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Month: February 2009

Sociological Imagination

Rape as Social Policy: The Congo

17 Feb 2009
Last week's blog about rape and knowledge was written as a prelude to this.  After reading Ann Jones article in The Nation  A Crime Against Society I couldn't help but…
Sociological Imagination

Rape and the Intersection of Archaic and Postmodern Knowledge

13 Feb 2009
Rape is a heinous crime against an individual.  At least that's the way we see it in this country. Rape is recognized by social scientists as an expression of power,…
Politics…

The Porn Star and the Senate: The Occupations of our Legislators

11 Feb 2009
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2009/02/09/callebs.vitter.porn.cnnEmbedded video from CNN Video CNN ran an interesting story the other day that stimulated my...uh...sociological imagination of course! Apparently some fans of porn star Stormy Daniels are gathering momentum…
Social Commentary…

Class Hierarchies in America

3 Feb 2009
I received this picture via e-mail.  I'm unsure of the source.  But it is a great commentary on American class structure.  Note, this story was presented in the media largely…
Power…

It’s not about the money. It’s about the power.

1 Feb 200911 Nov 2019
There's been a great deal of discourse in the liberal media about all of the things we can do now that we have a "liberal" president.  Finally, there's the opportunity…

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When They Really Came for the Teachers

When They Really Came for the Teachers

Teachers went from heroes to villains, thanks to right-wing counter narratives.

by Mad Sociologist 31 May 2023
A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

Chapter 3: Methods of Research Section 1: Positivism and Quantitative Methods Introduction It’s time to talk about methods of research! No, look. We have to talk about methods of research. We have to get an understanding of how sociologists know what they know. Sociologists don’t just sit around thinking about society and writing whatever pops…

by Mad Sociologist 17 May 202317 May 2023
Public School Panic: We’re Going Back to the ’90’s!

Public School Panic: We’re Going Back to the ’90’s!

The data from our nationwide experiment in the value of public schools is coming in. Right on cue, the media is drawing the wrong conclusions.

by Mad Sociologist 13 May 202313 May 2023
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