9 Best Articles in 2021
Longreads
A Sociology of the Smartphone
Longreads
20+ min read · 167 saves · From 2017 · Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition.
thesociologicalreview.com
What Works of Sociology and Anthropology Should All Students Read?
thesociologicalreview.com
43 saves · From 2017 · What works of Sociology and Anthropology should all students read? We asked our followers for their recommendations.
In Books
LSE Review of Books
Book Review: What is Digital Sociology? by Neil Selwyn
LSE Review of Books
61 saves · 2020-06-15 · 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…
The New York Times
The Age of Rudeness
The New York Times
20+ min read · 77 saves · From 2017 · As the social contract frays, what does it mean to be polite?
perc.org.uk
Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit
perc.org.uk
8 min read · 66 saves · 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
New York Magazine
Here’s the Most Effective Way to Say No to People
New York Magazine
4 min read · 32 saves · From 2016 · All it takes is a slight wording tweak.
The Guardian
Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
The Guardian
~19 min read · 134 saves · 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
Lifehacker
The Evolution of Anxiety: Why We Worry and What to Do About It
Lifehacker
6 min read · 40 saves · From 2017 · Let’s pretend for a moment that you are a giraffe. You live on the grasslands of the African savannah. You have a neck that is 7 feet long (2.1 meters). Every now and then, you spot a group of humans…
Truthout
As Campuses Cut Ties to Police, Sociology Departments Must Do the Same
Truthout
5 min read · 2020-07-21 · Rahsaan Mahadeo · Sociology departments must end their role as pipelines to police academies.
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zhuanlan.zhihu.com
Family Background, Cultural Capital and College Major Choice in China
zhuanlan.zhihu.com
78 saves · 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.
cowles.yale.edu
Narrative Economics
cowles.yale.edu
81 saves · 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.
hazlitt.net
The Legion Lonely
hazlitt.net
20+ min read · 29 saves · From 2017 · Over the past few decades, loneliness has reached almost epidemic levels, with men uniquely suffering its effects. How and why has isolation become such a threat?
In Education
medium.com
Forget STEM, We Need MESH
medium.com
8 min read · 27 saves · 2019-09-17 · Tim Wise · The importance of media literacy, ethics, sociology and history education
Guardian Books
Top 10 books writers should read
Guardian Books
6 min read · 32 saves · 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
WIRED
A 1970s Essay Predicted Silicon Valley's High-Minded Tyranny
WIRED
6 min read · 29 saves · From 2018 · Published in Ms. magazine, "The Tyranny of Structurelessness" observes that organizations built to avoid hierarchy develop leaders with pernicious power.
Nautilus Magazine
Overcoming Us vs. Them
Nautilus Magazine
~20 min read · 55 saves · From 2017 · As a kid, I saw the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes. As a future primatologist, I was mesmerized. Years later I discovered an anecdote…
execvision.io
The Sociology of Sales Culture
execvision.io
15 saves · 2019-12-16 · Steve Richard and Carole Mahoney uncover social science behind tribes and how it impacts healthy sales culture.
Eugene Wei
The age of distributed truth
Eugene Wei
10 min read · 48 saves · From 2017 · Apparently, for years, Nora Ephron, who was once married to Carl Bernstein, would openly tell people that Deep Throat was FBI Associate Director Mark Felt . It wasn't that Bernstein told her; she…
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