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Barry Pittard ? On Institutional Cover Ups and Psychological Denial
2011-09-05 03:25:00
In many universities, there is reluctance to study the testimony of apostates. But I would commend - perhaps to a younger and less blinkered generation of academics - that perceived problems about validity of testimony can be overcome from the more or less oblique angle of comparative studies. There is no shortage of dissent from major and powerful institutions, and therefore a large witness base. Indeed, I suggest that one perspective for examining this phenomenon is the positive one of health - rather than of pathology. Witnesses from organization oriented to strong belief systems commonly do not know each other, and this fact yields an immense and rich base of non-colusional evidence. Any academic institution which resiles from the study cults per se backs away from taking seriously one of the prime threats to civil well-being. There is a train of thought which keeps coming home to me when I look at the testimony of dissenters from various authoritarian organizations .... Whe...
Basketball For Whites Only
2010-01-26 04:35:00
New professional basketball league for whites only.
INK BLAST | LET'S RAISE MORE HEALTHY AND HAPPY BLACK GIRLS, LIKE THE OBAMA
2008-12-01 19:31:00
The Obamas' little girls represent an ideal of childhood that sadly too few Black children enjoy. It's rare when any two little Black girls get a lot of positive attention in the media. But Malia, 10, and Sasha, 6, who are the picture of healthy, happy kids, have been making a splash.
Politics, Sociology, and the Economy
2008-10-09 12:11:00
I was thinking tonight about this so-called “economic crisis” and the presidential campaign. There is little doubt that Obama’s current nine point lead is mostly a direct result of public fear of the enigmatic, and probably criminal, occurrences on Wall Street and the uncertainty of how the collapse of a few major banks and ...
Dynamics of Change in Islamic Law (III): Grundnorm, a cosmological myth
2008-07-29 16:49:00
To effectively address the original Weberian objection i.e. normative pluralism is substantively irrational, it is mandatory to reformulate the problem in concise terms, starting point being that change in Islamic law takes place by means of some interpretive mechanism called Ijtihad. What exactly constitutes it: Is it the interpretation of the textual source ab initio; ...
Kitchen Sociology and Home Tours
2008-05-26 19:37:00
Yesterday I took my Mom out to the Pasadena Highlands Home Tour in Pasadena, CA.Home Tours are a lot of fun, a chance for homeowners to show off their flair for home keeping and their remodeling savvy and a chance for the general public at large to take a peek at how others keep a home, what taste they have and of course taking note of ideas they can use for their own homes.We had a great time touring through other people's homes and laughing with a little guilt that that we have a lot of organizing to do before we would dare let anyone tour our own homes. We fell in love with the color schemes, the architecture, the gorgeous tree lined streets. And finally, we gained a new appreciation for our circa 1980's tract homes. Albeit, our newer homes can never compare to the charm of the historic Pasadena homes, we have to content ourselves with the fact that our cookie cutter tract homes have bigger closets and wider hallways. As they say, the grass is always greener on the other side ...
What The Political Solution Is Not
2008-05-20 18:00:00
Republicans, open about their objectives, have always claimed that it should not be the responsibility of government to provide a safety net. Offering instead opportunity based on providing an atmosphere which stresses competitive equality with a strong private sector and small structured federal government to monitor “society.” Low taxes and less restricting laws that allow ...
Stephen Spielberg, Indiana Jones And The Lost Ark Of The Covenant
2008-05-16 18:00:00
“When carried, it was always wrapped in a veil, in tachash (*1) skins and a blue cloth, and was carefully concealed, even from the eyes of the Levites who carried it.” The sacred container, according to Biblical Text, held the fragments of the Ten Commandments and other sacred objects of the Israelites, believed to be ...
Amnesty International ? Call To Reason
2008-05-15 07:00:00
A call to arms has been made by Amnesty International to focus on current Human Rights issues and unite on May 15th, drawing world attention to “topics ranging from the wrongful imprisonment of journalist Shi Tao in China to the continuing murder, rape, abduction, and displacement of people in Darfur, Sudan.” Add to that ...
