
We live in a cyborg society. Technology has infiltrated the most fundamental aspects of our lives: social organization, the body, even our self-concepts. This blog chronicles our new, augmented reality.
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20 hours ago: Spare Rib: Life, Not Lifestyle.Monte Bute is a backstage sociologist. From his roundabout journey from Red Wing Boy's Reformatory to anti-war activist to sociology professor. Monte's full of great stories, creative insights and powerful critiques—and now he has a blog!
1 day ago: My Manifesto to Revolutionize American SociologySociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry.
18 hours ago: TV vs the Movies: Which Does Better by Women?On July 1, 2013 Walt Jacobs will become professor and Founding Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Here, he'll write about his preparations and chronicle his first year in administration, trying to apply his view of academic leadership as both a science and an art.
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Drawing on a shared commitment to informed policymaking, the Scholars Strategy Network brings together leading scholars to address pressing public challenges with relevant research, basic facts, and policy options.
Contexts is an ASA publication, edited by Jodi O’Brien (Seattle University) and Arlene Stein (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). The Society Pages is proud to host contexts.org.