February 5th, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Labor, Teaching Sociology, Technology
Nathan, over at the Sociology Source, has crafted a Manifesto regarding the state of technology and education and what he thinks we should strive and fight for, as sociology teachers: “A spectre is haunting academia- the spectre of technology and teacher obsolescence. What does it mean for the future of teaching if faculty video record [...]
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February 4th, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Patriarchy, Sexism
What to say? “There have been more than 3,000 reported acid attacks in Bangladesh since 1999, according the Acid Survivors Foundation. The true number of victims is thought to be far higher, but the government doesn’t record official figures. Between 78 per cent and 90 per cent of acid attacks in Bangladesh are perpetrated against [...]
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February 3rd, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Mass Violence, Patriarchy
As part of the ongoing discussions regarding governance and lack of responsiveness of national governments, or the evils of global institutions, there is, as I have mentioned before, a fetishism of the local, that is, the idea that the local is inherently more democratic and more responsive. This is something found, for instance, the resilient [...]
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February 2nd, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Sociology
As I have finished reading Bernard Lahire’s A Quoi Sert La Sociologie? I plan on writing a series of posts gathering ideas as to what the purpose of sociology is. Sociology? What is it good for? (And the answer is not “Absolutely nothing”… that’s psychology ) Via Julio Villa, what sociologists should do: “Sociologists could [...]
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February 2nd, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Poverty, Social Disadvantage, Social Inequalities, Social Privileges, Social Stratification
Compare and contrast these two items. War on fake drugs: “There is a lot of talk about the dangers of counterfeit medicines these days and, indeed, counterfeit drugs are dangerous things. But, says Oxfam in a new report today, the war on fake drugs in the developing world is being waged in a way that [...]
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February 2nd, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Economy
(Via) Except it is one of these graphs that make it look like the economy is this magical thing that happens irrespective of human agency, moved by its own mythical, barely understood only by the brightest minds, rules. In reality, most of the stages noted in this cycle are the result of policies that created [...]
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February 1st, 2011 by SocProf and tagged Racism, Sexism
Have they missed any stereotypes? I don’t think so. And the audience is having a good laugh: Why is this funny? Actually, it is not. Rather I should ask, why are people laughing? Making fun is a social privilege. So, a bunch of wealthy white dudes are having a good laugh at the expenses of [...]
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