Sociology

Gender differences between male and female marathon runners present the greatest interest for researchers, as according to experts and statistics, there is a great difference between rates male and female runners show. Expert’s researches demonstrate that female runners show 10% fewer rates than their male counterparts. It can be explained by some physiological factors which […]

There are arguments that gender roles are natural and are not influenced by the society. Because of this, male and female alike are supposed to behave in ways that are appropriate for each group. However, a close look at evidences against this claim shows gender codes are not natural for both male and female. In […]

Systems of oppression such as racism, heterosexism, and sexism unfortunately constitute a large part of society today. These have existed for a long time beside other evils that are less common in the contemporary world, for example colonialism and nativism. It is an agreed upon fact that all these forms of subjugation are, in fact, […]

The last 4 decades have been characterized by heated debates regarding the potential benefits to society associated with the legalization of marijuana. This resulted in a number of states modifying their marijuana laws to allow some form of marijuana use. As of 2014, 23 states including the District of Columbia had passed laws that legalized […]

The evolution of families entails the sociocultural changes of kinship groups from the pre- industrial to modern time. The family is an institution possessing numerous basic and universal roles in the society (Blustone 31). The principle discrepancies of ideas that relate to theories about family structure evolution are based on matters of time and complexities. […]