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Category: Identity

Culture…

They Were Always There…They Were Just Hiding

30 Aug 2021
ON TRANSGENDER STUDENTS COMING OUT OF HIDING AT LAST He walked right up to my desk. "Hey, Mr. Andoscia. I realize I never told you this, but I think you…
Identity…

Anarchism, Realism and a Personal Journey Through Ideology and Science

11 Aug 201820 Jun 2020
NAVIGATING THE CONTRADICTIONS OF OBJECTIVITY AND IDEOLOGY [Note: This post was updated on June 20, 2020. Instead of a link to the original piece, the post now contains the text…
Identity…

Stop Listening to People who Yammer about Identity Politics

13 Jul 201817 Oct 2018
THE TERM "IDENTITY POLITICS" IS MEANINGLESS About 20 years ago, Professor Noam Chomsky made a powerful observation about public relations propaganda in his speech, Class War: The Attack on Working…
Crime…

#MeToo, Male Privilege and the Introspective Man

20 Dec 2017
MEN! STOP THINKING UP EXCUSES AND LISTEN: Harassment narratives are an opportunity to become better men. I've always had a rather romanticised understanding of how men should relate to women.…
Identity…

The Marketplace of Ideas is Closed for Business

9 Sep 20172 Jun 2020
BETTER LEARN HOW TO LIVE WITH IDEA CULTS If nothing else, the political climate of the last decade, culminating in the absurd election of a man who shouldn't have even…
Culture…

What Was the Deadliest Terrorist Group the U.S. Ever Faced?

19 May 201711 Sep 2021
THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Consider this. What if I told you that I wanted to erect a statue in a park for a man who was responsible for the…
Health…

What is Beauty?

10 Oct 201610 May 2018
HOW TO EMBRACE PERSONAL BEAUTY AND REJECT COMMODIFICATION When I teach my class on body image and the media I break up the lecture by asking, "what is beauty?" At…
Identity…

Our Socially Schizophrenic Relationship with Women’s Bodies

24 Sep 201624 Sep 2016
THE CULTURAL BURDENS OF THE FEMALE FORM The absurdity of the Great Burkini Debate of 2016 has captured my attention if only to provide a non-satirical satire of the burden…
Identity…

Gender Does not Equal Sex

22 Apr 2016
WHAT IS BEING REVEALED BY THE DEBATE ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS It's easy to get distracted by the Great Transgender Bathroom debate. However, it's important to understand that the legislation in…
Identity…

This is MY Bathroom

16 Apr 201615 Apr 2016
AND I'M TAKING A STAND! One of the most sociologically interesting characters created by the Saturday Night Live team is the androgynous Pat. This character is totally bereft fo gendered characteristics, either…

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The Banality of Book Banning

The Banality of Book Banning

Perpetuating fear is in many ways a banal act of people just doing their jobs by impartially administering the law.

by Mad Sociologist 5 Jun 20237 Jun 2023
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
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