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Social Class and Identity, 2002.
A look at why class is such an important aspect of our identity.
2,161 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper discusses how social class plays a role in terms of, not birth, but of money earned, educational level, type of employment, public prominence, and similar elements, any or all of which also can be seen as helping individuals build and maintain a personal identity. It evaluates how social class continues to have a strong influence on society and serves as a means for the individual to gain a social identity and a personal one, as well. Through a literature review, it draws on the theories of the likes of Karl Marx and Max Weber on the social divide and democracy.
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"Weber found that a social class is a group with a similar market situation and thus similar life chances. This fits with the idea that a social class is marked by economic level, employment, educational level, and the like. Weber makes this point when he identifies a market situation as something like flute players or stained glass window maker. Unions and professional associations are also organizations the members of which are identified so as to be members of the same class by at probably at least three dimensions, those being educational level, type of employment, and economic level to an extent. We gain our identity through these different dimensions, so while we may believe that we are above social class, we actually accept and acquiesce in the idea of social class when it is considered in this manner."
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Identity Politics and Social Change, 2005.
This paper discusses the connection between and effects of identity politics upon new social theories.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, £ 43.95
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The topic discussed in this article is identity politics. Essentially, the writer looks at the question of how identity politics drive new social theories like feminism, critical race theory and post-colonial theory. A number of topics are examined ranging from social organization and gender to oppression.
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"A number of newer social theories have developed that are driven by identity politics. Some of the most important of these social theories are feminism, critical race theory, post-colonial theory, lesbian and gay theory. What all of these social theories share is a new understanding of identity. In African Identities Anthony Appiah states, 'There are, I think, three crucial lessons to be learned from these cases. First, identities are complex and multiple and grow out of a history of changing responses to economic, political and cultural forces, almost always in opposition to other identities'."
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Sexual Identity and Socialization, 2002.
This essay compares and contrasts four different works on the topic of the formation of the sexual identity and sexual socialization.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper critically examines some of the works published concerning the creation of one's sexual identity as well as the various agents of sexual socialization at work on modern-day youth. The chosen texts are: "In the Same Boat? The Gendered (in)experience of first heterosex?, "?Was it Good For You Too??: Gender Differences in First Sexual Intercourse Experiences?, ?Sexual Messages on Television: Comparing Findings from Three Studies" and ?Effects of Neighborhood and School Environments on Transitions to First Sexual Intercourse?.
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"The first of these works, ?In The Same Boat? (...)? was primarily interested with illustrating first sexual experiences from a feminist stance. It states that ?first sex? is more of a rite of passage for men than for women, using the idea that a male becomes a symbolic ?man? upon the act of first coitus, while a female becomes a symbolic ?woman? upon reaching puberty, and the onset of menstruation."
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Social Class Autobiography, 2008.
A discussion on how different social classes are defined and differentiated.
1,234 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses the subject of social class and relates that it
transcends actual wealth because the concept relates much more to issues regarding social networking, values, beliefs, and personal identity. Furthermore, the paper discusses how social class often relates to whom one knows, how well-connected a person is in the community, and what ethnic background an individual is part of. The writer then discusses various issues regarding social class such as careers, associating with the correct people etc., and looks at how these issues relate to her own life.
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"In spite of the limitations I place on myself in terms of who I associate with, I have been able to make friends from different class backgrounds. I learn a lot from my friends, who have taught me the value of understanding where others come from and how their self-concept is shaped by their families. The people I know from lower class backgrounds or who are very poor sometimes feel hopeless because of the long uphill battle they would have to climb if they wanted to attend university. Because their parents cannot afford tuition, they rely on scholarships or financial grants. If they attend a community college, they mark themselves as a lower class to middle class background because usually community colleges are attended by the students whose families cannot afford to send them to a larger state university. Thus, I am aware of the ways society imposes limitations on our ability to change our social class even if the United States is a more liberal society than most. I have a balanced perspective about social class: on the one hand I acknowledge the ways social class has affected my identity and my friendships, my goals and my dreams. On the other hand, I seek to transcend class and have access to different sources of income, different outlooks on life, and different social circles."