Mom?s First Visit
2008-05-11 18:00:00
Mom’s first visit approached. I had moved from home for the first time to attend University in a railroad apartment with creaky floors, uneven archways, odd molding and cracks in the walls. A tenement close to the center of town near a bridge that was highly traveled with cars, buses and trucks. It took time ...
Economic sociology of baseball OR Why DID the Dodgers pay that much for Jua
2008-05-07 07:11:00
I had a fascinating discussion the other day at work with a friend who’s a fellow baseball fan and psychologist (he gets my extremely nerdy baseball psychologist joke of “What do you call a three game series between Oakland and Baltimore?” Answer: A’s and O’s times three!) He had been to a lecture given by an ...
Understanding Prophecy
2008-04-25 18:00:00
Prophecy has always been a controversial subject. Those remembered are of some event predicted to happen in the future, usually by a note-able person from religion, concerning the fate of humanity. If they are woven into biblical text, they become part of religious doctrine in one way or another. Prophecy has also been made within cultural ...
Postgraduate Studentships in Sociology, Philosophy and Theology
2008-04-07 06:00:00
UK. University of Exeter. Three years fully funded studentships are available to students who plan to enrol in MPhil or PhD programme in Sociology, Philosophy and Theology  within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Awards are payable in instalments on enrolment and continuation is subject to satisfactory annual progression. Studentships are awarded on academic merit and are open to applicants from the UK/EU and overseas. Successful students will probably have applied for Research Council funding or equivalent competitive schemes. (more…) Share This Tags: philosophy, postgraduate studentships,- sociology, theology, uk, university of exeter-
Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology of Higher Education, University of Hong K
2008-04-03 13:01:00
Hong Kong. 3 years postdoctoral fellowships at the Faculty of Education are currently open for applications. Applicants should be PhD degree holders with relevant research background. The appointee will be expected to: participate in an on-going research on the sociology of higher education in China and East Asia; work with a team and doctoral students who are researching China’s higher education reform and its implications for regional development, (ethnic minority) access and equity in higher education, and social capital issues within higher education; participate in the team for the second international survey of the academic profession, specifically the China systems; and develop research proposals for future projects. (more…) Share This Tags: higher education, hong kong, post doctoral fellow,- postdoctoral fellowships,- sociology, university of hong&nb-sp;kong
I find the sociology stuff so interesting.I just w...
2008-03-31 16:34:00
I find the sociology stuff so interesting.I just watched a movie called "Sugar Cane Alley" that was pretty good.
Alien Sociology
2008-03-27 14:53:00
From SPACE.com: Why would extraterrestrials come here for a visit? According to Hollywood, Earth is surely one of the galaxy's "top places to visit before you die." Cinema aliens come here often enough that the State Department should probably set up passport control. Of cour
PhD Scholarships in Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
2008-03-18 12:28:00
UK. University of Glasgow. These doctoral scholarships are provided by the Adam Smith Research Foundation for candidates within the Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences Department, Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences. Up to 4 PhD Scholarships within five research themes: 1. Public Policy, Governance and Social Justice, 2. Work, Ethics and Technology, 3.People Places and Change, 4. Macroeconomics, Business and Finance, 5. Legal and Political Thought The Scholarships are offered from September 2008 and are tenable for up to three years (two years if doctoral research has already commenced). A Scholarship award offers the student a maintenance stipend equivalent to the Economic and Social Research Council award for a single person and payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate of £3,168 or the overseas rate of £8,800. (2006/07 rates shown). (more…) Share This Tags: anthropology, applied social scienc-es, asrf, doctoral scholarships, phd&...
Mommy And Daddy, Hold My Hand, Take Me Out To Freedomland
2008-03-12 17:00:00
On June 19th, 1960, Dwight Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States, was at the end of his second term and the election of John F Kennedy as his successor was still five months away. America was in a less jaded period of its history, unmarred by the Vietnam war, assassinations, Watergate, presidential impeachment ...
Ant Bee
2008-03-10 17:00:00
Antocretes, the ancient silver ant, wise among all the creatures on land, air, stream and wood was deep in thought. He kept changing his mind and was heard muttering by all the other animals who wondered what great issue consumed his time. Always focused more on things above the horizon than those considered ordinary for ...
