“The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.” – Pierre Bourdieu
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Once You Are Liberated
“It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who you are.” – Jean Baudrillard
Sociology: ‘The Excitement of Finding the Familiar Becoming Transformed’
“The excitement of sociology is usually of a different sort… It is not the excitement of coming upon the totally unfamiliar, but rather the excitement of finding the familiar becoming transformed in its meaning.” – Peter Berger
Classic Quote of the Week: Ann Oakley on the Sociology of Women’s Unpaid Work
“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
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 