Technology helps subsistence farmers solve issues with livestock diseases and keep track of market prices.
Published on Feb 16, 2013
Africa has the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market in the world.
Teaching sociology with videos
Technology helps subsistence farmers solve issues with livestock diseases and keep track of market prices.
Published on Feb 16, 2013
Africa has the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market in the world.
Posted in AFRICA, agriculture, BUSINESS, capitalism, COMMUNICATION, development, Eastern Africa, ECONOMICS, food security, globalization, Internet, marketing, microeconomics, NATURAL RESOURCES, networks, poverty, rural, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, TECHNOLOGY, telecommunications, Uganda | Leave a Comment »
Spotlight on a Young Polygamist Family
Uploaded on Oct 24, 2011
Lisa visits Isaiah and his two wives to determine if what she sees in this young and modern family’s daily lifestyle will change any of the preconceived notions we have about polygamy.
Deleted Scenes: Housewife to Sister-wives
Uploaded on Oct 24, 2011
Lisa Ling visits Joanne’s birthing center in Centennial Park, where she discovers the unexpected gains – and losses – of being born in polygamy…
Deleted Scenes: Teresa’s Divine Revelation
Uploaded on Oct 24, 2011
Teresa tells Lisa Ling what it’s like to find out you’re spiritually contracted to marry someone…who already has a family.
The Story Continues: Modern Polygamy
Uploaded on Dec 5, 2011
Find out what has happened since Lisa Ling and the Our America cameras visited polygamist families in Centennial Park, Arizona.
Dr. Drew – Lisa Ling – Inside polygamist compound
Published on Dec 3, 2012
On Thursday night, Dr. Drew was joined by journalist Lisa Ling who was invited into the “Centennial Park” polygamist compound, with cameras, to talk with their leaders and families.Her special “Our America with Lisa Ling, Modern Polygamy” airs on OWN this Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET.In this clip, watch as Dr. Drew examines a group that claims they have nothing in common with the Warren Jeffs’ community with respect to forced marriages and men having sex with underage girls.
Posted in !MEGAPOSTS, anthropology, children, community, CULTURE, DEMOGRAPHY, DEVIANCE, FAMILY, femininity, feminism, fertility, GENDER, gender roles, generations, HEALTH, health care, housework, housing, marriage, masculinity, microeconomics, networks, polygamy, population, RELIGION, SOCIALIZATION, sociological imagination, SOCIOLOGY, stigma, subculture, United States, Whites | Leave a Comment »
Published on Nov 29, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish
Affordable housing is becoming increasingly hard to find in Germany’s big cities. The main reason is the euro crisis; those who can afford it are buying – because property is seen as a safe investment. Big cities like Hamburg have a shortage of affordable housing. Students and trainees are hardest hit, as are low-income families. Many of those affected have no choice but to stay with their relatives, and/or are forced to commute long distances. The authorities have pledged to invest in new building projects – but finding vacant plots of land in cities isn’t always easy
Posted in BUSINESS, conflict theory, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, Germany, higher education, homelessness, inequality, microeconomics, poverty, social class, social welfare, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, urban | Leave a Comment »
Published on Oct 10, 2012 by kenyacitizentv
Microfinance Institutions in the country are seeking to increase financial access by targeting the unbanked rural population. The institutions intend to leverage on modern solutions provided through the use of cell phones to promote services especially to women in rural areas. The initiative comes at a time when most financial institutions have concentrated on providing banking services to urban populations and ignored the rural communities.
Posted in AFRICA, COMMUNICATION, ECONOMICS, globalization, inequality, Internet, Kenya, microeconomics, rural, SOCIAL CHANGE, social mobility, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, TECHNOLOGY, telecommunications | Leave a Comment »
Bankrate.com hosts a calculator that estimates the cost of raising a child from 0-18. The defaults are based on data from the USDA, but you may adjust them.
Good website to visit in class, or to assign as part of homework.
Posted in children, DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, exchange theory, FAMILY, fertility, food security, HEALTH, microeconomics, parenting, SOCIALIZATION, sociological imagination, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, THEORY | Leave a Comment »
A first date is boiled down to its essence — exchanging food for sexual access. Illustrates exchange theory and rational action in family and mate selection.
Posted in dating, DEVIANCE, exchange theory, FAMILY, GENDER, gender roles, mate selection, microeconomics, norms, relationships, sexuality, SOCIOLOGY, symbolic interactionism, women's issues | Leave a Comment »
This song influenced a young DJ Academe’s sociological imagination.
