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The Socjournal» functionalism

Jun 7th, 2010 | By SGerardi Functionalism has long had a bad name in sociology as the handmaiden of elite interests, justifying all manner of inequality and power abuse by implying (and sometimes suggesting outright) that these things are “functional”…

The Socjournal» barbie dolls

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Dr. Monica Brasted While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter. When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of…

The Socjournal» gender portrayals

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Dr. Monica Brasted While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter. When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of…

The Socjournal» american sociology

Jun 7th, 2010 | By SGerardi Functionalism has long had a bad name in sociology as the handmaiden of elite interests, justifying all manner of inequality and power abuse by implying (and sometimes suggesting outright) that these things are “functional”…

The Socjournal» talcot parson

Jun 7th, 2010 | By SGerardi Functionalism has long had a bad name in sociology as the handmaiden of elite interests, justifying all manner of inequality and power abuse by implying (and sometimes suggesting outright) that these things are “functional”…

The Socjournal» advertisements

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Dr. Monica Brasted While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter. When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of…

The Socjournal» gender socialization

Feb 26th, 2010 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric As sociologists, one of our (my wife and I) biggest pet peaves is gendered activities. These are activities where an individual is excluded from participation based on a superficial external sexual characteristic.…

The Socjournal» sexism

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Dr. Monica Brasted While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter. When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of…

The Socjournal» competition

Jun 10th, 2010 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric This article originally appeared in Volume Three of The Electronic Journal of Sociology. It is reproduced here as part of the debate on the challenges of higher education. Jun 7th, 2010 |…