The purpose of this paper is to compare the way residents of Mexico and the Bushmen of Namibia live. The topics being compared are the social institution of the family, stratification of gender and income distribution. While Mexico and Namibia are very different they do have some similarities. Th...

Carly Elliano 11-17-03 Everyday Use From a Sociological Standpoint Name: Everyday Use Date: 11-11-03 Location: Auditorium I went to see Everyday Use, which was directed by Marymount's own Bruce Schwartz. It was based on a short story by Alice Walker. Starring in the short film are...

Marxist literature has forever emphasized the role that production and consumption have had on the making of social and cultural identity. Consumption could be viewed as the production of identities and by using this concept it could be understood how economics and culture affect one another. An e...