Social Media Sociology

Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads is essential listening for parents today. It offers us the tools to become wiser, more relaxed parents, and the inspiration to speak out, act according to our values, show humility, and set the kind of example that will make a real difference in our children's lives.

Identity Economics bridges a critical gap in the social sciences. It brings identity and norms to economics. People’s notions of what is proper, and what is forbidden, and for whom, are fundamental to how hard they work, and how they learn, spend, and save. Thus people’s identity—their conception of who they are, and of who they choose to be—may be the most important factor affecting their economic lives.

In Food, John Coveney examines "food as . . . " identity, politics, industry, regulation, the environment, justice, and gastronomy. He explores how food helps us understand what it means to be human.

Así no es desmitifica conceptos equivocados y devela verdades incómodas que demasiados mexicanos creen, pero que son falsas. Ideas que asumimos sobre meritocracia, clase media, clasismo, salarios e impuestos, pero que son escandalosamente erradas. Burdas mentiras que sirven para justificar las más grandes injusticias de México.

Sports fans, dads, and data analysts David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta argue that fandom can not only increase our sense of belonging but also serves as a powerful antidote to loneliness because sports fans experience increased social connection. What they didn't realize was how deep that connection was, the potential it carried for individual and societal wellness, or the opportunities it offered for adult friendships, making and keeping friends, and family ties.

In this extended lyric essay, a poet mines her lifelong experience with migraines to deliver a marvelously idiosyncratic cultural history of pain - how we experience, treat, and mistreat it. Her sources range from the trial of Joan of Arc to the essays of Virginia Woolf and Elaine Scarry to Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of Gregory House on House M.D. As she engages with science, philosophy, visual art, rock lyrics, and field notes from her own medical adventures (both mainstream and alternative), she finds a way to express the often-indescribable experience of living with pain.

Alternative Medicine and Wellness Techniques: 14 Paths to Integral Health (Scholarly Articles, Vol. 3) - the 2017 revised, updated, and reformatted edition - is a scholarly article that outlines 14 alternative pathways or practices for achieving holistic health. When the author speaks about "holistic" health, he conveys that these practices and techniques do not only cure the symptoms of a disease, but also gradually but definitely remove the underlying cause of the illness.

You are capable of so much more than you imagine! With a stronger brain-body connection, you could perform closer to your potential in school, sports, work, or the tasks of daily life. Improving the neurophysiology of that connection is the key to consistent achievement.

Politik als Beruf war der zweite Vortrag der Vortragsreihe Geistige Arbeit als Beruf, den Max Weber am 28. Januar 1919 vor dem Freistudentischen Bund, Landesverband Bayern gehalten hat (nach Wissenschaft als Beruf am 7. November 1917). Max Webers Analysen regen auch in der heutigen Zeit zum Nachdenken über politische Zusammenhänge an. Der Vortrag ist längst zu einem Klassiker der Politikwissenschaft geworden.

Since Donald Trump's first day in office, a large and energetic grassroots "Resistance" has taken to the streets to protest his administration's plans for the United States. American Resistance traces activists from the streets back to the communities and congressional districts around the country where they live, work, and vote. Using innovative survey data and interviews with key players, Dana R. Fisher analyzes how Resistance groups have channeled outrage into activism, using distributed organizing to make activism possible by anyone from anywhere.

In 2020, an invisible germ - a virus - wholly upended our lives. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground.

So many of us have lost someone or something we love, and have had to deal with the ups and downs of life. In this book, Renée R. Bridgewater shares how to effectively maneuver through the maze of emotions and rekindle your authentic joy, love, and peace of mind to live your life to the fullest.

Dr. Len Horowitz is a physician, best-selling author, humanitarian, public health expert, behavioural scientist and speaks on issues of health across the world. In 1999 the World Natural Health Organization awarded him Author of the Year. In 2006 they called him one of the world's leading intellects.

Guns, an American Conversation follows up on a handful of strangers - teachers and gun-rights advocates, hunters and police officers, mothers and fathers across the United States - brought together in a larger group of 150 people, for a monthlong moderated Facebook group chat. The goal of the project - which expanded on earlier efforts - was to foster a civil, yet honest, dialogue between people whose backgrounds and beliefs led them to have opposing views on the issue.

Girls Against Girls is a complete guide including information on how females can band together and quit breaking each other down, popular movie quotes, advice from female artists and athletes, a resource section of girl-power organizations.

Straight edge (no drinking, smoking, drugs, or promiscuous sexual intercourse) rules! The youth made straight edge for youth so its authenticity and coolness reign! Nothing beats it; nothing compares; straight edge stands apart! Come listen to these poems to honor the virtuous straight edge lifestyle.

Chili peppers, Hot Mustard, and Horseradish delight the tongue like little else. Some people don't like spicy foods, but some of us can't live without them. This work praises a variety of chili peppers such as Habaneros, Ghost Peppers, Jalapenos, and Serranos, as well as Hot Mustard. If you enjoy spicy food, then you may love listening to these odes to all things hot!

Fast unauffällig, im Schatten großer Veränderungen, wie Digitalisierung und spannender technischer Innovationen entwickelte sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten ein weiterer wichtiger Megatrend. WeQ. WeQ steht für eine neue Qualität des Miteinanders, für eine neue Form von Wir-Intelligenz, die sowohl den Einzelnen ernst nimmt, technische Möglichkeiten, wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse aus unterschiedlichsten Disziplinen, wie auch die enormen Chancen eines verbesserten/neuen Miteinanders sieht und nutzt.