Just finished #reading Ali Meghji's book "Decolonizing #Sociology"--great analysis of how #colonialism affected the sociology discipline & theoretical #canon. He argues for subverting sociological imperialism, centering the process and effects of coloniality within sociological research, & embracing #autonomous sociologies. It's very readable & approachable, clear in argument but also in its advocacy for walking a new path. Highly recommended, even for students.
“If there is a useful and relevant political science literature on the processes through which random social media memes are becoming the basis for dramatic changes in U.S. governmental structures and policies, I’d love to see it.”
- @himself.bsky.social reviews Chris Hayes’ new book on our dysfunctional attention economy
https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-attention-economy-is-devouring
including to yourselves, friends!! 
Question for #qualitativeresearch and #sociology people: what platforms have you used to collect data for diary studies? Looking for recs!
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There's definitely a much better way to do it but here's my really messy freedom equation with way too many comments.
It calculates the total amount of freedom a population has by separating things everyone can do from things everyone can stop others from doing.
Are you a PhD or early-career researcher working on #urban #inequalities and related themes? Join us for the Emerging Urban Inequalities #Conference in Sheffield, UK on 26-27 June 2025. Submit your abstract by 25 April. More info at: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/emu-conference #urban #sociology
@SrRochardBunson that basically makes #sociology and #pychology papers #illegal, even if all they say "we cannot find disparities between black / latino people or between genders based off our data"
@Natasha_Jay big news: modern times are 4000 years old
The concept of lying is so fascinating to me. I mean that in the strictly walled off mentally-divorced-from-any-context fascination sense.
People lie. Everybody lies. Lies of omission, lies of regret, white lies, political lies.
Abraham Lincoln said “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar” and I wonder if that is even functionally true anymore.
Another Latin American open-access journal on geography and urban issues is Punto Sur, whose latest issues deals with gentrification, touristification and urban renewal cases in the region. Articles are in Spanish or Portuguese. http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS #urban #sociology
This episode could have easily gone into my Audio Signals Podcast, where I talk about Stories, Storytelling, and Storytellers—I debated that… and as a matter of fact, I may just put it there too. But in the end, I decided to feature it on Redefining #Society & #Technology because it’s about #space, the Apollo Program, #engineering, recognition, #equality, and, ultimately, the #history of our society.
LA Made : The Other Moonshot | The story of three Black aerospace engineers in Los Angeles, who played a crucial role in America’s race to space, amid the civil unrest of the 1960s | Guest: Joanne Higgins
The Apollo #moonlanding was one of humanity’s greatest achievements—but behind the scenes, not everyone who made it possible was given their due credit. LA Made: The Other Moonshot, a new podcast from LAist Studios, tells the untold story of three Black aerospace engineers in #LosAngeles who played a critical role in the Apollo mission—while fighting for equality and recognition in an industry that barely acknowledged them.
I sat down with host Joanne Higgins to talk about why she set out to tell this story. Her godfather, Charlie Cheathem, was one of these unsung pioneers, but his contributions—like those of many Black engineers—were left out of history. |
As Joanne explains, these men didn’t just face the immense challenge of building the Apollo spacecraft; they also had to fight for the right to do their jobs, to be paid equally, and to have their work recognized.
Some of the very systems they helped design made the moon landing possible, yet their names were left off the credits. It’s a story of resilience, injustice, and ultimately, a legacy that deserves to be told.
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I’m teaching a first year sociology class today. It’s great to be returning to the developments in the meso layer between micro and macro. There’s a lot of links between my research and the meso layer so it’s a class in my comfort zone. #sociology
In my course on Christian nationalism in the contemporary US, we're using subculture identity theory and social identity complexity theory to explore the relationship between CN and antipathy toward racial, religious, and cultural minorities.
Much of the work in this area has been done by Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry and their colleagues.
What to do if bullying? Try consistent boundaries
1. do not writhe or waver. (Movement attracts the bully)
2. do not attempt to appease. (Any offer is interpreted as weakness and obtains thrust)
3. flee to a safe position that you could hold with support
4. then stand still. Set limits on how others treat you. Affirm boundaries (The bully will redirect attacks eventually)
5. connect: turn to a trusted person, reach out only to someone you feel well about
6. offer backing, foster, become accomplice, enjoy
"A society where it is increasingly commonplace to use your phone in a darkened movie theater, because you believe maintaining your personal comfort justifies causing unpleasantness to people around you—a society where people unironically degrade others as "NPCs"—is a society where it is accepted and even encouraged to get yours while everyone else can go get fucked."
Thursday 28 February 1963
Two Labour MPs, Mr Harold Davies and Mr Will Owen, have put down a Commons motion suggesting that a world fund be set up under the United Nations for the relief of distress due to natural disasters.
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