Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist and a professor of sociology at the Columbia University; he was born in 1916 and died in 1962, living a life of 46 years. Mills was a known figure in the popular and intellectual journals; he wrote several books which highlighted several the relationships among the American elite […]
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Pierre Bourdieu: Biography, Cultural Capital, Habitus, and Criticism
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher and public intellectual, who was born on 1 August 1930 and died on 23 January 2003. Bourdieu’s work was mainly a study of the dynamics of power in the society and how it is transferred within the social constructs of society and through generations. His best-known book […]
Erving Goffman – Biography and his Major Contributions
Erving Goffman was a Canadian American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer; he was known to be the most influential figure in American sociology in the 20th century. Goffman was influenced by the many greats of the sociological sphere but Everett Hughes is regarded as the most influential figure of his life. Goffman has always been […]
Introduction to Sociology Statistics, Examples and Overview
The Introduction: The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term “statistics” as “a branch of mathematics which deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.” The definition is very apt in what needs to be conveyed. The field of mathematics has a very strong influence on the statistical analysis of data. It […]
Sigmund Freud: Biography and Contributions to Psychology
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist born on the 6th of May in 1856. Freud is best known for his works in the field of psychology and sociology where he deduced a method which would change the study of psychology. He named the method psychoanalysis, which was a clinically proven method for treating psychopathology through […]
Relations and Tensions – India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Introduction: The complexity of the trilateral relationship is a very interesting and hard-hitting reality to fathom. India and Pakistan became independent in 1947 whereas Afghanistan has been formed since 1709. In the recent past, it can be seen that Afghanistan has had a very troubled history dealing with terrorism and various invading forces. The Afghans […]
