Race and Dating
I filmed an interview on race and dating. Thoughtful discussion of sexual racism, meaningful relationships, how to address structural and unconscious bias in Australia, and much more.
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Marketing Sociology
I’ve been thinking a bit about social marketing lately because I’ve being managing communications and media for research organisations and not for profits for many years. In general, marketing in the social sciences could be enhanced, especially in my field of sociology.
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Ellen Ochoa First Latin Woman to be Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame
Dr Ellen Ochoa, a Mexican-American scientist with a PhD in electrical engineering, was the first Latina in space. Twenty-four years later, on May 19 2017, having already been awarded NASA’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, she’ll be inducted into the USA Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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Race and Dating
Last week I was part of a panel on Race and Dating, at 107 Projects in Sydney.
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Equality of Educational Opportunity
James Coleman’s classic sociology study on the structural inequalities of the American education system has an ongoing influence in academia and in public discussions.
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Toxic Management
Sociologists Martha Crowley and Randy Hodson conducted a study of the organisational dysfunction at General Motors. In a climate where people feared job cuts, every layer of management was afraid to report problems upwards, as there were many examples of people who had been fired after raising issues.
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How Poverty of Work Becomes Entrenched
A sociology study of the experiences of working class migrant workers finds that the conditions of their work make it virtually impossible to get ahead.
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Decolonising Sociology
Much like the challenges facing educators looking to transform education in a way that is more meaningful to Indigenous students, Australian sociology has many issues of colonialism to address.
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Stop Australia’s Lifetime Ban of Refugees
This coming Tuesday 7 February 2017, Australia is set to introduce a lifetime ban on refugees who arrive by boat.
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In this 1950s themed restaurant the chairs are suspended from the ceiling! Bird cage in your soul! Source: Other Sociologist. Continue reading Muriel’s Kitchen
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