Category: Academic Writing
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WEBER’S VIEWS ON ECONOMY AND RELIGION
Max Weber’s view on economy and religion can be understood through his work “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” (1904/1930). According to him, religious ideas, beliefs and values has a major role in the economy of any society. He believed that economy is led by religion. While doing so he studied the Calvinist…
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Writing an Essay Fast and Well: A Guide
Have you ever been in a situation where you were required to submit an essay but had only a few hours at hand? If you are in college, the chances are that such occasions arise more than often, the deadlines are tight and there are not one but at times many essays due in the…
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Marx and Durkheim: Exploring Their Conceptions of ‘Human’ and Analyzing Contemporary Capitalist Social Formation
Karl Marx (1818-83), German philosopher and Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French sociologist are among the classical thinkers of sociology. Both of them, being the product of their own times, were influenced by the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution. While Marx is called the father of the conflict school of thought, Durkheim’s work forms the basis for…
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AI in Academics: A Support System in the 21st Century
Curious about how AI in academics works? how AI can make academic writing easier?Dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on scholarly work in the 21st century. Learn how AI tools, like ChatGPT and Scholarcy, can help with research, brainstorming, writing, and even collaboration. It’s like having a virtual assistant for your…
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Book Review: Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Volume I: The Process of Capitalist Production
Karl Marx (1818-83) was a German philosopher whose work had contributed to various fields such as economics, politics, sociology and history. Affected by the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution, his main focus was on ‘Class Conflict,’ especially between bourgeois and proletarians in capitalistic societies. The main aim of his work was to denote how capitalism…
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Interview with Professor Ernesto Castañeda: Meet the Professor
Bio: Ernesto Castañeda is the Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, Founding Director of the Immigration Lab, and Graduate Program Director of the MA in Sociology, Research, and Practice. He conducts research on migration, urban issues, health disparities, marginalized populations, and social movements. He compares immigrant integration and ethnic political mobilization…
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Book (Essay): The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin was a german frankfurt school marxist who wrote The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction in 1936 after he fled Germany in 1932, when Hitler took power. Benjamin wrote this work when Fascism and Nazism were on rise and the world was moving forward in the strong influence of mass production…