HOW DOES SOCIETY SHAPE WHO WE ARE?
Lecture 15: Socialization and Identity
Beyond the Nation State
The nation state is going the way of the dodo. Either a transnational capitalist class will structure power relations throughout the world, or a global democratic movement will step up and demand justice. Which would you rather see happen?
How Are We Going to Pay for This?
First, there's plenty of money for everyone to get the benefits that they want. There's absolutely no need to have debates about raising taxes, deficits or MMT. All such arguments are distractions. If we want to pay for things like Medicare for All, Free College, or the Green New Deal, we need look no further than the coffers of the Transnational Corporate Class.
My Tour of the Victims of Modern Capitalism: Part I Haiti
American pundits often bend over backward to equate Venezuela to the perils of socialism. By that metric, Haiti should certainly be a warning to the world about the perils of capitalism.
Lecture 14: Sociology and the Nature vs. Nurture Debate
WHY SOCIOLOGISTS ARE ON TEAM NURTURE It's always interesting when questions of "human nature" arise during my sociology classes. For the most part, the sociologists reject the notion of an innate human "nature" independent of the social world. That's not to say that there are no such innate features to human behavior. They are just... Continue Reading →
A Master Class in Gaslighting
This incident struck a chord because it presented a microcosm of the underlying conflicts of American culture.
This is a Story About the Story We Tell About the First Thanksgiving Story
That the Thanksgiving Story gets so much of the history wrong is what makes it a valuable tool for understanding American values and aspirations.
Lecture 13: The Anatomy of a Society
For those interested in learning about the field of sociology and the sociological approach to understanding the social.
False Accusations About Rape: How Concerned Should You Be
Just how worried should you be about the men in your life being falsely accused of sexual assault or rape? Turns out, not very.
