You know what flipped my whole perspective on gender upside down? A chat with my younger cousin last month. She casually mentioned friends who identify as gender fluid, and it
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Category: Applied Sociology
How Social Robots Are Changing Human Connections
Find out how companion robots are becoming more than gadgets; they’re reshaping our understanding of loneliness and human connection. Watching my elderly neighbor chat with her companion robot shifted something
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How Your Paycheck and Prayers Shape Your Politics And Why Pundits Get It Wrong
Understanding how social class and religious values intertwine is key to decoding modern voting blocs and building real political bridges. Remember that last election? Man, the conversations were wild. Back
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How to Turn Your BA in Sociology Into Real-World Career Success: From Theory to Practice
When I first told my family I was majoring in sociology , my uncle asked if I planned to become a social worker. My grandmother wondered if I would end
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Rethinking Disability: How Society Shapes Our Understanding of Different Abilities
Last month I found myself sitting in a coffee shop, watching a young woman navigate the narrow space between tables with her wheelchair. The barista immediately came around the counter
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The Social Power of Education
Discover the balance between technology and human connection in learning, and why critical thinking matters in our rapidly changing world. Education shapes us in ways we cannot always see. I
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The Rise of Open Science: How Transparency is Reshaping Research A Sociological Perspective
Remember the days when groundbreaking research was locked behind paywalls, accessible only to those with university affiliations or deep pockets? Yeah, me too. It feels archaic now, doesn’t it? Over
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Building Social Capital: The Hidden Currency Strengthening Our Communities
Learn practical ways to build connections that enhance community resilience and wellbeing. I have always been fascinated by the invisible threads that connect people in neighborhoods and communities. Growing up
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Understanding Modern Race Relations: Beyond Theory to Lived Experience
I have been thinking about race a lot lately. Not in the abstract way we often discuss it in academic circles, but in the messy, complicated way it shows up
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How Surveillance Capitalism is Reshaping Society
I cannot remember the last time I went a full day without being tracked online. Last week, I was just talking to my friend about needing new running shoes, and
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