A “real utopia” isn’t an oxymoron or a figment of the imagination. Erik Olin Wright writes, instead, that real world examples of functioning social alternatives can help us find ways to improve the human condition. When history provides an opportunity to effect such changes, a familiarity with real utopias will provide a roadmap.
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Fat stigma and size discrimination are big issues in a culture that’s more and more overweight, but less and less tolerant of obesity. The authors consider how the legal system has regarded these discrimination claims and how they might evolve in the future.
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Using historical comparisons, the author analyzes America’s faltering international power and argues that it will take more than good will and high hopes to save the empire.
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Inflexible employment undermines mothers’ ability to provide family care. Playing by the rules of middle class institutions poses particular challenges for low-income moms.
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Putting a face on teenage pregnancy helps us to look past stereotypes to understand the challenges of teen parenthood.
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Sleep on this: sleep is a highly social endeavor, posing a puzzle and a prism through which to view life in the wired era.
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by Michael Stout, John Harms, Tim Knapp, and Lora Vess
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Winter 2011
Collaborative efforts in the Ozarks develop and apply knowledge about social capital to bolster civic engagement.
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by Robert M. Groves, Colby King, and Jesse Wozniak
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Winter 2011
U.S. Census Director Bob Groves sheds light on the scope, mechanics, and mission of his bureau and its most famous project.
Also: working as a Census enumerator, Colby King learned firsthand the challenges and importance of accurate counting.
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One hundred years after publication, Jane Addams’s book Twenty Years at Hull-House continues to offer insight about social reform and democracy across class, ethnic, racial, and gender lines.
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by Janet R. Hankin and Katherine J. Rosich
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Fall 2010
A look at contributions of medical sociologists in the last half century reveals the importance of sociological thought for understanding key issues in today’s health discussions.
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