November 3rd, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Public Policy, Social Deviance
No, really: “Reducing the use of drugs would be better tackled by having a bigger welfare state, rather than criminalising addicts, according to research. The work, published today, shows countries that provide a generous social security system have low levels of injecting drug use, irrespective of how punitive the drugs policy is. Charities have used the study to [...]
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November 2nd, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Rant, Sociology
That some formerly contrarian sociologist has been engaging in a little bit of famewhoring… after all, calling a course “sociology of fame” is less likely to attract public media attention than invoking the name of a hot celebrity. No link, after all, this sociologist was virulently against public sociology.
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November 1st, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Risk Society, Social Theory, Sociology, surveillance society, Terrorism
Zygmunt Bauman in the Social Europe Journal, on the foiled terrorist attempt from Yemen: “There will be a spate of brand new security measures designed and promptly put in place, new spying techniques developed and supported by newly produced technical devices, and “new and improved” regime of airport checks and searches introduced. To pay for [...]
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November 1st, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Patriarchy, Sexism
Via Echidne, this deserves to go viral. Here’s a snippet. You MUST go read the whole thing. I command you!
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