Tag Archives: sociology

Stumbleupon Review of : http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_4_70/ai_112943739 DURING the past 35 years I have used prisons and prison mental hospitals as "laboratories" in which to investigate the causes and prevention of the various forms of violence and the relationships between these forms … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126981.700-beyond-east-and-west-how-the-brain-unites-us-all.html?full=true What is clear is that the minds of east Asians, Americans or any other group are not wired differently. We are all capable of both analytic and holistic thought. “Different societies make one option seem … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/1_1Final/html/Frankeng.html From the page: “Narratability means that events and lives are affirmed as being worth telling and thus worth living. Being narratable implies value and attributes reality. ”

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/03/society-politics “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://blumensacha.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/strong-reciprocity-from-the-origin-of-wealth-by-eric-d-beinhocker/ Human beings are neither the pure-hearted, altruistic creatures of Rousseau, nor the heartless, selfish creatures of Hume. Which sounds like it may have been inspired by this piece of Situationist graffiti from the 1968 Paris … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1437/46/ “Melisa” I never got to knaow Melisa very well. I first saw her on August 7th, 1997. I was eating tajadas (crispy fried plaintains) at a small neighborhood restaurant with Rebeca’s daughter Vanesa and Vanesa’s … Continue reading →