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Manuel Castells
August 19, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Media, Networks, Sociology, Teaching Sociology
This one is a wiki that offers oodles of resources: Sociology Through Documentary Films Check it out, sign up and help improve it!
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August 19, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Sociology, Teaching Sociology
Via The Everyday Sociology Blog: I am a bit disappointed that only one of them mentioned the critical aspect of sociology. Is that no longer an important aspect, as opposed to “it will be useful for your life and career”… geez, so utilitarian! But then, this seems to be how education is perceived these days.
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August 19, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Social Institutions
Now this is interesting: BBC SPORT | Athletics | Semenya told to take gender test via kwout I find it curious to have this depicted as “complex” and “difficult”. Or maybe Sports Federation should start having guidelines for individuals who do not fit neatly in the male / female dichotomy, like the variety of trans- [...]
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August 19, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Global Cities, Poverty, Structural Violence
I have been to Chibolya, one of the slums of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Lusaka is a good example of what Saskia Sassen calls a Global City. Watch and listen to this: BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Audio slideshow: The music of the ghetto via kwout
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