essay

(noun)

A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.

Related Terms

  • disciplinary
  • Theses

Examples of essay in the following topics:

  • Reviewing the Literature

    • Literature reviews can normally be found at the beginning of many essays, research reports, or theses.
  • The Life Course

    • Origins of this approach can be traced to pioneering studies such as Thomas's and Znaniecki's "The Polish Peasant in Europe and America" from the 1920s or Mannheim's essay on the "Problem of generations".
  • Early Social Research and Martineau

    • Martineau wrote 35 books and a multitude of essays from a sociological, holistic, religious, domestic, and, perhaps most significantly, feminine perspective.
  • Formal Means of Control

    • Weber writes of the definitional relationship between the state and violence in the early twentieth century in his essay "Politics as Vocation. " Weber concludes that the state is that which has a monopoloy on violence.
  • Preparing the Research Report

    • You will find literature reviews at the beginning of many essays, research reports, or theses.
  • Malthus' Theory of Population Growth

    • Early in the 19th century, the English scholar Reverend Thomas Malthus published "An Essay on the Principle of Population."
  • Socialization Throughout the Life Span

    • Origins of this approach can be traced to such pioneering studies as Thomas's and Znaniecki's "The Polish Peasant in Europe and America" from the 1920s or Mannheim's essay on the "Problem of generations. " The life course approach examines an individual's life history and how early events influence future decisions.
  • Population Trends

    • Concerns about overpopulation are not new; early in the 19th century, Thomas Malthus argued in "An Essay on the Principle of Population" that, if left unrestricted, human populations would continue to grow until they would become too large to be supported by the food grown on available agricultural land.
  • Hunger, Malnutrition, and Family

    • Thomas Malthus, in the six editions of his book, An Essay on the Principle of Population, published from 1798 to 1826, argued that the explosive population growth happening in his time could not continue indefinitely.
  • Bachelor's Degree Occupations

    • College graduates trained in sociology bring many skills to their jobs, including: the ability to recognize trends and patterns, the ability to create concise reports and essays, strong critical thinking skills, oral presentation skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, skills in data collection and analysis using statistical software, grant writing skills, management skills, and planning and organizational skills.
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