Sociology Resources (page 8)

How has the cultural trauma of the Holocaust been understood and what are the sociological implications? In 1945, the Holocaust was not the 'Holocaust' (Alexander 2012:24). It was ...

This essay will first examine what is meant by fantasy in terms of social reality within the context of Psychoanalysis. Fantasy will be considered from a Freudian perspective as a way...

Introduction Academic achievement is a highly complex and difficult area of education to fully understand. However, as a year 3 primary school teacher there is no doubt that the acad...

'Dispossession of indigenous peoples is the result of the universalisation of the idea of Terra Nullius. Discuss'. Terra Nullius is a Latin term that refers to 'without land' or...

This essay discusses and evaluates the Franfurt School's critique of 'mass culture'. It starts out with a general outline of the Frankfurt School's perspective, establishing their poi...

This essay discusses Bourdieu's theory of the cultural reproduction of class and its movement through habitus, capital and field. It begins with a brief introduction to familiarize th...

The renowned quote by Sewell has meaningful ideas, concepts engraved within it. Thus before we reach our personal judgment of agreeing or disagreeing with his statement, many elements...

This research endeavours to explain, explore and identify the discourse, language and representation or misrepresentation of Muslims and Islam in the public sphere, using the genre of...

The Accidental Plagiarist (1) Over the years I've had to deal with quite a few plagiarism cases. A surprising number of them are accidental, and this is a story I've heard a few tim...

A Life of Crime in French Suburbia? The noun 'suburb' is commonly found when translating "les banlieues" from French to English (Oxford 2004). However it is necessary to consider t...