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Social Identity Theory, 2005.
A look at how social identity theory can be used to understand various aspects of organizational identification and behavior.
814 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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This paper examines how a review of the available literature on social identity theory and enactments suggests that organizations who consciously work towards creating and fostering a common identity will reap the benefits of greater organizational commitment. It also examines how the theory can improve employee morale and job satisfaction as well as better decision-making processes, enhanced creativity and innovation, and more competitive edges.
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"One way for organizations to manage existing or potential conflicts is to ensure that management practices promote rather than compromise job satisfaction by establishing integrity in promotion processes, allocation of resources, and organizational policies (Anon, 2003). After all, research on experimental and ethnic groups indicates that groups are less likely to evidence ethnocentrism and defensive biases if differences are viewed as legitimate (Ashforth & Mael, 1989). Hatch and Schultz (2002) also contend that knowing how organizational identities work can help organizations avoid organizational dysfunction and thus increase their effectiveness. "
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Social Identity, 2003.
An analysis of how institutions help to construct social identities.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 53.95
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This paper discusses the ways in which institutions help to construct social identities. The paper uses various paradigms to consider how identity is constructed in two different settings: a secondary school and a trauma center emergency room. The paper contends that the processes of identity-building is impacted by education, as well as other socializing factors.
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"Working in the spirit of Goffman's study of the psychiatric clinic and the resulting description of how a social identity is constructed as an evolutionary process dependent in large measure upon the social...."
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The Social Human Identity, 2004.
An analysis of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita".
1,522 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper contends that one of the pervasive philosophies behind many post-modern forms of art and literature is the idea that human identities are defined more by their social circumstances than by any universal truths. The paper explains that the human is not a self-sufficient entity, but is built through social conventions. The paper explores how this notion reveals itself in the transitional post-modern works of "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita".
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"Nabokov seems to take a more psychological approach to the topic of human identity than does Beckett. This is precisely why Humbert is both "the rapist" and the "therapist," and additionally, why the novel is divided into two sections. In this respect, the human being, to Nabokov, is a complex conglomeration between innate drives and intellectual morality. Innate drives created his idealized mental image of Lolita, but abstract morality meant that such an image was inaccurate and transitory. Recognizing this, we can see that Lolita is divided into two parts along similar lines; the lines of creation and destruction, but also along the lines of individual perspective and social perspective. The novel has two names as well: "Lolita, or the Confessions of a White Widowed Male." (Nabokov, 3). "Lolita" is not the girl Dolores Haze, but the image of the girl that Humbert creates for himself-it is a part of his internal identity. However, "the Confessions of a White Widowed Male" is clearly the title more socially accurate and appropriate for Humbert's incarceration. To the end, Humbert remains obsessed with Lolita even though his image of her no longer exists objectively-she is no longer a child. Lolita is destroyed by external social circumstances."
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Socialization and Identity in East and West, 2006.
This paper compares Western structures of socialization with those of the Eastern societies.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 15.95
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This paper discusses the social mythology of the West surrounding the "American dream" and how it is predicated upon consumption and individual achievement. Under this model, Americans consider that they can find fulfillment and happiness by the attaining of a number of "concrete" manifestations of social and economic status: cars, a suburban house, a nuclear family. The paper then compares Western structures of socialization with the structure of socialization in the East and explains that, while the Western world - in this case, the United States - is defined by individualism directed towards self-fulfillment, the Asian world is defined by a harmonious balance of the East and the West.
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Class Identity, Abolitionist Movements and Slavery, 2002.
Three different essays on the topics of class identity, the women's abolitionist efforts, and slavery.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 15.95
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These essays examine the basis of class identity in Rochester in the 1830's; compares women's abolitionist efforts that were similar to other feminine involvement in reform; and analyzes the defining characteristics of slavery in the United States.
