Author: Lilian Huang
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Institutionalized Mental Health Programs: Maybe It’s Gone Too Far
Seeing my debate partner fervidly scratch her hands and choke up breathlessly due to anxiety opened my eyes to the detrimental effects of poor mental health. From then on, I was determined to never be ignorant of such a situation again; as a result, I joined my school’s mental health club, which mobilized to spread… Read more
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Adolescence: The Lifestage that Shapes Our Identity the Greatest
From the ages 1 to 12, pre-teens are heavily reliant on their parents. This starts to change when kids attend middle school as they no longer spend most of their time with family but with their peers instead. School is the primary place teens network, and the constant peer interactions transmit norms and expectations to them, shaping… Read more
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Auguste Comte: A Founder of Sociology
Auguste Comte, a French sociologist who lived from 1798 to 1857, laid the foundation of sociology. His principles are based on the positivism philosophy, where knowledge is scientific and not theological. An example principle is secularization, which he identifies as the concept where religious interpretations become increasingly trivial because of modern science. This philosophy is… Read more
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What is sociology?
Sociology is the study of individuals in a society–a group who share a common culture and territory–and their behaviors influenced by it: subtopics include social classes, ethnic/culture, families, gender/sexual orientation, and religion. Sociology is a part of the social sciences, so sociologists use empirical evidence in a systematic way where observations are combined into theories… Read more