Bleak House - Charles Dickens (1852) - Examination of Dickens's Social Commentary on Poverty and the Class System
Text commentary - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The dense, gloomy fog in the first scenes of this novel by Charles Dickens symbolizes more than just the physical weather; it stands as a profound metaphor for the dark and fog-shrouded Victorian era, with fog so thick one cannot see and no lodestar to follow. The use of such a gloomy setting is...
Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly - Raqota Berger (2017) - How Is Aging Perceived?
Text commentary - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
While many cultures around the world celebrate the aging process and cherish their elders, in American culture, where the youth are fetishized and older adults commonly relegated from the community to nursing homes and hospitals, aging can become a disgraceful experience. Human aging physical...
The Guardian, Six myths about sleep: if you got up early to read this, you're in trouble - Paul Kelley (2015) - How does the lack of sleep affect our society?
Text commentary - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
It's generally acknowledged that sleep represents a major part of our lives, however, we tend to underestimate the importance of quality sleep. The article "Six myths about sleep" was adapted from the Guardian in October 2015 and tackles the issue of sleep. This issue is linked with social...
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens (1850); The Rev. and Mrs. Palmer-Lovell with their two daughters - Augustus Leopold Egg (19th century); Billy Elliot - Stephen Daldry (2000) - To what extent does gender have an impact on education?
Text commentary - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This document tackles 3 documents : - Document 1 is an extract from the novel entitled David Copperfield written by Charles Dickens and published in 1850. It is a coming-of-age novel. - Document 2 is a painting by Augustus Leopold Egg realized in the 19th century. It pictures The Rev. and Mrs....
Silicon Valley - Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (2014-2019) - Gender and society
Text commentary - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Gender has been an essential research issue in social sciences, with the studies conducted on the impacts of gender on various aspects of human expression and perception as well as the investigations of career and societal implications of gender and possible underlying biases according to...
The Lives of Campus Custodians - Peter Magolda (2016) - Lives and work conditions of invisible support staff in the university
Text commentary - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The Lives of Campus Custodians is a book written by Peter Mark Magolda, a person who describes himself as an "educational anthropologist." In his book, Magolda tries to bring out the lives and work conditions of certain support staff in the university who are on many occasions rendered...
What is television doing to us? - Jack Gould (1949) - The Impact of Television on Families in the 1950s
Text commentary - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The invention of television in the 1950s is no doubt one that brought a significant social change more so within the family context. In his introductory statement, Gould (1949) is concerned about the impact of television. He is keen to point out that at the time, the issue of the future of...
