Essays on Humanities And Social Sciences

Chang, N.-Y., & Liou, T.-Y. (2009). A study of Latino parenting culture and practices: listening to the voices of Latino parents. Hsiuping Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12, 1-36. Retrieved from http://ir.hust.edu.tw/bitstream/310993100/1599/1/12-01.pdf The article studies culture and practices of childrearing in Latino families. As the authors write, “Traditional Latino parents, in general, may have more rigid parenting values compared to their Caucasian counterparts” (Chang & Liou, 2009, p. 1). The conducted study is based on the qualitative research. First, the authors provide a complete literature review regarding the main values of Latin culture and historical background of their living in ...

Analysis of Communication Issues within Engineering

Analysis of Communication Issues within Engineering

Introduction

Engineers engage in the design of structures, machines, and software depending on the area of engineering in which they specialize. The processes of designing these products are highly technical and communication of the same to the key stakeholders at times proves to be an uphill task. Engineers at times may be overcrowded with the professional specifications of their designs. There are obviously some audiences that would require hearing about the specifications of particular designs, but then there are those that only need to hear of how the output from those designs would help ...

Sociology is defined as the study of a society scientifically (Browne, 1992). In essence, it entails making use of various empirical methods of investigation and in depth analysis to help develop knowledge concerning the social activities of human beings (Bilton et al., 1987). Majorly, its focal point is the influence of people’s relationships and how developed relationships influence attitudes and behaviors. In Kenya, sociology began in 1961 in the Royal College, presently known as University of Nairobi. At the turn of independence of the country in Kenya, the Royal College was named the University of Nairobi after the country’ ...