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Murky Research, Monkey Research
June 19, 2013 Posted by Jay Livingston Marc Hauser left his professorship at Harvard after an investigation found that he had committed scientific misconduct. Basically, he made up the data for some of his published articles. It wasn’t the irony that got me – Hauser’s research focused on morality. Show More Summary
Domestic Behavior as Both Gendered and Raced: Who Does What for Airlines?
While the flight attendant might be a quintessentially feminized occupation today, the first “stewardess” was, in fact, a “steward.” Pan American had an all-male steward workforce — and a ban on hiring women — for 16 years. It was forced...Show More Summary
Modern Social Problems and Vintage Technology: Google’s Project Loon
As our society becomes increasingly technological, I love stories that remind us of the value of simpler ways to solve problems, like a faux bus stop to catch escapee nursing home residents or dogs that are trained to sniff out cancer (both stories here). This weekend we were treated to another such story, this time by Google. Show More Summary
The Evolution of Hula: Traditional, Contemporary, and Hotel
Earlier on SocImages, Lisa Wade drew attention to the tourism industry’s commodification of Polynesian women and their dancing. She mentioned, briefly, how the hula was made more tourist-friendly (what most tourists see when they attend...Show More Summary
Obscene Gestures from Around the World
The phrase “social construction” refers to the fact that things, symbols, places, sounds — basically everything — is devoid of meaning until we, collectively, agree as to what something means. Once that happens, it has been “socially...Show More Summary
RC Pro-Am for the Nintendo Entertainment System
I wonder what the celebrated Frankfurt School theorist, Theodor Adorno would have made of the video game industry? I think I have an idea, but to explore the point I'm going to ignore this week's big news about Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's Playstation 4 (which are, looking at a couple of games, appearing rather swish). Show More Summary
advice from walter bishop, jr. on improving your jazz improvization skills
Apparently, a lot of it has to do with working in that cycle of fourths into your lines. This is a very nice video of the post-bop piano master, with a performance of his tune “To Those Who Chant.” I also strongly recommend his composition Coral Keys, ideal for those who want easy listening with […]
advice from walter bishop, jr. on to improve your jazz improvization skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LgE6M-ZCbQ Apparently, a lot of it has to do with working in that cycle of fourths into your lines. This is a very nice video of the post-bop piano master, with a performance of his tune “To Those Who Chant.” I also strongly recommend his composition Coral Keys, ideal for those who want easy listening […]
It Probably Wasn’t the Time of Your Life
When we get nostalgic, we tend to overlook bad times and focus on good memories. It’s like how Green Day’s “Good Riddance” ended up promoted under its subtitle, “Time of Your Life”… and then became the go-to ballad for every late 90s graduation, flashback, and farewell television episode. In a recent op-ed for the New [...]
Cultural- and Individual-Level Interventions Against Eating Disorders (Trigger Warning)
Cross-posted at Inequality by (Interior) Design.
The problem:
A Brazilian modeling agency, Star Models, recently released a new series of anti-anorexia PSA advertisements. They illustrate one of the ways ultra-thin body ideals characterizing...Show More Summary
Mulgrew Miller
May 31, 2013 Posted by Jay Livingston Mulgrew Miller died on Wednesday. He was 57 years old. He was a giant among piano players – a large man with large hands (he could comfortably span all the major tenths). He was solidly in the bebop tradition. Show More Summary
Should Moms Hate Childless Women?
In a wonderfully provocative article titled “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence” (full text), writer and poet Adrianne Rich argues, among other things, that the assumption of heterosexuality in the context of patriarchy...Show More Summary
Olwen Hamer for Europe
Right now, bemused Labour Party members across the country are getting bombarded with emails. That can only mean one thing: there's a selection on. This time it's the turn of the hopefuls who will be standing for Labour in next year's elections to the European Parliament. Show More Summary
Underground Demography: Race, Class, & the Subway
Cross-posted at Montclair SocioBlog.
The magic of demographic knowledge is a memorable moment in John Sayles’s 1984 movie “Brother From Another Planet.” On the A train, a young man shows an elaborate card trick to the title alien, who looks like an African American but seems to have no understanding of the trick. Show More Summary
The Problem with Fembots… Again
I know this is boring and it should go without saying, but apparently it hasn’t been said enough: this idea that fembots are the perfect women is just wrong. It suggests that men want someone over which they have perfect control. And...Show More Summary
Are Smart Phones Emasculating? The Marketing of Google Glass
Fashion designer Vera Wang is known world-wide for her bridal gowns, costing from thousands of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. She opened her first store — in New York City — in 1990. In 2011, her gowns started appearing at the discount David’s Bridal, for as little as $600. Show More Summary
irb misconceptions
Last Fri., I attended a talk by Sarah Babb of Boston College. In her talk, titled “Beyond the Horror Stories: Non-Experimental Social Researchers’ Encounters with Institutional Review Boards (IRB),” Babb revealed findings that included misconceptions about federal guidelines for human subjects. Show More Summary
Hooking Up at Occidental College… at Occidental College
This past semester I had the genuine pleasure of giving my talk about hook up culture to students at my own institution, Occidental College. This was a treat — and also a little bit scary — not only because I was talking to my own community,...Show More Summary
Racist Antics at Colleges and High Schools (Trigger Warning)
It’s been six months since we’ve discovered evidence of another racist party or antic on a college or high school campus. I guess it was about time for another… well, three more. Updated and re-posted.
This post is a collection of racially-themed parties and events at college and high school campuses. Show More Summary
Changing U.S. Racial Demographics
In this 20-minute video, the Pew Research Center’s Paul Taylor discusses trends in the racial/ethnic breakdown of the U.S. population over the last century. Taylor discusses a number of related issues, including the income and wealth gap, perceptions about interracial relations, and the electoral implications of the demographic changes. Show More Summary
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