Category archive: Society
Nas Hanafi – Divorce and Family Law
Nas Hanafi can assist with a range of matters relating to family law and de facto relationships, including: Marriage, De Facto & Divorce Law Prenuptial agreements (prenups) Divorce in Australia including preparing and serving divorce papers Legal separation issues Annulment of marriages Spousal maintenance Property settlements Binding Financial Agreements Domestic and family violence and apprehended…
Lee Min Ho and South Korean Celebrities’ Passion for Plastic Surgery
There are lots of rumors around Lee Min Ho plastic surgery interventions, but the South Korean celebrity denies ever going under the knife for such transformations; before and after pictures however seem to tell another story.
Women in Development
Women in Development is an approach which is aimed at defining and improving the role that women play in developmental projects. At the beginning WID had a similar vision with Gender and Development but over the years they parted ways due to the fact that one was aimed at improving the role that women played in progress while the other one was just highlighting gender differences.
The Capitalist Society and Its Characteristics
A capitalist society is the type of society that most of the people live in, especially in the Western part of the world; it is based on privately owned assets and businesses, and defined by the fact that it is the consumer who decides what products he/she needs.
The Industrial Society and Its Future
An industrial society is how our society could have been defined up until a few decades ago, when information and its exchange started to gain more momentum and importance; however, industry is still the main basis of our world, and it ensures the survival of an increased population.
Understanding the Values of a Post Industrial Society
A post industrial society is a society who has mastered the transition from an economy based on capital and labor to a economy based on services, information and knowledge. It values creativity and innovation in order to produce people capable of answering to the new economic needs.
Is Multiculturalism the Enemy of a Pluralistic Society?
Pluralism and multiculturalism are both based on tolerance towards minorities yet they have different approaches to it. A pluralistic society believes in accepting minorities as part of a nation while a multicultural one insists on the lowest common denominator of values. So far, most nations have improvised their core values as they evolved but in order to progress even further it is essential that we define those values.
The Place of Agrarian Society in the Future
During the Middle Ages, the majority of the population was part of an agrarian society, so those who owned the land were actually the ones to become wealthy, whereas the peasants working the land barely got enough to survive.
Does the Definition of Society Change Over Years?
Unless you’re an anthropologist or historian, giving an objective and comprehensive definition of society is impossible, because the truth is each of us have an idea of what society should be like; and this is where most our conflicts stem from, from the belief that we and we alone have the correct answer.