to live with each other, make their plans independently, and learn how to solve their personal issues on their own. A neolocal residence also makes both partners responsible for their home and their family […]

Sexual and gender based crimes (SGBC) are offenses violators mete on their victims on the basis of socially construed roles along gender lines. SGBC includes a wide scope of practices and abuses perpetrators mete out on the victims such as forced prostitution, bride burning, sexual slavery, female genital mutilation, homo and transphobic attacks and so forth (Heise, 2018; Turchik, Hebenstreit, & Judson, 2016). Although affecting […]

In the past chapter, several sociological theories were introduced. For the purpose of this work, I will explore three of the theories, which include the Durkheim and human consciousness, Benedict and Patterns of Culture, and Bourdieu and the principles of culture. The first theory, Durkheim and human consciousness is explained as a set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes, which perform as a way […]

The culture of idealizing being thin compounded by peer pressure to fit in has increased the burden teenagers and adolescents face about how they view their bodies. Today, teenagers believe that the ideal body image is thin and anyone who has a huge body or is fat is considered imperfect (Hall, 2015). Many physiological and psychological factors compounded by the ‘perfect’ body image being pushed […]