Concepts and Theories
Quantitative Approaches to Intersectionality: The Small n Problem
A challenge for intersectional survey research is the “Small n Problem”: when there are too few observations in the sample to permit the desired analysis.…
Marxist and Neo-Marxist Theories of Social Stratification
Why does social stratification exist? Karl Marx had a Theory Karl Marx, a social and economic thinker in the 19th century, had a theory of…
Basic Sociology Concepts: Social Stratification and Inequality
What are the basic sociology concepts in social stratification and inequality? To understand basic sociological theories in social stratification and inequality, we must first understand…
Intersectionality is Everywhere
Three decades after Kimberle Crenshaw popularized the term “intersectionality,” it has become mainstream. The term is mainstream because it is the truth and because elements…
The Concept and Measurement of Power in Intersectionality
The idea of power is inherent to intersectionality. In this post, we discuss how the concept of power is integral to the concept and framework…
COVID-19 Counts of Cases and Deaths Reveal Social Group Biases
Unequal counts of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 reveals the structures of power that impact social group bias A prominent US example of how…
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Data, Methods, and AI
Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences and ChatGPT
We covered a basic approach in How to use ChatGPT in Social Science Research; in this post, we focus on specific issues of…
Predicting the Future: Wired Magazine, 2022
The Wired World in 2022 predicted the technological advances and technology-driven changes that will make headlines next year. I read them and made…
How to use ChatGPT in Social Science Research
In this post, I discuss how to use ChatGPT in social science research. The take-away message is: The AI is the assistant and…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Social Scientist
As AI increases in use and popularity, the profession of the social sciences will change. AI will eventually change the daily job of…
Academic Writing for Psychology Students
This is for the course “Critical Academic Writing” taught, in English, at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Psychology. This course is designed…
How to write the results section of a research article in the social sciences
When you analyze data, your readers will want to know the results. But, you have lots of data and lots of analyses. How…
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Culture
Writing Peer Review in the Social Sciences: Constructive, Honest, and Respectful
Peer review is a fundamental activity in social science. Whether you are a student or a seasoned professor, constructive feedback on your article by your colleagues is a necessary step in the writing process. A hallmark of feedback is an honest assessment of the strengths and limitations of the work under review. Honesty is necessary,…
Lone Wolf & Cub: Power, Masculinity, and the Graphic Novel
Lone Wolf & Cub, an iconic Japanese manga first published in 1970, remains a classic because it is a work of art, because it pays exquisite attention to historical detail, and because it taps into men’s desire for honor, power, and violence. Lone Wolf & Cub is perfect for sociological exploration. The writer is Kazuo…
A Weird Tale, Fun & Grim : Pom Poko (1994)
Japan’s famed film company Studio Ghibli created many modern animated classics. Some have a save-the-environment message, but Pom Poko (1994) is rare in that it is whimsical, grim… and, to my Western mind, weird. Studio Ghibli’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) was about the after-effects of environmental disaster. Princess Mononoke (1997) was…
Chase’s Dreamscape: The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
From the first frame, fans of The Sopranos already knew what will happen to “Gentleman” Dickie Moltisanti in David Chase’s The Many Saints of Newark, and fans of the mafia films of yore could’ve guessed. We’ve known it since the 1950s, when the Comics Code of Authority cracked down on violence and made sure that…
“Running on Empty” is the Quintessential 1970s American Anthem
“Looking out at the road rushing under my wheelsLooking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields” It was 1977 Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty” starts like any awesome 1970s rock song should: Upbeat drums, slide guitar, and piano, with simple lyrics about wheels and summer. And that song is the voice of…
History of the Occult (2020): A Political Horror Film
History of the Occult is a thought-provoking Argentinian thriller & political horror film. It was directed by Cristian Ponce, made in 2020, and is streaming now (I saw it on HBO Max). Instead of slashers and jump scares, the low-budget/high-concept History of the Occult (original title: Historia de lo Oculto) builds eerie tension slowly and…
When I Was a Child I Read Blogs
Books bind us together, those who have read the same ones. But few of us have read the same ones. Those that do move in the same circles, or pods, or bubbles, and rarely do we find a kindred spirit with a different library. Its a shame because, as Danny Kaye once quipped, “Who wants…
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