Latest News for: sociology

Edit

Mortal mortification

The Daily Californian 03 Nov 2021
Mortal mortification. To the tomato-faced guy who accidentally blasted WALK THE MOON in Heyns Reading Room.. Oof. I feel you ... (Don’t ask ... Literally ... Embarrassment, according to volume 62 of the American Journal of Sociology, is the uncomfortable emotional state an individual experiences when they unexpectedly deviate from societal norms.
Edit

Highways shape the sociology of cities

Science Daily 02 Nov 2021
The development of transport infrastructure is a central issue for states, which spend billions to connect cities.
Edit

Motorways shape the sociology of cities

Phys Dot Org 02 Nov 2021
The development of transport infrastructure is a central issue for states, which spend billions to connect cities ... The results can be read in The Economic Journal ... Explore further ... More information ... Motorways shape the sociology of cities (2021, November 2) retrieved 2 November 2021 from https.//phys.org/news/2021-11-motorways-sociology-cities.html.
Edit

Facebook Makes Us Know Too Much About Each Other

New York Times 02 Nov 2021
On social media, exposure to those unlike us often makes us hate them ... .
Edit

The Life-Altering Differences Between White and Black Debt

New York Times 02 Nov 2021
The sociologist Louise Seamster discusses America’s student debt crisis and how higher education contributes to the racial wealth gap ... .
Edit

Azerbaijan prosecutor admits widespread torture of suspects in treason case

EurasiaNet 02 Nov 2021
Azerbaijan’s top military prosecutor has admitted that suspects were tortured in the notorious “Terter case,” in which dozens of Azerbaijanis were accused of spying for Armenia. Military Prosecutor Khanlar Valiyev made the revelations at a November 1 press conference ... As a result, one person died before we started the criminal case,” Valiyev said ... .
Edit

Support group to meet at Recovery Center

Lake County Examiner 01 Nov 2021
People who need help along their road to recovery from addiction are invited to attend a support group at the Lake District Wellness Recovery Center beginning Friday, Nov. 5 ... The first class on Nov ... ....
Edit

Let's Discuss What Sinema Is Wearing

New York Times 30 Oct 2021
For public figures, presentation is politics ... .
Edit

Pauline Bart, Sociologist Who Mapped Women’s Challenges, Dies at 91

New York Times 30 Oct 2021
She researched the ways gender biases harmed women, and she wrote about her findings in studies laced with compassion and wry humor ... .
Edit

Why has Halloween become so popular among adults?

Fox31 Denver 24 Oct 2021
Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage. It meant you were one step closer to becoming an adult. Not anymore. Today adults have become avid Halloween revelers, especially young adults. By 2005, just over half of adults celebrated Halloween. Today, that number has grown to over 70 percent ....” ... .
Edit

Sociology student, 23, who dropped out of university to fight ISIS in Syria died of ...

The Daily Mail 20 Oct 2021
Former sociology student Joshua Schoolar, 23, had publicly complained of having his home raided and his phone and laptop seized during the three-year probe after volunteering for the International Freedom Battalion (IFB) in Syria ... sociology which he went on to study at sixth form.
Edit

Sarah Everard, police culture and the 'masculinised' workplaces we can all help change

The Conversation 20 Oct 2021
The horrific case of Sarah Everard raises many questions about our society - not least what her killer’s behaviour says about workplace cultures, and the role of organisations in preventing men’s violence against women ... The police have also appeared reluctant to reflect on how deep these problems run ... Masculinised institutions.
Edit

New citizen science tools enable first sociological analysis of lead residue in soil

The Record 19 Oct 2021
TROY, N.Y. — An ongoing project is helping people identify lead and arsenic pollution and enabling a novel approach to sociological research ... “The goal is not only to make soil screening tools available to more people,” Kinchy said. “It is also to better understand soil contamination as a social problem.” ... ....
×