Western societies

Marriage in the Western European Society Without exception marriage is a human social construct. The animal kingdom does appear to have a number of species that appear to mate for life but the term marriage implies a formal commitment requiring ceremony, social obligations and rights. There are also very many cultural differences around the world in what is perceived to be “marriage”. However, without exception all cultures do have an understanding of the term, have

gave glory to irrational ideas. Friedrich Nietzsche was one of these individuals that glorified the irrational. He believed that the Western bourgeois society was incapable of any creativity because of the rational expense of emotions, passions, and instincts. Besides Nietzsche disbelieving in the Western bourgeois society, he believed that the weakness for the Western Civilization lies on Christianity. He believed that European’s have killed God and should head up their own masses, create their own

James Wilson Christianity – Research Assignment -Introduction to Christianity Christianity is one of the most influential religions on both ancient and modern Western society, with the religion based on the teachings of the prophet Jesus Christ who lived approximately between the years of 5 BC and 33 AD. It is claimed that Christ was the son of God whose spirit was embodied and sent to Earth as a human being to bring peace and prosperity to the less fortunate, and absolve the world of its sin. Jesus

In Western Societies, such as the United States, women have become more independent both politically and financially. Yet, in third world countries and patriarchal societies, it is not uncommon to see women hold subservient roles to men. Many women still follow traditions of the past within their cultures, such as, female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision-- a painful surgical procedure to remove part of the clitoris (or clitoral hood) to suppress female sexuality. Female circumcision

“Western societies socialise people to be excessive consumers and have materialist values.” Materialistic value orientation, or MVO, has negative effects on the well-being of one’s self and others. This has been particularly shown within Western Societies, especially in regards to fast fashion and the global clothing industry. Due to the adverse effects of MVO, many, who are aware and appear to care, have come up with various possible solutions to the problems MVO brings, some of which have been

animals and burned the crops rather than turn them over to the state." This resulted in a severe decrease in agricultural output throughout the years. (A History of Western Society: The Five-Year Plans, p. 903) To strengthen his position and solidify his control in the Communist Party,

rationalization as the development of Western society and modern culture. Individuals become more concerned with achieving materialistic goals by rational means and by calculating and weighing up all the possible outcomes. In addition to rationalization, Weber also saw the disenchantment of the world, in which science and rationality are more highly valued than belief. It is the devaluation of mysticism and the cultural rationalization, mainly apparent in modern Western societies. Through this rationalization

It is easy to shape our understanding concerning Muslim culture within modern Western society based on what the media exhibits to others. This ongoing fight for equality has derived from media, throughout historical events. Terrorist attacks; most famously 911 have created further inequality within Muslim culture. The media is partially to blame for this phenomenon as bias and misinformation is misused to sway public opinion. While these attacks were malicious and catastrophic, Muslim culture itself

influences of the ancient Greeks our society wouldn’t be the way it is today. The Greek culture lasted from around 776 BCE to 146 BCE (though it is argued to have begun around 1000 BCE), during this time they invented many technologies and refined old technologies. These things are what caused the ancient Greek culture to be such a powerful influence on western society today. Ancient Greece was known for its philosophers and mathematicians. The Greeks were

Our text, “Western Civilizations: Ideas, Politics, and Society”, includes many of the core values of today’s modern society. Rationality, the first value listed, is simply being able to use mental analysis to comprehend different, sometimes complex, subjects in a clear way. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality) Rationality is extremely important to the effective running of any society. The only alternative to acting and thinking rationally is to act with impulse, or without thinking a situation