Nostradamus 2.0 - Final Understanding
2008-03-05 17:00:00
Nostradamus: “Ennosigée feu du centre de terre Fera trembler au tour de cité neufve: Deux grands rochiers long temps feront la guerre Puis Arethusa rougira nouveau fleuve.” The Final Book Of Nostradamus, presented on the History Channel, gives a compelling account of the story of its recent discovery, lost for centuries in The National Library of Rome, misidentified in it?s ...
A Matter Of Perspective
2008-03-03 17:00:00
As visual perspective relates objects in space, drawings translate three dimensions into two on paper. Language conveys spatial relationships with expressions such as: over there, on top, below, in front, behind and others in infinite often subtle varieties. Point of view, expressing opinion, offers the primary way to convey immediate and imagined reality since it is ...
Altruism Does Not Exist
2008-02-11 11:59:00
The other day I brought up this theme to three people. Two left the room, one with a hurt look on her face, the other slamming down a book on the table and shouting. That left one male, and I succeeded in slowly pissing him off over the next hour or two. I talked to a female friend about this theme tonight and she stormed off too, saying she had to go to sleep.I'm off to an excellent start, but I've only pissed off four people. That's a piss-poor showing, but the theme shows great promise as a provocation. This blog has 800 readers a day, and if I can toss this theme out there and piss off even a small number of them, I can sleep well tonight.Here is my notion: altruism simply does not exist. Along the same lines, everyone uses everyone. If you don't like the term "using", we may substitute the term "utilizing". I really love this theme, because people are always fretting about being used. Suppose you were a millionaire - all your friends would be using you, including those armi...
The Search To Uncover The Secret Of ITNAHSIV
2008-02-08 17:00:00
I regained consciousness It had been a difficult journey as I stepped through the doorway to a place thought unreal - distorted images of projected light and darkness, incongruent concepts, vivid surreal colors paradoxically connected. I traveled through a non-descript passage, revealed by using the great symbol of Ottomaga. The incandescent emanations of the path only ...
I Was A Prisoner Of Pasta Primivera In Paris, France
2008-02-04 17:00:00
As an American in Paris, walking down the Champs-Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe one afternoon, I had a yen for pasta primavera. Unfortunately I don’t speak the native language and, as Americans know, the French want everyone, whether they speak the language or not, to articulate flawless Parisian French. Absoluement! Non, Non, said one passerby, ...
White Out
2008-01-31 17:00:00
Titles can often be deceptive, perhaps this one suggests some kind of racial subject when in fact it refers to the liquid paper one used when manual or electric typewriters and word processors were the most modern apparatus used for typing. Those messy ribbons, all those errors, pulling out the paper and applying the white liquid, ...
The Squirrel And The Rabbit
2008-01-30 17:00:00
One day, while foraging for nuts, a squirrel noticed a rabbit hopping by. - Excuse me, Mr. Rabbit, did you notice any nuts? - I’m a Hare, not a rabbit. Can’t you tell the difference? he declared. - Not really, you all look the same to me, said the squirrel. - Are you Nuts? That bugs the hair outta ...
College Football Games Lead To Fan Violence: More Violence After Upset
2008-01-23 02:17:00
A recent study from the University of Colorado finds that game days result in an increased number of assaults, liquor law violations, and assaults. It is rather fitting that this study would come out of CU given the anarchy that erupted during the Buff’s 2005 loss to the Nuskers. Yes, the study ...
Prostitution In Chicago: Starting Wage $27 Per Hour
2008-01-15 03:09:00
Female residents of The Second City have a tremendous occupational opportunity, with earnings of up to $20,000 per year. The job: prostitution. This according to a recent paper by Professor Steve Levitt, the coauthor of Freakonomics. The paper details the economics of prostitution in Chicago. The author’s approach, along ...
