Essays on Modern Society Page 2

Some people spend more time reading books, while others prefer to watch TV. The former group are more likely to develop creative imaginations and have a much better grasp of language skills. Do you agree or disagree? With the rapid tempo of daily life, there is a trend that people spend more time on watching…

Jurgen Kocka’s “Civil Society from a Historical Perspective” gives a very detailed definition of the term ‘civil society’, a complex, ambiguous concept whose meaning oscillates between cultures and, at times, refers more broadly to a social sphere. Kocka achieves this by not only providing the historical context of the term but also illustrating its relationship…

Love letters, phone calls, surprise pop ups at your front door are long gone. It is no longer common to have a man dress nicely and show up at your door to take you out on a date. In today’s society, that is almost unheard of. Online dating has completely changed the way we meet…

Julian Steward was one of the first Americans to adopt an explicitly materialist view of human behavior and enhanced an awareness of the role played by ecological factors in shaping prehistoric sociocultural systems. Much of Steward’s work sits in a transition period during which there was a substantial amount of change in American anthropology when…

When you think of the word fashion, what do you think? Do you think about outrageous runway outfits? Cocktail dresses? Tracksuits? Whatever your impression of fashion, it is obvious that fashion plays an important role in today’s society. We are judged by our clothing and appearance on an everyday basis, so why not make the…