9 Best Articles in 2022
thesociologicalreview.com
What Works of Sociology and Anthropology Should All Students Read?
thesociologicalreview.com
From 2017 · What works of Sociology and Anthropology should all students read? We asked our followers for their recommendations. · Shared by 48, including Tauno, Stephanie A Kowalski, Bilal Aslam, Thomas Pleil, Carly, Klaus Eck, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power
LSE Review of Books
Book Review: What is Digital Sociology? by Neil Selwyn
LSE Review of Books
From 2020 · In What is Digital Sociology?, Neil Selwyn offers a new overview of digital sociology, advocating for its mainstream acceptance as a valuable expansion of sociological inquiry, while dispelling the… · Shared by 61, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2
Longreads
A Sociology of the Smartphone
Longreads
20+ min read · From 2017 · Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition. · Shared by 172, including Valiskster, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, k, Jean Decherf, Howard Getson, Carly, Tauno, Saad Hasnain, Antonio García, Carl Morris, Gerd Leonhard, Andrzej Jóźwik, Harpreet Singh
Farnam Street
Bias from Liking/Loving: Why We Comply With Those We Love
Farnam Street
9 min read · May 28th · The tendency to judge in favor of people and symbols we like is called the bias from liking or loving and it affects how we make decisions. Let's explore... · Shared by 1296, including Mohamed Azazy, Stephanie A Kowalski, Matthew Turland
cowles.yale.edu
Narrative Economics
cowles.yale.edu
Summary · From 2018 · The field of economics lags considerably behind other social sciences, such as history, anthropology and sociology, in understanding the ways narratives affect human thoughts and actions. Noted economist Robert J. Shiller explains the large-scale ramifications and detailed nuances of “narrative economics,” and how stories about an economic event – perhaps tales of the Great Depression or accounts of asset bubbles – may contribute to financial disruption. getAbstract recommends his erudite report to economists and historians interested in a sweeping discussion of the arc of narrative and its impact on economies. · Shared by 9, including getAbstract
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Family Background, Cultural Capital and College Major Choice in China
zhuanlan.zhihu.com
Summary · From 2018 · In a study published by The British Journal of Sociology in December 2107, Chinese scholars Hu Anning and Wu Xiaogang investigated the correlation between what French sociologist Pierre Bourdain identified as “cultural capital” and college major choice in China, where students must choose between a science-focused curriculum and an arts-focused curriculum at the start of high school. The older generation grew up in a country thirsty for economic growth and industrial prowess. In those days, many students favored science and technology above literature and the arts. According to Hu and Wu’s study, today it’s mostly those from a lower social strata – with less cultural capital – who choose a science-related major. Chen Xiaoxue, editor of the WeChat wemedia account The Intellectual, and research student Shi Jiaxin report on Wu and Hu’s findings. Chen and Shi’s study is thought-provoking and opens up a wealth of questions that researchers will undoubtedly explore in the future: As China develops, will the popularity of science majors decrease? Will the choice of majors affect China’s social stratification in the long run? How will changes in China’s education system affect the influence of cultural capital on social advancement? getAbstract recommends Chen and Shi’s insightful analysis to those interested in education, social mobility and economics. · Shared by 28, including getAbstract
The Atlantic
The Time Tax
The Atlantic
Summary · ~15 min read · 2021-07-27 · A six-month wait for unemployment insurance. A paperwork nightmare over an insurance reimbursement. Drug tests for cash benefits. Why is there so much red tape in American life? · Shared by 383, including Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Jessica Valenti, Jon Keegan 🇺🇦, Lydia Polgreen, Nir Eyal, Paul Graham, Kevin M. Kruse, Ezra Klein, Gregg Gonsalves, Steve Faktor, Clint Smith, Jake Wojtowicz, integrate (gentrify), Scott Galloway, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Kelsey D. Atherton, Jason Stanley, Scott Santens, David Frum, Allison Arieff
The Atlantic
Why American Teens Are So Sad
The Atlantic
9 min read · Apr 11th · Four forces are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people. · Shared by 353, including Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, American Psychological Association, Jeff Richards, Chris Messina, Merkstatt, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Lee Keyes, Scott Galloway, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, elpocas, Howard Getson, Tarik ESSAADI, Hrag
perc.org.uk
Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit
perc.org.uk
9 min read · From 2016 · The geography reflects the economic crisis of the 1970s, not the 2010s
It became clear early on in the night that Leave had extraordinary levels of support in the North East, taking 70% of the votes in Hartlepool and 61% in Sunderland. It subsequently emerged that Wales had voted for Leave · Shared by 67, including nuuk, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺, Thomas Power, ThomNagy, okimiko, Alex Barrera, Serge K. Keller ❦, Michael T
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The Guardian
Here’s why your efforts to convince anti-vaxxers aren’t working
The Guardian
4 min read · 2021-08-09 · People don’t listen to outsiders. They need enlightened insiders to offer them a ladder to climb down, says sociology professor Brooke Harrington · Shared by 62, including Nir Eyal, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦
Farnam Street
Double Loop Learning: Download New Skills and Information into Your Brain
Farnam Street
8 min read · 2021-11-12 · We're taught single loop learning from the time we are in grade school, but there's a better way. Double loop learning is the quickest and most efficient way to learn anything that you want to… · Shared by 302, including Carly, Teresa Torres, Thomas Pleil
thesocietypages.org
Burning Man is the New Capitalism » Cyborgology
thesocietypages.org
~11 min read · From 2015 · The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota · Shared by 57
The Guardian
Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
The Guardian
~19 min read · From 2017 · The long read: Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime · Shared by 136, including frankcunhaiii, Martin Howard, Fernando Sousa, Grzegorz Wapiński, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Alain, Charles Baldwin, Hugo Corbucci, Fern, Merkstatt, Nat Eliason
Truthout
As Campuses Cut Ties to Police, Sociology Departments Must Do the Same
Truthout
5 min read · From 2020 · Sociology departments must end their role as pipelines to police academies. · Shared by 5, including Alice Wong 王美華
Guardian Books
Top 10 books writers should read
Guardian Books
6 min read · From 2016 · From unforgiving French sociology to Machiavelli’s manual for realpolitik, the Booker prize-winning author DBC Pierre recommends books that helped him write · Shared by 33, including Liv 😷, Carly, Jane Friedman
medium.com
Forget STEM, We Need MESH
medium.com
9 min read · From 2019 · The importance of media literacy, ethics, sociology and history education · Shared by 28, including Carly, Alf Rehn, Alex Barrera, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
The New York Times
The Age of Rudeness
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2017 · As the social contract frays, what does it mean to be polite? · Shared by 77, including Carly, Leslie D, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️🌈, Howard Getson, Jane
Aeon+Psyche
I think, therefore I make mistakes and change my mind
Aeon+Psyche
Summary · ~13 min read · From 2019 · Ever since English poet Alexander Pope wrote the famous line, “To err is human,” people have linked humanity to the ability to make mistakes. And yet, this realization doesn’t always extend to people’s personal preferences, which sciences such as economics and sociology tend to treat as given or even too sacred to criticize. Lawyer Daniel Ward deconstructs the origins of what he calls “general infallibility” and calls for more critical thinking. Ward’s analysis meanders a bit and is more than a light read, but if you work in a diverse environment, you will appreciate his premise that criticizing – even judging – the opinions of others means giving those opinions the respect they deserve. · Shared by 176, including Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Anita Leirfall, Tom Connor, Merkstatt, Matthias Lampe, Zachary Becker, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Marylin Delgado, Dominik Grolimund, Oscar MacDonald, getAbstract, Jason Silva
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