Sociology Quotes – Page 3 – Sociology at Work

In Honour of Nelson Mandela Day

Nelson Mandela is a Black South African man with short, curly, grey hair. he is in a grey suit, lookng at the camera in a half-smile

In honour of the upcoming celebration of his life and courage, UNICEF released a video about the many names of Mandela.

Classic Quote of the Week: Ann Oakley on the Sociology of Women’s Unpaid Work

Ann Oakley is a white woman with greying blonde hair below her chin and a fringe. She wears silver stud earrings and she is smiling

Your classic sociology quote for the week, colleagues: “Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman’s natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.” – Ann Oakley, 1974. Woman’s Work: The Housewife, Past and Present. Our blind and physically handicapped colleagues from the USA can read this freeContinueContinue reading “Classic Quote of the Week: Ann Oakley on the Sociology of Women’s Unpaid Work”

Dr Martin Luther King: “Public Sociologist Par Excellence”

Dr Martin Luther King is a Black man with a moustache and buzz cut black hair. He smiles broadly

Dr Martin Luther King Jr is described as “a public sociologist par excellence.” We look at how sociology students can model his use of sociology to transform society, through civil rights principles.

Work-Life-Balance Optional

A white woman sits crossed leg on a park bench smiling, working on her laptop

Large infographic showing icons of a plate with forks, a palm tree, hearts, clock, house and chats. It says 98% of people send work-related emails nights and weekends, 44$ of people feel well-prepared at work, and 77% of people say personal values influence their decisions

“If We Began to Believe That Wall Street is Expendable…”

Jeff Madrick is an Economics columnist and author of Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present (2011). He wrote a great piece for The Washington Post last year that still captures my sociological imagination today. Madrick argues that while America cannot live without Wall Street, itContinueContinue reading ““If We Began to Believe That Wall Street is Expendable…””