Title Effects of alcoholism on the human health and social life General purpose/objective The speech is aimed at highlighting the negative effects that excessive intake of alcohol and habitual alcoholism can have on the social aspects of a person and the health repercussions of the aforementioned behavior. The content of the speech is largely informative and in very small part persuasive for people to reconsider their drinking habits. Specific purpose The specific objective of the speech is…

Social structures are the most important aspects of human society. Social structure is the foundation upon which human society is created from. Therefore, it is necessary that we understand what social structures actually are. These structures are what organize the social relationships and institutions within a society, making it possible for the existence of a society. As a result, the question of how and why social structures matter are important in understanding how social structures work. Therefore…

to some social structure, and was usually defined in terms of a well-defined geographical region by past scholars. Both Wolf (1982:8) and Kessing and Strathern (1998:22), define society as groups of people or communities that are connected by similar social, economic, political or ideological ties. These scholars state that societies are results of systems of interactions between people, known as social relationships. These interconnected individuals who interact recurrently form social groups, and…

Cooperation is at the heart of human social life. Correspondingly, the study of cooperation – or prosocial behavior, more generally – has gained broad attention across scientific disciplines. At large, it is agreed upon that prosocial behavior takes many forms in everyday encounters and involves several aspects (e.g., altruism, fairness, reciprocity, trust etc.; Kelley & Thibaut, 1978). Complementing this view, recent research introduced social mindfulness as a concept capturing the idea that prosociality…

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL PROCESS 5 Environmental influences, socialization, and traditional and accepted patterns of behavior are all used by social structuralists to portray the criminal as a product of his or social environment (Siegel, 2000). There are three types of social structure theories. First, Disorganization theory describes conflict, change and the lack of consensus, as the main cause of deviance and crime. During the 1900’s some of the communities that were prospering could…

behaviors are a huge aspect to human social life; it involves helping, encouraging, and/or sharing information. Sympathy and empathy are the main characteristics for prosocial behaviors. Sympathy portrays feelings of pity and compassion for someone else’s ill fortune, while empathy means having the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Sympathy and empathy are known to be crucial skills needed to keep up with the complicated social life of humans. People who are sympathetic or…

the world has survived successfully the challenges of the world through collaboration. Even great civilizations have flourished because of social cohesion. History can attest to those epic stories where mankind have demonstrated the advantages of social cohesion. Sociologist Emile Durkheim first introduced the concept of social cohesion. He considered social cohesion as an ordering feature of a society and defined it as the interdependence between the members of the society, shared loyalties and…

A social institution is a complex, integrated set of social norms organized around the conservation of a basic societal value. Social institutions are established or standardized patterns of convention-regulated behavior. They include the household, education, religion, and economic and political establishments. A well-established and structured pattern of behavior or of relationships of groups of people that is accepted as a fundamental part of a culture. Institutions are structures and mechanisms…

spirit of a people, its cultural level, its social structure, the deeds its policy may prepare—all this and more is written in its fiscal history, stripped of all phrases. He who knows how to listen to its message here discerns the thunder of world history more clearly than anywhere else.” Social structure is the interaction and way that human beings live and dwell together. It’s also usually linked with social change, another closely related topic. Social change deals with the way people have evolved…

Social research has long been considered as one of the most common and useful method for researchers in the aim of understanding society and its relevance, contributing to improvement of human life (Sarantakos, 1994). In order to find the most appropriate answers for the research questions above, the planned research is going to elaborate as follows 3.1 Research approach There is no doubt that most of social researches are always really in a need of using theory, leading to a requirement on using…