SOCIAL THEORY

There have been many different perspectives in social theories, spanning Thousands of years. Many of these perspectives have been developed, modified, and rejected with advances in technology and changes in cultural philosophy.

An example of the evolution of social theory through the three biggest contributors to socio-economic theory.

The social worker who is seen as a bridge between the government and the afflicted has a great task in any society.

I have provided examples and information about the Social Bond Theory related to Criminal Justice System.

What is the purpose of society and its parts? Phin Upham discusses the theory of functionalism.

How influenced are we by the world around us? How much are our personality, our observations, our actions, and even our thoughts are deeply influenced by what we believe will be effective or by the norms of the social world around us. Phin Upham reviews

This social study reviewer pattern is mostly designed for teachers who handle history and sociology in higher education to provide a new design or scheme for constructing periodical or semestral examination for students.

An article detailing the complex effects of social & economic status on a person's overall health.

An overview of Cultivation Theory.

Review of the book Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings.

A study of the social and political contexts expressed in Karl Marx's "Eighteenth Brumaire," and its application to world politics.

This article is a brief sketch of Jurgen Habermas's theories of communicative action and discourse ethics explaining his discursive model of democracy.

In order to understand the comprehensive notions of linguistic prestige we have to appreciate the different variables that are directly linked to language, as well as the resulting assessments that are attributed with the speaker.

A discussion of how behaviors can change to accommodate new situations.

Not all students "fit" into what traditional high school offers. The "under-achievers", "free-spirits", or "individualists" students often suffer academically within four brick walls. These students struggle...

We know more about good behaviors than we do them. However, we go about behavior change incorrectly assuming there either should be a way to do it without effort or that it is too difficult. Change means learning, not eliminating. Bandura's SCT is key.

Probability theory is not just used by gamblers. Even ordinary people in their everyday lives are surrounded by numbers generated by the use of probability theory.

Among the many theories proposed in Criminology, perhaps one of the most robust is the General Strain Theory.

An essay discussing George Ritzer's article on the McDonaldization of Contemporary Society. Both the article and this discussion attempt to show how historical sociological theory can be applied to the modern sociological world.

A brief summary of the social contract according to Jean Jacques Rousseau and the social theory of John Stuart Mill.

This article contrast the Distributional Theory of Social Class, based soley on income, versus the Relational Theory of Social Class, based on ownership of the prevailing prductive apparatus or non-ownership.

It is both possible and necessary to not only interpret literary works, but also to examine how social/economic/philosophical theories may be applied for a novel understanding of a work of literature.

This paper explains Glasser's choice theory, and explores its application to classroom teachers. This paper also touches on Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory.

This essay will compare an orientation toward social relationship with an orientation towards individuals in regards to communicative behavior between North Americans and East Asian, Hindu, Maasai, and Greek cultures.