1. Tyranny of the Minority
Bourdieu associated himself with the works of two major thinkers – Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism and Claude Levi-Strauss' structuralism. ... He rejected the idea of the intellectual "prophet," or the "total intellectual," as embodied by Jean-Paul Sartre. ...
The seminar, as part of the process of developing transcendent knowledge, will also examine the relationship between culture and religion in the light of Paul Tillich's (Philosopher & Theologian) claim that, "Religion is the substance of culture, and culture the form of religion." ...
The analysis by Paul Boghossian is about the contradictions in an article submitted by a theoretical physicist, Alan Sokal. This author first had to discover the meaning of "postmodern relativism." According to Professor Richard Evans of Cambridge University: "postmodernism is a convenient label cov...
Such patterns of description are illustrated with reference to an enormous diversity of Australian representations (Steve Erwin, Russell Crowe, Paul Hogan, etc) Thus, the literature on media representation shows that a racialized regime of representation can still be identified, but coexist with representations which dispute old stereotypes. ...
Tipping is a common social norm that offers interesting case study for economists to evaluate the true reasons behind tipping. Consumers will most likely see the discoveries just as fascinating. Most of the general population will tip their server and not contemplate the reasons as to why they tippe...
Instead of maintaining a neutral culture on the outside while isolating the minorities in the inside; the government should make it outright that national values be absolutely neutral as envisioned by the Multiculturalism Act of 1988 (Paul, and Hameed 89). ...
Social Darwinism and Eugenics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often seen as theories based on scientific knowledge. However this is not wholly true. While eugenics was often loosely based on scientific theory, social Darwinism was not at all. One would be hard-pressed to find any science in social Darwinist thought. After reviewing the current literature on social Darwinism it is not clear that there was a cohesive movement of social Darwinism in America at all. ...
Robert K. Merton has contributed some of the most influential theories on the issue of deviance. Unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of our time, Merton has also made numerous contributions to the field of criminology. Merton's influence has also been felt by historians of science, economists, political theorists, anthropologists, humanities, law, and the world of science (Cole, 2004, p.37). Merton is best known for introducing such concepts as: self-fulfilling prophecy, anomie, strain, focused group interviews, middle-range theory, and deviant behavior. ...