Gangs and Cults Introduction to Sociology Gangs and Cults Gangs and cults at first glance may seem very different‚ and in some ways they are‚ but when you look closer their cultures are very similar. Cults promote a particular belief system‚ recruiting members by tricking them or influencing them to believe what they are teaching or telling them. Gangs pretty much do the same thing. They create glorified myths about the gang that appeal to young recruits‚ and far too often these myths become
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"The Cult of True Womanhood" by Barbara Welter portrays the situation of women in the United States‚ in the nineteenth century. Where as most women write about fighting for women’s rights in this nation‚ Welter took on the initiative to write about something different. Her role in writing The Cult of True Womanhood came to be educating peoples about the life of a woman in the 19th century. Womanhood according to Welter’s article absorbed the life of domestication with the occupation of the ideal
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Personal Heroes In order to answer the question of how the “hero cults” enrich the religious lives of the Greeks‚ it is important to identify what a hero cult meant to the Greeks. These cults were thought to have originated with the works of Homer due to the nature of his tales portraying humans committing great acts so as to set themselves apart from the ordinary. Now even though they may have been worshiped they were not gods‚ they were said to have descended to the underworld and their rituals
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Real Lives: Camcorder Cults By Jon Dovey Suddenly camcorder footage is everywhere. After 20 years as the poor cousin of moving-image culture‚ video is being embraced in an embarrassingly hurried courtship by TV executives world-wide. Major programmes‚ like You’ve Been Framed‚ Video Diaries‚ Undercover Britain‚ Emergency 999‚ Private Investigations‚ Horizon‚ Video Nation‚ Living With the Enemy‚ Caught on Camera‚ have all been based on the use of low-gauge camcorders or even smaller fibre-optic-based
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Cult Indoctrination: Raëlism Raëlism is a lesser known cult which is active in several countries‚ including the United States. The atheistic religious movement‚ which began in 1973‚ when Claude Vorilhon claimed he was abducted by aliens called‚ Elohim. During the abduction‚ the Elohim gave him a new name‚ Rael‚ and directed him to act as their prophet. According to Rael‚ the Elohim with whom he experienced contact was called‚ Yahweh. (Ironically‚ this is also the Hebrew word for God.) Rael made
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The author talks about the different ways in which the American popular culture‚ families‚ schools‚ peer groups‚ and the health and fitness industry undermine women’s self-confidence as they instill the notions that thinness is beauty and that a woman’s body is more important than her mind. She makes it known that there are many different factors as to why there is such a need to be thin these days and why there are so many eating disorders in our society. She blames the media as one of the leading
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Mussolini – the Cult of Personality Throughout history there have been many leaders who have formed a cult of personality--that is‚ commanded intense devotion and an almost God-like worship from their followers. Such a following is advantageous especially in times of war‚ where citizens can easily be rallied to defend their leader and take down the “evil enemy”. Leading up to World War 2‚ multiple fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish
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In her book "The Cult of Thinness‚" Sharlene Hesse-Biber explores how "thinness" has become a pervasive mentality in American culture‚ even to the point of becoming a cult. Based on chapters 1 and 2 of her work‚ as well as other sources‚ this essay will discuss the concept of a cult and its definition(s)‚ to evaluate Hesse-Bieber’s claims regarding the cult status of thinness. Additionally‚ characteristics of the thinness mentality consistent with cultic thoughts and behaviors will be analyzed‚ and
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The Cult of True Womanhood The "Cult of True Womanhood" has greatly influenced society throughout all of America’s history. This set of standards was first accepted and practiced by all of the European colonies. They were then passed through the generations and‚ in many cases‚ still exist. I’ll describe the essay‚ "The Cult of True Womanhood‚" and discuss my views on it. I’ll then illustrate how these standards are still present in today’s society. First‚ I’ll discuss the essay. It’s easiest
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The largest dispersion of Jews was in the 8th century before the common era‚ however most of the Jews in Split came during the 3rd-4th century Romaniote immigration‚ along with the Syrian and Iranian exiles. This formed a strong Jewish presence on the East Adriatic Coast. The East Adriatic Coast was a smart place to settle because of its location for economic trade‚ not to mention its mild climate and beautiful geography. Salona‚ Dalmatia‚ and Split are all prime examples of the settlement of Jews
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