The discussion with sociology professor
2008-01-11 11:31:00
I am taking "culture, self and identity" for this term. I expect this course to be one of most interesting courses in sociology.The first lecture was on "culture". The professor defined "culture" into two types:Culture (big C) and culture with a small c.Then he went on explaining why the human beings as a unique biological specie though with diversified culture, yet share the common Culture (big c), in which each individual needs and relies on for survival and social development.I asked him "What is difference then the big Culture from human nature?"He said "in fact they are the same. however I am hesitated to use human nature as it has moral implication."He then gave the detailed explanation by using evolution theory. The process of which the apes evolved into human beings has the significant effort in determining human beings as biological cultural creatures.After lecturing, I asked him since evolution theory is not universally accepted, there are some other explanation such as...
The Princess With No Name
2008-01-08 17:00:00
Once upon a time in a kingdom long forgotten, surrounded by ancient forest, lived a beautiful young princess who had no name. She was much loved in her land by all the people, wherever she went, seen mostly in the distance between the trees at sunrise then disappearing into its magical realm. No one knew ...
Krypton?s Karma
2008-01-07 17:00:00
In Greek, Krypton means “hidden one” or “hidden thing”. Perhaps this reference to the planet was more than a myth created by two writers in the 1930’s, destroyed by a thermonuclear chain reaction in its uranium core. It’s possible Krypton existed, under another name, without any survivors. A mystery suggesting more complex factors at ...
Choosing From The Basket of Presidential Contenders
2008-01-02 17:00:00
No person, no matter what previous position they have held, can ever be fully prepared to be president. The pressures of the job mold the occupants to either grow into competency or expose those that are not. Qualifications should not be about any governmental experience. It should be about the qualities of the character that have ...
Picking The Right Title
2007-12-27 17:00:00
Writing is often more than an expression of thought. If it is going to be posted on the Internet, for public scrutiny, or anywhere else, one rule must always be considered. Pick a good title. Titles are like fashion. What is contained within the work is important, however the overall “package” represented by the title counts. ...
Santa Claus El Espiritu De La Navidad
2007-12-24 07:16:00
This is the second post from new guest writer Davin Blu presented for Christmas Eve. Please support his blog Eclectideas. If your Spanish is limited, scroll to the bottom of the post to see the translation. Santa Claus, Papa Noel, el Espíritu de la Navidad y otros muchos nombres hacen alusión a una leyenda. ...
The High Priestess And Peanut The Three Eyed Cat
2007-12-21 17:00:00
I had been among the Bud-Hadnu tribe for just three months. Queen Phylodahda had been away to the east of her domain. I was alone in my hut, writing, when two guards of the High Priestess Lunalestra III arrived and removed me to the dungeon below the altar. At dawn, I was taken and tied ...
Codependent Relationships
2007-12-20 20:03:00
Defining what comprises a codependent relationship or the karma that may be involved is not a simple task. Just as causes have many effects which in turn create more causes, there are numerous factors to consider in a codependent personality which vary from person to person. Not all of them represent pathology. Many associate ...
The Decline Of The American President
2007-12-19 17:00:00
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Although both parties, Republicans and Democrats have shared presidential power in the last seventy-five years, mistakes made on both ...
Protein Sociology: Collective Interaction Behaviors
2007-12-13 16:29:00
As always, it’s these odd conjunctions of things that don’t go together that catches the eye. In this case, molecular and sociology. The actual article1 is much more mundane and true to the correct science jargon, and included in a special section of the most recent Nature on “Proteins to Proteomes.” It’s ...
When You?ve Got ?IT?
2007-12-12 17:00:00
When everyone looks at you, there are two possibilities. Either you are unbelievably attractive, sexy, an object d’attention or displaying an unsightly bugga, a fly unzipped, perhaps to be swatted? Sexiness is the ability to stir sexual fantasies in other people, just by look. Those that are the cause of the “stir” are what many people ...
Pakistan Elections 2008: The Sociology of Symbols Allotted to Political Par
2007-12-09 18:24:00
Adil Najam The idea for this post came from a comment left by reader Rafay Kashmiri on a different post where he offers poetic commentary on the election symbols allotted to various political parties for Pakistan’s 2008 elections. I have always found the entire sociology of election symbols in Pakistan rather interesting and sometimes funny. In a ...
