Marxism and America Today
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This 5 page paper focuses on a series of reporting by Donald Bartlett and James Steele that culminated in a PBS special, which aired in the early 1990s. The reporters' ideas are compared with those of Karl Marx. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Marxism and Psychoanalytic Theory
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This 3 page paper looks at each theory separately and points to similarities and differences. Then, authors who embrace both concepts and evaluate them together are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Marxism and Twentieth Century Aesthetics
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This 10 page paper evaluates Marx's fetishism of commodities in relation to Marxist aesthetics. Various Marxist theories are explored, inclusive of alienation. The paper suggests that art is dying in postmodern times due to widespread capitalism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Marxism as Embraced by Islamists
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This 6 page paper looks at the interesting relationship between Marxism and Islam. A great deal of information is provided on Marxism and Islam. History is utilized in order to explore the topic. Examples are provided and 9/11 is mentioned in the course of the discussion. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Marxism as Embraced by Various Authors
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This 10 page paper examines many authors and how their writing is applicable to Marxism. Three authors are central to the discussion--Lukacs, Benjamin and Gramsci--but many others are discussed as well, including Virginia Woolf. Marx's Manuscripts of 1844 is also a focal point. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Marxism in Today's World
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This 8 page paper takes a look at Marx's ideas and how he might react to the twenty-first century. Marxism is discussed in depth, inclusive of his concepts of historical materialism and alienation. Yergin and Stanislaw's 1998 book is discussed in terms of Marx's possible reaction to their ideas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Marxism is Not Dead
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This 3 page paper examines examples of Marxism in contemporary society. Some information from the Communist Manifesto is relayed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Marxism: Questions and Answers
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This 4 page paper addresses questions and answers posed by a student aligned with capitalism. The Communist Manifesto is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Marxist Analysis of Death of a Salesman
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This 5 page paper provides an analysis of Arthur Miller's well known tale through a Marxist perspective. The plights of Willy Loman and others are evaluated with the use of Marxist concepts such as alienation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Marxist Theory and Contemporary Societal Stratification
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A 5 page of Marxist theory and how that theory pertains to contemporary social stratification. The author of this paper contends that although our contemporary society appears to be evolving toward a society of classes composed of the very rich and the very poor, there continues to exist a definitive middle class. Even when compared to the theories of Max Weber, multidimensional theories of social stratification, our society differs significantly. The reasons for this difference relate to the fact that civil rights in America today are quantum leaps ahead of what they were during the lifetimes of these two men. This is true from both a societal perspective and an economic perspective. The author concludes, however, that Weber’s multidimensional theories of social stratification continue to outweigh the Marxist view of social stratification in terms of applicability to contemporary U.S. society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mate Selection and the Missing Theory
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Selecting a mate is one of the most important decisions men and women face in their lifetimes and the reasons given for selection have not always been in alignment with social research expectations or theory.... Argument for incorporation of complementary theory as a component of developmental theory based on the results of an interview sampling of six couples married over five years (up to 40). Bibliography lists 10 sources. jvMating.rtf
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Max Weber and Emile Durkheim -- Comparing “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” with “The Dualism of Human Nature” and “The Elementary Forms of Religious Life”
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This 6 page report discusses two of the “founding fathers” of modern sociology and compares and contrasts several of their best known ideas. A student of modern Western civilization must ask themself what combination of factors and circumstance resulted in today’s world and which of those are universal or determinants of significance and value. Both Durkheim and Weber expressed their unique perspectives on those interactions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Max Weber and Georg Simmel on Class, Gender and Race
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This 6 page paper provides an overview and a comparison of the views of Max Weber and Georg Simmel on the issues of class, gender and race. This paper integrates a view of their social perspectives. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Max Weber's Impact on the Development of Modern Sociology
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This 5 page paper considers the life, career, the importance of Max Weber in the development of modern sociological principles. This paper provides a general overview of Max Weber's development as a sociologists and the importance of his basic assertions, including the movement away from science as a foundation for the study of social entities, and the importance of the role of religion in modern culture. This paper underscores Weber's role and presents definitive arguments for the assertion that Weber was one of the central founders of modern sociological thought. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Max Weber's Theories of Bureaucracy
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This 6 page paper looks at German social scientist Max Weber's definitions, characteristics, and value of bureaucracy. It also reviews his opinion that bureaucracies serve a social good and have a significant role in human development. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Measurement Error in Sociological Research
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A 6 page contention that measurement error is a frequent component of many types of sociological research. This error is obvious in fields ranging from psychology to education and occurs despite the implementation of a variety of procedures and formats have been proposed over the years top overcome this inadequacy. Emphasizes that measurement error continues to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks in many aspects of social research. There continues to be a great variance in measurement reliability and validity as well as to the extent to which measurements achieve research purposes. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Methods in Sociology
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This 5 page paper outlines sociological methods and provides examples for various types of studies. Durkheim's methods are explored, and problems in experimentation are also noted such as history and maturation effects. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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