Poverty is Expensive - There's Research on That - The Society Pages
WEBNov 27, 2019 · Poverty is Expensive. In the United States, poor people are judged harshly — especially when they receive government assistance or “welfare.”. Yet, over 38 million people live in poverty. What people often forget, though, is that poverty itself is expensive. Social science research demonstrates that the poor pay more for necessities like ...
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.
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 ...
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 in the sensorimotor stage, which lasts …
The social construction of race: fuzzy boundaries
WEBSep 10, 2020 · The social construction of race: fuzzy boundaries. Racial categories are not fixed, innate, or rooted in biological categories. At best biology can find commonalities within population clusters which is different from race (or nationality). This makes racial categories a product of the social context and an expression of power.
The Rise of the Flapper - Sociological Images - The Society Pages
WEBMar 25, 2013 · The 1920 movie The Flapper introduced the term in the United States. The title character, Ginger, was a wayward girl who flouted the rules of society. Played by Olive Thomas, a former Ziegfeld Girl (left), Ginger had so much fun that a generation of lonely young women wanted to be like her. Another role model was stage and screen actress …
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.
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 daughter to “check …
Cross-Class Marriages and Families - There's Research on That
WEBFeb 6, 2019 · The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages. Oxford University. Practices at the intersection of class and family life reproduce broader social inequalities. Because people who grew up in the same social class tend to be more similar in how they think about and manage family, they often partner with others who share …
The (In)Famous June 1978 Hustler Cover - Sociological Images
WEBFeb 29, 2008 · Meat Grinder: June 1978 Hustler “Women as Pieces of Meat” Meat Grinder magazine cover — Sociological Images, MS Magazine, Oddee, XXIV Magazine,Buzzfeed. Documentary: Larry […] bsian — May 25, 2019. sickening of men treating women just like a slab of meat. No — October 10, 2019.