This is disastrous. There has to be a better option.

I think about Heidi Hartmann’s work on the intricate relationship between patriarchy, racism, and capitalism multiple times a day at this point.

Others theorize this, too. Hartmann was just my first really clear dive into how these structures hold each other up.

They must assign this snippet day 1 of “dehumanization 101.”

Pulling in the gendered aspect is just icing on the cake.

I would much rather someone tell me that a book didn’t work for them and why they think that was.

We may be looking for something different! Low-star reviews for books I really liked can be illuminating.

The book The Mountain in the Sea plays around with this idea!

It is not pretty.

This is a great post about some of the cultural resources (shorthand/shared meaning) we are seeing in Republican claimsmaking.

#socialproblems
#teachingsoc

This is a really interesting series of posts about empirical evidence of political shifts over the recent past.

#teachingsoc

Great cover, too!

I Left Prison a Better Person, But I Returned to a Worse World I went to a transitional house and entered back out into society. In prison, we watch the news to see what the world is. But to experience...

"I left to rehabilitate myself for 16 years while the world got worse. People are more angry, bitter, and judgmental about people and things they have no vested interest or even having the right information."

A small example of what America is becoming

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

Democracy is important so that we can have as many perspectives represented as possible.

Democracies fund social science research because they care about how people really make sense of their lives and elect representatives to go fix what they see as the cause of their biggest social problem (🍳)

These two “grounds” - which have embedded warrants - see different solutions to keeping societies stable and we are seeing them (the people who believe in/use these two ideologies) fight over what the government enforces as normal and good right now.

Neither belief is morally “good” or “bad,” but they represent very different philosophies about what society should place the highest value on.

There is no reason why the political parties can’t work for both macro stability AND facilitating living a meaningful life at the meso and micro levels.

Is this post a really good juxtaposition between the #structural-functionalist and #conflict perspectives?

#teachingsociology
#teachingtheory

Asking because I think it is and would love to chat about it!

A few days ago, I overheard a man in his late teens/early 20s encourage his dad to try sardines because “they really boost your testosterone.”

I found the interaction interesting in several ways.

And, he called the man “dad,” so I’m not just assuming their relationship - If that matters to you!

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

The Wired dropped their paywall for this article on tips for protesters.

It, and The Wired’s making it freely accessible, would be great materials for a class on #socialmovements #teachingsociology

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

I was just thinking about this in while reading r/millennial. I like this experience of having so many people who grew up in the same context share how they are experiencing aging - in all that means - from joint pain to seeing an Eminem vinyl in the “classics” section for the first time 🙃

I’m reading a bunch of new stuff this summer to figure out what I want to assign in my social inequality class in the fall. I would love to run some ideas by you if you are open to that!

I am trying to picture any other white collar worker framing their job this way. Outside of religious officials.

This sounds like an excellent talk!

Quotas rarely end well. This is just greater rationalization of the dehumanization of immigrants that is already happening.

When the goal is a number, you really strip all nuance from the equation. You encourage the gamification of meeting or beating the number at all costs.

I’m reading Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter right now and this story makes me extra happy about this new baby!

If you think you might be at all interested in the book, go for it. It lives up to the hype!

This is what I tell students about trying to write discussion posts with AI.

It’s no longer a discussion between people - you’ve removed the human element by yet another degree by using AI to “polish” your contribution.

This would be one of those introvert perks for times like lockdown and super miserable weather days.

I’m not sure it works this way for extroverts. I really do need to interact with other people to feel “not lonely.”

Maybe they are warnings about the dangers of not moving on.

Trying one more new thing!

My department lets me teach our graduate “teaching sociology” class. I’m going to start leaving the course number in hashtags to help them build their Bluesky teaching community - if they want one. I’m making myself a structural hole!

#PurdueSOC609

@easysociology.bsky.social - I was getting ready to paste my comment, “this would be great to include in your introduction to sociology class” on most of your posts.

I decided posting with a #teachingsociology flag would be far more efficient and help more people find all of your great ideas!

This would be excellent for an Introduction to Sociology class!

#teachingsociology