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Class Status and Feminist Identity in Sophocles' Plays, 2006.
In this literary study the theme of feminist identity is presented in relation to the public identity of women and that of how they are represented within classical Greek drama.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 21.95
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This paper explains that the basis of feminist identity in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone" is directly related to class status and the power that women wield in the royal courts. Virginia Woolf observes the power differential between the powerful women of Sophocles, and the reality of women being subjected to the patriarchal values of British society. In many ways, Jocasta and Antigone represent the rare and powerful voices of women from the royal family who were allowed to speak their minds.
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"The heroine in the works of Sophocles represent the upper class strata of Grecian society, explaining the reasons why women have more power on the stage. Contrary to the "common woman" on differing levels of society, one can realize that feminist identity is greatly subdued according to wealth and class. In essence, the feminist identity in Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles represent women of power in the upper classes, while woman from different classes are treated differently due to their lesser power and wealth in British society."
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Social Rights and Canadian Identity, 2002.
A detailed examination of issue of Canadian identity in terms of written constitution and implementation.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, £ 37.95
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This essay will examine this debate in detail, looking at a number of writers who scrutinize the issue of Canadian identity in terms of written constitution and implementation. In this context, it becomes evident that, while Canada must maintain its freedom to reinvigorate and rethink itself according to the situation, it must also honour its mostly unwritten tradition which upholds social programs as way of ensuring the health and prosperity of the nation.
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Identity Crisis and Finding Identity in "Stand By Me", 2008.
An analysis of the theme of identity in Rob Reiner's film "Stand By Me".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper takes a look at the issue of identity exploration and identity commitment in the movie entitled "Stand By Me" (1986), directed by Rob Reiner. "Stand By Me" is an adventure-drama movie based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King. The film presents the journey of four 12-year-old boys who cross the woodlands near their home to see the dead body of a boy their own age. In order to fully comprehend the characters and their dilemmas, the paper closely examines their conversations and the items that they bring on the journey . The paper concludes that the film illustrates how choosing an identity to conform to is not an easy task, for it consists of contrasting personal, cultural and social identities.
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"First and foremost is Gordie Lachance. Gordie is a book smart child; he likes to read, write and tell stories. He lost his older brother Denny to a jeep accident four months earlier before embarking on the journey. After his older brother's death, he felt like an 'invisible child' in his family as both of his parents tend to ignore him as they had a hard time to cope with the loss of their elder son. Gordie is never his father's favorite son as his father is only interested in Denny and Denny's next football game. In addition to this, Gordie's father questions him on his choice of friends, referring to all of them as 'thieves'. Gordie also has a nightmare that portrays his elder brother's funeral and he hears his father say, "It should've been you." All this shows that Gordie has a bad relationship with his father."
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Identical and Non-identical Twins, 2008.
This paper looks at two common types of twins and one rare type.
704 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 15.95
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The paper discusses the two most common types of twins; identical and non-identical twins, also known as monozygotic and dizygotic twins. The paper looks at the differences between identical and non-identical twins. The paper then talks about a third type of twins; half-identical or polar body twins.
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What Are Twins
Types of Twins
Identical Twins
Comparing Non-Identical Twins with Identical Twins
A Third Type of Twinning
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"In a normal pregnancy, a single baby develops in the uterus of the mother. In very special circumstances, two and sometimes even more babies develop simultaneously in the mother's uterus. This is called a multiple pregnancy. Twins are two babies in a multiple pregnancy. Twins are considered very special and present a fascination for science and society. In the fields of psychology and sociology, there is a special subfield called "twin studies". Twins studies are especially important in the search for answers to the nature vs. nurture question. What is the most important factor in human development: genetics (nature) or environment (nurture)?"
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Class, Class Cleavages and Mao, 2002.
This paper examines Mao's analysis of Chinese class structure.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 32.95
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Two elemental texts on class by Mao are considered and compared to J B Starr's analysis of Mao's concepts of class. Additionally the actual class structure of contemporary China is also compared to Mao's analysis.
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