LYRICS:
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we’ll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
Posted in !MUSIC VIDEOS, 1980s, capitalism, conflict theory, ECONOMICS, family, inequality, labor, microeconomics, music, poverty, social class, social inequality, STRATIFICATION, work | Leave a Comment »
I find this unreasonably fun to play in class (especially my 150-200 student auditoriums). It takes 20-30 minutes as long as I keep it fast-paced. I start off as if I’m excited (celebrate when I pass the typing test), and after a few choices the class starts to act like a game show studio audience. After it’s over, I sometimes ask them to write their reaction to the game and then summarize the game in one sentence. They have fun, then the written exercise cements the big-picture point.
From Sociological Images, PlaySpent helps us understand the economics of poverty:
…designed to help people understand the challenges and trade-offs faced by low-income people with insecure employment. The “game” begins when you’ve been unemployed, have only $1,000 left in your bank account, and need to get a low wage job.
Posted in consumerism, ECONOMICS, food security, homelessness, inequality, labor, microeconomics, poverty, recession, social class, social mobility, SOCIALIZATION, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, unemployment, work | Leave a Comment »
Oct 19, 2011
In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum – financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world.
Posted in adolescence, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, FAMILY, inequality, microeconomics, recession, schools, social class, SOCIALIZATION, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, teaching | Leave a Comment »
Jim Chynoweth from Second Harvest North Florida explains the economic impact of food stamps and who really benefits.
Posted in ECONOMICS, food security, inequality, microeconomics, POLITICAL SCIENCE, poverty, public policy, race relations, RACE-ETHNICITY, recession, skin color, social welfare, SOCIOLOGY, STRATIFICATION, unemployment | Leave a Comment »
Fun With Politics – Social Life Board Game Commercial
LYRICS:
Get lazy in the Game of Social Life.
You can spend more time with your kids and your wife.
Don’t be a doctor, they work too hard.
CEO? No! Mall security guard.
“Your successful business triples your tax rate.”
Get lazy, taxes take you money away.
So why go through the trouble? Mediocraty pays.
“Wait 2 years for cancer treatment. Lose 24 turns.”
“Oh, man! Inflation card. Everyone lose half your money.”
Get lazy, you don’t have to go to school.
Get free money, spend more time by your pool.
If you go to college, man those school loans are lame.
Why go through the trouble when we all make the same.
“You fall behind on your mortgage. Yes! Collect $1000 every turn.”
“You’re current on your mortgage. Pay an extra $1000 every turn.”
“The key is to not have any ambition.”
Get lazy, there are no rich people to hate.
Bring rich people down! Hey, aint life great?
“The spinner only has the number one, so nobody gets an unfair advantage. We wouldn’t want anybody to win now! Every other space is tax day! Well, for the dummies who make enough to pay taxes.”
Get lazy.
“Buy it while it’s still available.”
“Available only until there are no more rich people to leach off of, and the middle class goes completely extinct leaving only extremely poor, and not the kind of poor where you can still afford an iPod.”
“By Death of the Constitution Games.”
The game of life 1960 commerical- in color!
I remember when they ran this commercial a lot during the Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction, so I’m gonna guess it’s from somewhere around 1967-68
1979-1981
“Be a winner at the Game of Life!”
*Bargain Hunter* by Milton Bradley. A poor-man’s *Game Of Life* that let kids experience all the headaches of adulthood..
“Hunt bargains to be the first to furnish your apartment and get out of debt.”
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Posted in ECONOMICS, food security, inequality, labor, microeconomics, poverty, recession, social class, social mobility, social welfare, socialism, STRATIFICATION, unemployment | Leave a Comment »
Controversial welfare queen satire.
“This is where the taxpayer money goes”
“All you have to do is fuck and nine months later you’re getting the big bucks”
Keywanda is having the time of her life. Her job is raising her family of 10 children while dealing with the drama and stress of the children’s fathers. Thanks to the great state of California, Keywanda can support her lifestyle of having fun, getting “Turnt Up” and the kids can even get to eat from time to time.
Posted in !MUSIC VIDEOS, children, CULTURE, ECONOMICS, family, fertility, food security, inequality, microeconomics, poverty, social inequality, social welfare, socialism, STRATIFICATION | 3 Comments »
Posted in !MUSIC VIDEOS, BIAS, conflict theory, discrimination, ECONOMICS, FAMILY, family, femininity, feminism, GENDER, gender & sexuality, gender roles, labor, microeconomics, sexism, women's issues, work | Leave a Comment »
A small community in the northeastern U.S. state of Massachusetts has embarked on an effort to keep its economy growing and stave off the negative effects of globalization. In Berkshire County, many residents use a local currency called the BerkShare to buy goods, at a discount, from area businesses.
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