Essays and Research Papers on Sociological Theories

This 3 page paper examines Saul Bellow’s short story “Looking for Mr. Green” through the lens of Georg Simmel’s sociological essay “The Metropolis and Mental Life,” and argues that because the residents of the city have been rendered blasé by the life they live there, Mr. Grebe’s mission to find Mr. Green is doomed before ...

In the form of a letter home, this 3 page essay briefly touches on the early theorists such as Durkheim, Parson, Merton, Weber, Mead, Marx, Bourdieu, Freud and Blumer, as well as an opinion on social interaction theory. Scientific method is also touched on. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses equity theory and social identity theory in the 2004 movie Crash. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page research paper/essay, which includes a Table of Contents and 1 table, discusses the meaning of objectivity from a positivist, feminist and critical realist perspective in social science. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the various physical, cognitive, and bio-social factors that characterize the process of dying and the family's involvement in that process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper presents the thesis that the physical disruption of inner city ghettos, small town America, or even traditional Native American lands translates into the disruption of more ephemeral traditions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Marx's ideas about human consciousness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that offers brief summations of classical and biological/biosocial approaches to criminology and then briefly compares them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses the value and specific aspects of Erikson's contribution to sociology in relation to his book "Identity and the Life Cycle." No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper looks at the experiences of Polly Toynbee in her book Hard Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain and considers some of the experiences from a functional perspective, from colonialist perspective and from a post modern perspective to explain the events and interpret them. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 4 page essay that describes Emile Durkheim's theories of mechanical and organic solidarity and outlines his study of religion in The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses social constructivism in terms of international relations and politics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Cultural Revolution. Education in the CR is analyzed through the lens of Durkheim's theories. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the Welsh School of critical security studies, led by Booth, outlines the ideas of security and emancipation associated with this approach and considers the way that the ideas may be critiques from a realist and a Marxist approach. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

An 8 page research paper that draws on various book sources to discuss the 6 love styles described by sociologist John Alan Lee. The paper describes Eros, Ludus, Storge, Mania, Pragma and Agape, giving the characteristics of each style. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines Lavine's From Socrates to Sartre and contends that his view that Marx discounted the concept of the idea is false. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page research paper/essay that describes four paradigms that categorize current thinking on social stratification and then discusses which the writer/tutor supports and believes most useful. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that has two related sections. The first section explains Mills’ concept of personal troubles, public issues and how they are connected to each other. The second section discuses coffee farmers and Fair Trade and how personal trouble, public issues applies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of research studies. Three different studies are analyzed in terms of their design and limitations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses three types of psychological theories that can be applied to a specific crime. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Max Weber's social theory, focusing on legitimate domination. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the Marxist concept of historical materialism as it is evidenced in Canada's relations with First Nations and, more specifically, First Nation's resistance to pipeline development. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page research paper discusses the influence of mass media on society from the conflict perspective, the structural functionalist perspective and the symbolic interactionist perspective. This analysis demonstrates that these sociological viewpoints can be utilized to gain greater understanding of an individual's personal relationship and interaction with media messages and how they shape personal ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses how the concept of childhood is a social construct that evolved. Macro and micro forces in this evolution are described. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In five pages this paper agrees with Goffman’s theory and provides supporting evidence from the sociological text. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.