August 5, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Add new tag, Gender, Globalization, Human Rights, Networks, Patriarchy, Politics, Religious Fundamentalism, Sexism, Social Inequalities, Social Stratification, Structural Violence, Symbolic Violence
Echidne has a great article over at Alternet regarding the non-sensical and stupid thesis that there are few women in politics because they do not have the ambition, drive and thick skin to face the political world. In other words, states the stupid thesis, they have an inner glass ceiling. This is idiotic, of course, [...]
Posted in Development, Economy, Education, Gender, Global Governance, Globalization, Human Rights, Networks, Patriarchy, Politics, Prejudice, Religious Fundamentalism, Sexism, Social Causation, Social Exclusion, Social Inequalities, Social Privilege, Social Stigma, Social Stratification, Social Theory, Sociology, Structural Violence, Symbolic Violence | No Comments »
August 5, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Biodiversity, deforestation, Environment, Globalization, Mass Violence, Primates, Species Extinction, Sustainability, Trafficking
Près de la moitié des espèces de primates en danger d’extinction, Environnement – NouvelObs.com via kwout Half of all species of primates facing extinction because of human activities. That’s according to a report from the International Primatological Society (IPS). The situation is especially dire in Southeast Asia where 70 to 90% of species are threatened. [...]
Posted in Biodiversity, Development, Economy, Environment, Mass Violence, Sustainability, Trafficking | 2 Comments »
August 5, 2008 by SocProf and tagged France, Genocide, Human Rights, Mass Violence, Politics, Rwanda
Rwandan Genocide: Commission Publishes Allegations Against France – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News via kwout Not a big surprise to anyone who has studied the genocide. The evidence of French active complicity on the Hutus side is obvious. The only question is "what took them so long?". Relationships between France and Rwanda have been [...]
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August 5, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Human Rights, Human trafficking, Labor, Migration, Networks, Organized Crime, Public Policy, Slavery, Sociology, Structural Violence, TVPA
Things that suck Another session, another !@#$ baby. The universe turning against you: Being delayed at Logan Airport long enough to see O-Force One (Change you can believe in!!) for the big birthday bash, apparently. Sitting on the plane next to a woman (with young child!) wearing a pink "Obama Mama" shirt (that’ll teach me [...]
Posted in Human Rights, Labor, Migration, Networks, Organized Crime, Prejudice, Public Policy, Slavery, Social Deviance, Social Stigma, Sociology, Structural Violence, Trafficking | 5 Comments »
