The Global Sociology Blog

Take a look at this neat graph from Baseline Scenario: Conclusion: it’s a lot more complicated than “tax cuts = growth” (I know, it is going to be obvious to a lot of people but this view still dominates socially acceptable economic discourse, so, it’s nice to see some clear debunking). The post also has [...]

Anyone teaching sociology must watch this series on CBS and make students watch as well: It’s all there: the organizational, gender and class disconnect between the company’s layers. How the gender of workers is assumed when rules are made up (male is default). How treating workers like human beings improves morale and productivity more than [...]

Factoid 1: a long time ago, my sister and I (both French) commented on how shopping in American stores can be annoying because the sales people are obsequiously all over you. Thank goodness for online shopping. Factoid 2: I am currently reading Rachel Sherman’s Class Acts and a very interesting section of the book deals [...]

Darn it, how did I miss this smart and clever animated film? I wish the ending had been different but I completely agree with Roger Ebert’s review: 9 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews via kwout The visuals are indeed stunning but they do not substitute for the story. And I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic stories [...]

As noted in the post, Who Uses the Most Energy per Capita? – GOOD Blog – GOOD via kwout A good representation of global stratification indeed.

What a horrible story: Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys | World news | guardian.co.uk via kwout And lest one thinks this is a sad but unusual case: Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys | World news | guardian.co.uk via kwout

I wish Virgil Hawkins would post more often because he always has some great visuals to share on conflict coverage. Take this, for instance: The Australian newspaper and conflict « via kwout If you’re not too detail-oriented, it looks like each of these conflicts is receiving the same amount of media attention in Australia. But [...]

Dear online students, when something does not seem to work for you, just assume you are the ones screwing up, it will save us all a lot of time. Specifically, you will spare us all lengthy – and ultimately pointless – email exchanges regarding, the correspondence between exams and specific textbook chapters (they DO match) [...]

A while back, I read this regarding the rise of Brazil as emerging power in a multipolar world: South America’s Gentle Giant: Brazil Flexes Muscles over Honduras Crisis – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International via kwout So, it was especially interesting to read this in Immanuel Wallerstein column: The United States Misreads Brazil’s World [...]

There are a lot of really great sociologists on Twitter, on a great variety of topics. Thanks to the WeFollow feature, they are now easy to find. Click on the link for the entire list, and yes, even dead sociologists are on Twitter: Sociology Twitter Users : WeFollow via kwout

This huge infographic highlights two interesting (and pretty constantly ignored, in my opinion, or only paid lip service to): The digital divide (a good example of paid lip service to but quickly forgotten in the constant talk of social networking and democratization): State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic [PIC] via kwout And [...]

Click on the link for a larger view: Quality of Life Index 2010 via kwout These damn French with their universal health care , free education, attention to culture and quality of life, long vacations…

Looks like it to me… Shafting Your Customer As a Reputational Strategy — Crooked Timber via kwout

It is not even satire, it is dominant ideology.