This short video provides a useful reflection on the ongoing racial problems in South Africa. Al Jazeera interviews a newlywed couple who say that while different racial groups are now used to interacting with Others in public (at work for … Continue reading Interracial marriage in South Africa
I’ve been doing a visual sociology of the Western Suburbs of Melbourne via Instagram, which is why I loved this story from early November. The Western Sydney suburb of Granville had been hosting a bus tour highlighting the cultural diversity of Sydney’s architecture.
Continue reading “Cultural Architecture of Western Sydney”Comical look at the classificatory kinship system in Chinese families (from a young Chinese American perspective). A nice illustration of how culture influences the social organisation of the family. Continue reading Kinship in Chinese Families
Nice animated video about standing up against conformity. Continue reading Think
Michael Burawoy For Public Sociology, Part 1: Introduction. Michael Burawoy’s presidential address at the American Sociological Association (ASA) meeting in 2004. Burawoy is the current President of the International Sociological Association. He discusses the role of sociology in advancing American … Continue reading Michael Burawoy on Public Sociology
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