Sociology and the Homosexuality Issue The beauty of sociology as an academic discipline is that it always aims to be objective and value-free in its judgment about human behavior and social issues. Unlike Ethics, Theology, and other normative disciplines, sociology does not pass moral judgment on behavior issues, whether they are good or bad, using …
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Age does matter in social relationships. It is assumed that older people experience more negative experiences in life compared to younger people because of loneliness and detachment from relatives and friends who are either sick, dead, or migrated to distant places. Although it is generally true that older people, especially the retired and senior citizens, …
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The Need of Intervention in Societal Traps Serious societal traps or problems require external intervention to free people from serious problems. Powerful individual or groups can liberate the poor and the helpless to end up their cycles of abuse, dependence, and poverty. Three young children in one rural community in the Philippines became orphans after …
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Once we are born in the material world and become members of society, we are thrown into a sea of social norms. These norms can be laws, rules, regulations, customs, traditions, and other forms of behavioral regimes. Social norms when effectively enforced can be coercive to people. Each norm carries with it sanction and punishment. …
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Is there more that meets the eye? Is there a life beyond the material world? There has always been a debate on the existence and relationship between the two dimensions of life: the spiritual and the material. For Christians, the material dimension is not the ultimate meaning and purpose of life. Christ said: "For what …
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"Indeed, life is precious and beautiful. There is always time for tasks we want to do. But there is only one lifetime to live."
The song of Diana Ross entitled “It’s My Turn” reminds us that we just have to wait for our turn to achieve what we want in life. Society has opportunity structure for us. We just have to wait for our turn. When it comes, we can be proud to say: "...It's my turn To see …
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Do we really know where we are going to in life? The following lines of the song of Diana Ross entitled “Do You Know Where You’re Going To” are loaded with philosophical and sociological meanings that can challenge us to find the ultimate meaning and happiness of our life: “Do you know where you’re …
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How would you feel if your life is radically changed by society, opposite to what you want it to be? Most people are sincere to plan their life according to what they see as fit to their life goals and values. But sometimes, society and historical events alter this plan and turn it opposite or …
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INTRODUCTION Why people's commitments change? Despite the fact that people promise to love one another or married couples take the wedding vows seriously, permanent commitment to stay together is not always attainable. Well, let me just explain here two important reasons why commitment in a relationship changes despite the serious promise of couples to stay …
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SOCIOLOGICALLY YOURS, Dr. Vivencio (Ven) Ballano 