March 8, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Religious Fundamentalism
Brazil rocked by abortion for 9-year-old rape victim – Americas, World – The Independent via kwout Let me see if I get this straight: the Church has excommunicated the mother, the doctor, ignored the abuse of the little girl and lets the abuser off the hooks. And actually, the Church has not excommunicated the little [...]
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March 8, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Gender
I guess these billions of dollars are well spent: IRIN Middle East | Middle East | Iraq | IRAQ: Iraqi women suffering “silent emergency”, survey finds | Gender Issues Governance Health & Nutrition Conflict | News Item via kwout
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March 8, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Collective Behavior, Culture, Social Interaction, Social Norms, Social Structure, Sociology
Everybody has been linking to this video and how it makes people smile and generally produce some happiness and indeed, it’s hard not to get a goofy grin while watching it: What makes people happy? The making-of gives a few clues: Release / relief: that is, for a few minutes, people step outside of the [...]
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