Sociology

Cross-Cultural Study Examines Maternal Attitudes and Infant Development

The study looked at the variation in attitudes towards parenting across two samples of participants from different backgrounds, and found that cultural attitudes about parenting seem to relate to infant experience in some ways, but not others.Mothers in the samples from the United Kingdom. and Uganda have different attitudes toward parenting; however, while...

The Connection of Sociology with Other Social Sciences

Sociology is such a significantly variable area that restricting its interpretation to a couple of words would be an injustice to it. It is among the numerous social sciences that take care of the man and his ventures in society. In contrast, the other sciences are history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, and even...

Nativism: What is and How it Affects Society

The caricature depicts how nativism affected minority ethnic groups in the United States. Credit: Angelo LopezThe movement refers to the preservation of native culture, as opposed to acculturation. Nativism is an anti-migrant philosophy.Nativism, according to Myron Weiner, is a form of ethnic politics. It is a type of ethnic originality in which persons who...

The Colonial Division of Labor’s Function in Development Projects

French caricature (from 1885): German chancelor Bismarck divides the African continent among the colonial powers. Credit: AKG/Picture AllianceThe concept of development was introduced during the colonial era. European countries began to colonize 'non-European' countries. According to Philip McMichael, colonialism is "the subjugation of one culture through physical and psychological tactics by another- a colonizing...

Secularism and Its Effects on Modern-Day India

The illustration reprents the separation from the State and the Church. Credit: RUBÉN ALEJANDRO MOREROWhen early man examined natural happenings, he was determined to find an explanation. Knowledge for natural phenomena, as well as the desire to control them, pushed our forefathers to seek refuge in the concept of a supernatural power, which evolved...