NACIREMA: UPDATING A CLASSIC TO SEE YOUR OWN CULTURE …
WEBMay 31, 2014 · Nacirema, that “exotic”, far-off place where people do “strange” things is one of the best ways to help students look at American culture as an observer rather than as the standard by which all other cultures should be compared. The paper, written by University of Chicago trained anthropologist Horace Miner was originally published in 1956.
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development: Experiments with Kids
WEBSep 15, 2009 · Jean Piaget, a psychologist who published his most influential works from the late 1920s through the 1950s, is most known for his theory of stages of cognitive development. He suggested a four-stage model that children go through as they develop more complex reasoning skills. Children start out …
A Sociological Look at Marijuana and Its Users
WEBApr 20, 2018 · In light of this, we rolled up some research on marijuana use. In the mid 20th century, social scientists studied how social forces shape marijuana use and the norms surrounding it. Howard Becker’s famous research illustrates that learning to smoke and enjoying marijuana isn’t a simple, intuitive process. Instead, users must take cues from ...
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act and the History of Anti-lynching ...
WEBAug 30, 2022 · Wells shared the truth about lynching in her publications Southern Horrors and A Red Record.In A Red Record, Wells tabulates statics and provides detailed descriptions of lynchings that occurred across the United States.Wells makes the case that since Emancipation, there had been a series of three excuses made by …
White Trash: The Social Origins of a Stigmatype
WEBJun 21, 2013 · The stigma of white trash remains an active part of our fevered cultural imagination, even as some try to reclaim the phrase as a badge of rebellious honor. But few who use the term today—either proudly or as a shaming slur—seem to know about its deep historical entanglements with the politics of sex, race, and class.
Possibly the most exhaustive study of “manspreading” ever …
WEBFeb 8, 2017 · A 1979 German Photo Book Traces Manspreading Back to Ancient Civilizations – Arkadian Times — February 9, 2017. […] ever published. Translated into English in 1984, the photobook, brought to Slate’s attention by Tristan Bridges at Sociological Images, contains around 5,000 photographs of men and women in a wide range of postures and ...
Virginity as a Social Construction - There's Research on That
WEBNov 26, 2019 · Virginity as a Social Construction. Allison Nobles and Amber Joy Powell on November 26, 2019. Research shows that by age 18, 65% of people in the US have had sexual intercourse. Graph via Guttmacher Institute. Recently, the American rapper T.I. acknowledged that he attends gynecological examinations with his …
Torches of Freedom: Women and Smoking Propaganda
WEBFeb 27, 2012 · Torches of Freedom: Women and Smoking Propaganda. Wendy Christensen on February 27, 2012. Edward Bernays (1891-1995) is largely considered the founder of public relations (or “engineering consent,” as he called it) but is not known very well outside of the marketing and advertising fields. A nephew of Sigmund Freud, Bernays was the first to ...
Physiognomy: Faces, Bodies, and the “Science” of Human Character
WEBJan 30, 2015 · Flashback Friday. Reader Lindsey H. sent me a copy of a book called Vaught’s Practical Character Reader, apparently published in 1902 and revised in 1907 by Emily H. Vaught.Also available on Amazon.The book can best be described as an application of the theory of physiognomy, which is the idea that you can tell all kinds of things about a “person’s character or personality from their ...
The Social Consequences of Conflict - There's Research on That
WEBMay 3, 2018 · The Social Consequences of Conflict. Brooke Chambers on May 3, 2018. Photo by Kwibuka Rwanda, Flickr CC. The effects of violent conflict are difficult to measure, from refugee displacement to PTSD or other mental health concerns. Humanitarian advocates may look at refugee displacement while psychologists examine PTSD or other mental health ...