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'Eye of Power' by Michel Foucault

In seven pages Michel Foucault addresses knowledge and power and the relationship that exists between them in his essay entitled '...

Demeanor and Deference

conflict with ones humane position; after all, such ethical importance is nowhere if not at the heart of existence. "Because obli...

Women in Authority in Colonial America

A relatively unknown facet of America in colonial times was the issue of power to women. This paper examines ‘‘deputy ...

Overview of Criminology

In six pages criminology is explored in terms of its differences with the concept of criminal justice and how modern society benef...

The Marxist Concept of Alienation

In twelve pages this paper applies the concept attributed to Karl Marx to modern society and includes several contemporary authors...

Social Revolt, Conformity, and the 'Self Reliance' of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In four pages this paper discusses society and the concepts of revolt and conformity within the context of the famous essay by Ral...

Social Movement and Law Enforcement

In five pages this paper examines how social movement and law enforcement are related as it pertains to the power theory with issu...

Marx's and Plato's 'Just' Society

he means that this should apply to the average politician. Certainly, wisdom is seen as including morality. In terms of knowledge ...

Media Coverage and the Consumption of Alcohol

alcohol as a positively valued activity (Snyder, et al, 2000). In other words, drinking, as it is portrayed in ads for wine, liquo...

Societal Concept of Emile Durkheim

allow him a greater ability to define what served as the foundation for social change and how it changed and grew into other degre...

Tracks by Louise Erdrich, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolf Anaya and Powerful Females

own truths" (Anaya 112). Ultimas direction is indeed much needed by this young...

Society, Communication, and Music

information not only about how human beings communicate, but also how musical communication works within the context of societal f...

Power Within the Corporation

able to form a collective opinion with respect to problem solving, decision making and innovative ideas; as such, unrestricted com...

Multicultural Society, the Law, and Liberalism

In fourteen pages this paper discusses jurisprudence in a consideration of how contradictions can emerge in a multicultural societ...

Modern Society and the Bureaucracy of Max Weber

His questioning of authority in his personal life and his fascination with the topic certainly relate to his own situation (234). ...

The Cultural Heritage of the West and Its Ancient Roots

in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...

Did Aristotle Value Politics Less Than Materialism and Feelings?

law, and politics" (Anonymous, 2001). According to Aristotelian conjecture, those who compromise their political morality do so i...

Is Govermental Power Too Great or Insufficient?

entities take liberties and make rules that do not abide by the clear-cut convictions of a democratic system of administration. ...

Perrier Bourdieu and Cultural Capital

capital may be seen as a inherent representation of the modern world. It is interesting to note that in the ideas of culture Bou...

U.S. President or British Prime Minister, Who is Most Powerful?

absent, in contravention to the United Nations resolutions for several years. Here, the threats from the US resulted in a climb do...

Issues in Sociology

a distinction in terms of money, but there is certainly a distinction when it comes to race and other class factors that are separ...

Arapesh Society and Gender

social construction. For example, in the US, it is generally believed that women are more emotional then men. The societal conce...

Hydraulic Pressure Intensification and Industrial Fluid Power

such as would be found at a construction site in their backhoes, tractors, graders, etc. Industrial uses for fluid power include ...

Industrial Society and the Organizational Theory of Max Weber

so poor. There are those who are truly poor in impoverished countries who scramble for food, and then there are the billionaires. ...

Citizenship According to Plato and Aristotle

here, but Platos position that it is necessary to experience a thing in order to have knowledge of it informs the reading of The R...

Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson and its Problems

his own creative energy to produce a great career for himself, but he in many ways conformed. He conformed to the needs of society...

College Students and Dating Norms

In six pages dating concepts in modern society are considered within the context of the college experience. Seven sources are cit...

Morality, Brotherhood, and Friendship

a principle that not only transcends gender, but also embraces all aspects of humanity. People may look different, speak differen...

Michel de Montaigne Essays

out of these thoughts. The essays are deliberately unstructured,...

Sustaining Development and Buddhist Economics

existence (Schumacher, 1999). This is a good point. Work is produced by individuals but it often serves others outside of the comp...