Introduction Society’s progression processes continue to change along with risks in a gradual to swift manner over time. Discussions and debates about modernity primarily focus on the effects and changes in social structures, mainly the economy, government, and education, specifically science and technology. Such modernization changes people’s way of life, creating new cultures. To the … Continue reading The Risk Family: A Disturbing Cost of Post-Modernity
The media is a powerful tool to feed information and awareness of any social issues in our modern time. It has a multi-platform mechanism to reach every corner of the world with significant social impact. However, with the proliferation of online media in diverse modern forms, such as social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, … Continue reading An Analysis of Anti-Asian Racism on Media Outputs
The documentary discusses the essentialist view of gender and its power, which poses the distinction and disparity between men and women. Essentialism elucidates the facets of human behaviour and identity as part of its essentiality (Jackson and Rahman, 2010, p. 16-17). The film "Period. End of Sentence" reflectively exposes this disparity in human behaviour … Continue reading A Tale of Womanhood
The age of Enlightenment, also known simply as Enlightenment, was centred on the power of reason as the primary source of knowledge, intellect, and progressive ideas of liberty and progress in the society. In line with this principle, Mary Wollstonecraft challenged the enlightenment thinkers in understanding its real essence. In light of the … Continue reading Rational Education: A Stride Toward Equality of the Sexes
The social construction of a "real man" is evident in different cultures, ethnicities, and civilizations, wherein being masculine is attributed to violence. Undoubtedly, violence, which entails deviant behaviours, is a part of the ever-changing social dynamics. Men, then, are always deemed to be the main actors in any scene of violence. Jackson Katz, in … Continue reading Becoming A Man for Wrong Reasons
(An argument inspired by the Sociology of Gender course against the Ontario's Policy Resolution R4. It explains gender in/equality in Canadian society.) In light of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party’s “Resolution R4, Education and Community Safety” weakens the very foundation of Canada’s tradition of ordered liberty, … Continue reading A Rebuttal Against the Repressive Policy Resolution R4
The question “who are the most important persons in the family?” will unfold diverse perspectives based on person’s life circumstances and lived-experiences: generations, cultural backgrounds, age groups, professions, educational attainment, social status, and most of all family life conditions. In “John Rosemond: Your Kids Should Not Be The Most Important,” John Rosemond … Continue reading No Person Is More Or Less Important In The Family
Jabal, Gregorio Jr. Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Manila, Philippines ABSTRACT Today’s phenomenon of marriage migration is one of the issues among women, particularly in the developing nations. The Filipino women are among them who struggled for empowerment to transpire their inseparable role in the social development processes. The journey to life of the Filipino-Australian women … Continue reading Harnessing Altruism Towards Social Development: The Filipino-Australian Women Experience
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