Is it worth it? This is the question at large according to the Rational Choice Theory. Every person will weigh the costs and benefits of a crime before deciding to commit a crime ((Siegel & McCormick,…
Sociological Theories
When things become popular, they tend to be referred to as trends but what are the trends? Trends are when someone or something has an increase in popularity because of a spike in interest and eventua…
John Locke's ideas from The Second Treatise of Government have formed the basis of a significant amount of western political philosophy, with specific regard to his claims surrounding private property…
What does it take to make one successful in life? Some might say it takes hard work and time, while others might argue that it comes with luck. Malcolm Gladwell presents his theories based off of his …
In The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex published in 1871, Charles Darwin wrote: "I fully … subscribe to the judgment of those writers who maintain that of all the differences between m…
Social solidarity has long served as the foundation for the sociological discourses of many thinkers throughout history, including Émile Durkheim, Aafke Komter, and Alice Julier -- all of whom employ …
In my interpretation of Max Weber's, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", I believe that he argues that protestant ideas were the foundation of capitalism, and our modern capitalist so…
A French sociologist, Emile Durkheim creates a theory arguing bad things must happen for society to maintain social norms. In "The Crucible", there are plenty of events that can be argued on whether o…
To understand the analysis of one of Durkheim's core concepts, anomie, one must understand his theoretical views. Durkheim is described as a non- rational, collectivist. He placed great emphasis on "c…
If history is the bony skeleton of our past, literature is the soft tissue that surrounds that framework and gives it life. Literature gives us a sense of who we were and what we were going through, …