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Reading Labaw Donggon alone, one could not imagine the continuity of Sulod society with the coming of the ten Bornean datus, from which it would logically have sprung unless the story is patently false. But reading F. Landa Jocano’s Sulod Society, one could see the possibility of convergence. “The range of Sulod kinship structure,” Jocano…

“People recognise themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobiles, hi-fi sets, split level homes………social control is anchored in the new needs which the consumer society has produced. ” Marcuse,1968:24 To what extent are we controlled by the consumer society we live in? The rise of the consumer culture is a phenomenon…

Generally, different disciplines define self-concept or self image differently. Self-concept denotes the totality of an individual in regard to one’s thoughts and feelings, referring to himself as an object (Rosenberg, 1979). There are different concepts of self: “actual self” is the person’s perception of himself; “ideal self” is how the person would want to perceive…

                       There has been a mixed reaction by the public on the exact roles played by non profit organizations in the society in terms of the contribution they make to the general public and also to other organization alike. Virginia A. Hodgkinson and Michael W. Foley in their book “The Civil Society Reader” seeks to…

are the driving force behind Beowulf. It seemed that in Beowulf, in order for someone to do their best, there had to be some sort of materialistic reward. I believe that achievement of either fame, material gain or conquests were as germane in the past as they are in today’s society. It was important to…

Problem Statement With the increasing number of kids of age group 11-13 as the users of mobile games, the importance of mobile games as the source of social education is also increased. In order to plan and implement an effective and easy to use mobile games, many factors should be kept in consideration. Many research…

Adam Smith /1723 – 1790/ gave the first scientific explanation of the working of the capitalistic market economy in the conditions of a free competition. For the first time in the history of economic thought Adam Smith worked out a complete economic theory that corresponds exactly to the interests of the developing industrial capital. The…

Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity and which one is good and why ? Division of Labor : According to Emile Durkheim it means that dividing the works among the people according to their own skills , experience ,ability ,capacity ,competency etc . Giving work to a person who is expert in the relevant work ….

Through the perspective of a little Chinese-American child, Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks” gives readers a moving peek into the difficulties of ethnic identification. The complex relationships between assimilation, self-perception, and the need for acceptability are highlighted in this semi-autobiographical narrative. The story, which takes place at a Christmas meal, explores deeper ideas like history, shame,…

The family is designed to guide sexual activity, solicitation, and social relations within a sexual union (Sociology of the Family). Every family is run differently under different circumstances and beliefs. In America, there are many different types of kinship and many different ways each of these kinship are run. The family of procreation consists of…