There are two basic forms of political views and philosophy that may result in different political parties. This is very close to be the situation in the United States but it also works for other nations, too. The concept starts out being extremely simple to conceptualize. The first is the view of “ME” a rather self centered view. The second view is “WE” which tends to include people outside my family, tribe and state.
In studying sociology I found a singular concept that almost works like a tool to uncover hidden knowledge. That concept is called “empirical indicator”. This means “what we see” thus “shows us” something else. The idea is that there can be one or more things that we can see but may actually stand for some hidden meaning. In sociology the examples given are typically things you might see in a person’s office may indicate their rank in the organization. If…
The following is an edited version of actual correspondence. SC: I ran into Dr. T. I described to him, as I could best describe how you told me the way you perform in your classroom, not having viewed your “performance” but just what I could remember from your telling me, and passed out but a few phrases to Dr. T. He picked up on a small reoccurring theme from my most inadequate description of you and told me that sociology…
A previous post (490) was sent to an Assistant Professor of Sociology. I asked his opinion for the accuracy of the post. This is his response: I will be somewhat broad and brief since this is a rather complex issue. At the heart of the problem is the notion of patriarchy and power. In other words, it is a man’s world, hence men rule. This idea is inculcated through socialization, i.e. brainwashing of both girls and boys who are told…
See also the article Gatekeeping Young Women I have come across a number of middle aged women who might have made a mistake in one of life choices that can significantly impact their lives and the lives of their children. This article will spend time exploring one of these possible life choices because we see a pattern repeat over and over again and wish to alert young women about this possible problem. The life choice pattern we are concerned about…