There’s a thing that’s pissing Conservatives off today from the University of Cincinnati: an article entitled “People Become More Economically Conservative When Angered“. Let’s just examine the irony here […]
communication / news / society / sociology
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The Writing’s On the Wall: How the *IDEA* of Fake News can hurt democracy
In our rush to decry the problems with “fake news” (and there are many problems with it), we solved one problem… but created another. And in his fumbling […]
politics / sociology / trump
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The Golden Throne: How Trump’s Chair Choice Sent Two Different Messages
As individuals, we carry around certain assumptions about how the world works. They’re often unconscious until we drag them into the light. Similarly, our entire culture seems to […]
religion / society / sociology
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Here’s What Your Intro To Sociology Class Was Trying To Teach You In One Image
All too often, Introduction to Sociology classes are boring as hell. They’re all about memorizing things that don’t seem to have any application to your life. They do, […]
economics / sociobiology / sociology
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Evolution doesn’t mean that greed is “good” – it can actually mean the opposite
Much like functionalism and economics, evolution – and especially evolutionary sociology like sociobiology – is frequently co-opted not as an explanatory model, but as a justification for someone’s […]
sociology
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Pokémon Go as a source of good for communities
There’s a lot of reasons I like this game, but one of the most awesome ones is seeing people (including groups of friends and whole families) out and […]