Whilst some factors may inhibit the enhancement of self-esteem, these five tips are a crucial starting point for improving our self-esteem…
Author Archives: Samantha Sasin
To what extent is Dumont’s distinction between sociocentric and egocentric societies relevant to understanding individuality as a form of social action?
A modern society is one in which the desire for autonomy and independence fuels the shaping of the outer sociocentric realm by individuals forced to pursue individualist social action within and through a labyrinth of social complexities…
Tram watching: a sociological case study
The seemingly mundane case study of people boarding and alighting trams, actually provides a rich canvas for analysing the way people embody valuable capital…
Identities are historically and culturally contingent; the case of Cuban migrants in the 1960s
Our identity is not some unchangeable concept that is oblivious to the outside world. Rather, it is in a constant state of flux, where we are adjusting, moulding, and reassessing our identities in the context of historical and cultural effects and implications…
How the functions and roles of publishers are changing in an era of digital ‘disintermediation’
In an environment where the ease and ubiquity of digital publishing is allowing globalised individuals to enter the publishing realm, it’s imperative that publishers both embrace and develop their valued functions and roles…
Overview of the industry of self-help books
In the absence of a dominant overarching structure to guide communal conduct, contemporary society has filled this void by turning to individual advice dispensed primarily through the medium of self-help books…
Let’s see your papers: the effects of credentialing on older workers
Despite accumulating experience and skills, many older workers feel obliged to upgrade their skills through formal educational qualifications to either justify their positions or apply for promotions within and outside their workplace…
Contradictions of work in contemporary society
Whilst work in contemporary society certainly offers benefits, these can be tempered by issues of anxiety and alienation…
Anthropological observations in an Australian pub
Observations within an Australian pub show it’s really just an extension of home…
Letter on the importance of anthropology
Anthropological investigation enables anthropologists to illuminate how others think, the relations between them, and the meanings behind their actions…