March 2012
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“Sociology is possible only because human behavior is patterned. Students in a...”
– Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships by Diane Vaughan
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How Not To Make The World A Better Place
By: Philolzophy
Raise awareness.Lots of it. Create a viral meme that points to an outrageous but oversimplified issue. Ask people to RT you and tell their friends. Don’t have a specific call to action. Continue to do this with a new cause each week until every person in your life zones when they see your name on their feeds.
Criticize. Spend your time reading about people trying to address...
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papercake asked: just wanted to say that your tumblr was one of the first ones that intrigued me to a great extent and yes hello i am quite happy you're following me ! thanks :D although i do suppose our content is quite different :3
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What Isn’t for Sale?
By: Michael J. Sandel, The Atlantic, April 2012
THERE ARE SOME THINGS money can’t buy—but these days, not many. Almost everything is up for sale. For example:
• A prison-cell upgrade: $90 a night. In Santa Ana, California, and some other cities, nonviolent offenders can pay for a clean, quiet jail cell, without any non-paying prisoners to disturb them.
• Access to the carpool lane while...
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Consequences: Dharun Ravi
If you look up “Dharun Ravi” on Google Image, you would find fresh off the press images of a grim-faced young man. His photos have been time-stamped “5 hours ago”, “18 hours ago” and so on. Dharun has been on the news radar in recent days for the court trial of a webcam spying case.
If you look up “Tyler Clementi” on the same search engine, you...
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arabcookie-deactivated20120323 asked: Good day ^.^ Do you know of any good movies worth watching for their sociological content? I'm trying to get more involved with the sociological aspect of films :)
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People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most...
