Tootle the Engine and Character Formation
June 10, 2020
David Riesman with Nathan Glazer and Reuel Denney— Tootle the Engine (text by Gertrude Crampton, pictures by Tibor Gergely) is a popular and in many ways charming volume in the… READ MORE
Tag: sociology
Land Tenure and Inequality
June 8, 2020
James C. Scott— A hypothetical case of customary land tenure practices may help demonstrate how difficult it is to assimilate such practices to the barebones schema of a modern cadastral… READ MORE
A Tour de Bed
November 21, 2019
Brian Fagan and Nadia Durrani— What did our ancestors do in bed? It’s an intriguing question. One that we, as archaeologists, realized nobody had sought to answer. Beds, after all,… READ MORE
Ep. 53 – Class in America
April 12, 2018
Class in America, often ignored, has shaped the country from the very beginning. We take a look at the changing role of class and how it has led us to… READ MORE
Teens and Technology: Why Your Child Spends So Much Time Online
February 6, 2014
Follow @zephoria Follow @yaleSCIbooks It’s a common sight these days to see young people glued to their smartphones, tablets, and assorted other electronic devices–and that continues to confuse and worry… READ MORE
Lifestreaming: What Happens When We Share Our Lives Online?
January 30, 2014
Read a piece from Alice Marwick on why “social media is making us anxious and paranoid” on Medium.com! (13-min read) Follow @alicetiara Follow @yaleSCIbooks In her new book, Status Update: Celebrity,… READ MORE
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