Social Institution

Institutional oppression is the practice whereby certain groups of people are discriminated against through either overt or hidden means; some of these common practices are so ingrained within the society as to go largely unnoticed or ignored. Places where institutional oppression may occur include civic organizations, the educational system, and...

As seen in Chapter 2 of Better Together (2003), Chicago was able to create a sense of community in its public libraries by reimagining the library as a community center, rather than as the traditional library that focused primarily on providing quiet spaces filled with books. The new libraries in...

Social class is something that I only grew to become aware of as I grew up, as my parents never really discussed it with me openly. Now that I am older, I know that my family is largely middle, if not upper middle class; my parents are both professionals, one...

Looking at society from a psychological perspective can provide tremendous insight into our place in the world. Certainly, I knew coming into this course that culture has an effect on society. Beliefs, traditions and even certain types of food all represented my understanding of how society functioned; however, through the...

In social sciences, several classifications of analytical levels are accepted: micro-level, meso-level, and macro-level. On the micro-level, social scientists focus on individuals and their small groups (e.g. families); on the meso-level, which is also known as the middle-range level, social scientists focus on communities, organizations, and states; and on the...

In order to understand Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, it may be best to recognize why he developed it in the first place. Bandura (1971) felt that neither theories of psychodynamics nor behaviorism could explain how behavior or learning took place. He argued that both lacked the empirical evidence to...

We have no control over where we are born or what society we are raised in. We have no control over who our parents are or what socioeconomic status they occupy while bringing us up. From the time we take our first breath to the time we become an independent...

Second chances are an alternative school’s mantra, but simply shuffling a student through the same steps in which they struggled previously is the definition of insanity. It will not produce better or different results. The Resiliency Preparatory Academy aims to create new steps that will encourage and benefit students, families,...

Boise Parks and Recreation Kid City Program is an organization which offers educational and recreational activities to grade 1 and grade 2 students. The staff and volunteers are responsible for the supervision of the learning and recreational activities. Moreover, the volunteers act as role models to the students. They engage...

Iris Summer got to develop greater understanding of the world especially in the context of social life. She experienced considerable cultural and structural changes. For instance, social interaction in the past was mainly founded on physical contact and people had to travel some distance so that they can be with...