Navigating The Maze Of Health Care Insurance
2007-12-06 17:00:00
However one views the health care industry, successful navigation requires understanding the principles it follows. Although its goal should be to provide health care, business concerns often take precedence. In her compelling article, “Health Care Industry“, Patricia M. Danzon begins, “It is unpredictable and imperfectly understood by producers, and still less by consumers. Third-party ...
Life Is? Dot.
2007-11-28 17:00:00
Visualizing something as vast as “the cosmic expanse” and understanding it in familiar expression can help to compromise doubt and encourage more questioning, allowing an open mind. Suppose life is a yoke laid by a very large chicken in a Cosmic Chicken Coop, surrounded by a luminous fence defining the area of its peck as it ...
Is It True, Not, Or Just A Crock #3
2007-11-27 14:30:00
In Scotland, many years ago, a new game was invented It was called, “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden”. Thus, the world GOLF entered into the English Language.
Love Potions For The Ages
2007-11-19 17:00:00
“Herbs, roots, flowers and various berries found in nature are able to be used wholly when effective combinations appropriate for restoration of individual deficiency be understood. Naught ingredients, but proportion, determine potency of said potion. This be true for healing illness.” Contessa Llwaxanna Loveless Von Bralispth In her book, Love Potion For All Ages, she ...
Sociology Research Papers
2007-11-16 09:33:00
Of course, you can say that sociology research paper writing is a boring process, which requires a lot of efforts and time. But if you have a certain sociology research paper structure in front of your eyes and you gathered enough information for your sociology research paper, you can start writing.   So, the next point is: you do not have the concrete structure for your sociology research paper and you do not know where you can gather the information for your project.   Well, we try to help you to make a kind of plan for your actions in order to create perfect sociology research papers: (more…)
My Take On Feminism
2007-11-06 06:07:00
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My Take On World Peace
2007-10-27 10:08:00
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Fairies, aliens and sociology
2007-10-06 17:36:00
I've found an interesting article in Swift, the newsletter of the James Randi Educational Foundation. It's contemplating on the similarities of the fairy folklore and the modern folklore of aliens. There may be interesting similarities - probably it'd worth a thorougher study.The Evolution of the Little Green Man
SOCIOLOGY links: Holistic Bliss or Tristram Shandy ... IV
2007-09-06 22:11:00
I've introduced the rationale behind the content of the INTERPERSONAL and POLITICAL links pages. Let's now look at SOCIOLOGY: Although the ticking of the clock has a mechano-quantum constancy, people are collectively nudged forward through the 7 AGES that characterise our personal and social lives. These two lives beg a question in terms of Hodges' model and its four care (knowledge) domains. From what I've already said chronological age is mechanistic; but if that is the case in which domain does pathological age reside? Perhaps it is not just one domain, but a matter of span ;-). If for you this means or includes traversing the SCIENCE and SOCIOLOGY domains; that is quite a journey, so better prepare...Following this on the SOCIOLOGY links page - can that be HEALTH PROTECTION & PROMOTION? Again!Well yes it is and this is not a mistake. Just an effort to emphasise the need to direct our attention and resources at health promotion and prevention at a community AND individual lev...
Psychology, Anthropology, & Sociology :: RE: Book: "Issues Tearing Our Nati
2007-08-15 07:15:00
Author: Eric Subject: Issues Tearing Our Nation's FabricPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:15 am (GMT -4) Issues Tearing Our Nation's Fabric Chapter 25: Women in the Military Some analysts have said that World War II was the real turning point for the women’s movement in America. During four long years of war, while millions of U.S. servicemen were fighting and dying on foreign soil, American women secured the front lines of industry, supporting the war effort in hundreds of jobs previously handled by men. The scene of Rosie the Riveter, in her steel helmet tossing red-hot rivets in the nation’s aircraft factories and shipyards, is a lingering image of the rugged and resourceful female doing a man’s job when times were tough. Other such images entered the public consciousness in the years following the war, including Margaret Bourke-White’s photos for Life magazine of sturdy old babushkas in Soviet Russia manning jackhammers and driving gravel trucks in the streets of Moscow. The ...
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