“The excitement of sociology is usually of a different sort. Sometimes, it is true, the sociologist penetrates into worlds that had previously been quite unknown to him—for instance, the world of crime, or the world of some bizarre religious sect, or the world fashioned by the exclusive concerns of some group such as medical specialistsContinueContinue reading “Sociology: Excitment in Familiar Becoming Transformed”
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Classic Quote of the Week: Ann Oakley on the Sociology of Women’s Unpaid Work
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”
Commit Sociology
The Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, ‘this is not a time to commit sociology.’ He is wrong. Now is always the right time to commit sociology.
Sociology at Work 