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WEBThe Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota
Who is the Millennial Generation? | Pew Research
WEBOct 4, 2011 · What works. Pew Research has created a tidy series of interactive graphics to describe the demographic characteristics of American generational cohorts from the the Silent Generation (born 1928 – 1945) through the Boomers (born 1946 – 1964), Generation X (1965 – 1980) [this is a disputed age range – a more recent report from Pew ...
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN CONTEXT
WEBAug 16, 2014 · SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN CONTEXT - Sociology Toolbox. SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN CONTEXT. Todd Beer on August 16, 2014. An understanding of the sociological imagination can be difficult in our very individually focused society. As a topic, the sociological imagination is usually the first or second ...
Parents of the 1920s set the stage for today’s intensive parenting
WEBFeb 23, 2021 · In our new book, Living on the Edge: An American Generation’s Journey through the Twentieth Century (University of Chicago Press, 2021), we follow parents born around 1900 as they navigated what Robert Gordon has called a “century of revolutionary change.”Using data from the lifelong Berkeley Study, which started in the 1920s, we set out to examine how the rapid social changes of the ...
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 ...
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.
Looking for resources for teaching sociology? - The Society Pages
WEBMar 27, 2015 · This is always an active and fascinating way to begin any section on inequality/stratification in the classroom. This resource, a 6:23 minute video, visually demonstrates the stratification of wealth and answers those questions. (The short answers are a lot, somewhat fair, and way more than you think!)
The Danger of a Single Story - Teaching TSP - The Society Pages
WEBSep 20, 2013 · This year I taught Introduction to Sociology. In order to discuss the power of discourse in society, I showed by students Chimamanda Adichie’s 2009 TED Talk called “The Danger of a Single Story“. My students were enamored.
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.
Generational Change in the Social Acceptability of Tattoos
WEBJan 19, 2012 · Generational Change in the Social Acceptability of Tattoos. Several months ago, a British police chairman called for lifting the ban against tattoos on police officers. His argument was that tattoos serve as an “icebreaker” for dealing with the public. Now this is not a new argument, but it is the first time a public official has argued for ...