Comments on: Isolating Representations http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Redhead.Metalhead http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-49474 Redhead.Metalhead Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:17:49 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-49474 Gotta love the order of the stockings: dad, mom, son, daughter. Quite a pattern. Gotta love the order of the stockings: dad, mom, son, daughter. Quite a pattern.

]]> By: AR http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-49121 AR Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:11:25 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-49121 <i>...and small “ideal” family size.</i> Replacement level fertility being near 2 implies a very low child mortality rate. "Ideal" indeed... …and small “ideal” family size.

Replacement level fertility being near 2 implies a very low child mortality rate. “Ideal” indeed…

]]> By: wondering http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-48965 wondering Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:16 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-48965 @Maggie - and the kids: eldest one clearly a son, second child with non-gender specific name so can be any gender the viewer wishes - and small "ideal" family size. Oh, and names are anglo-saxon and Christian. @Maggie – and the kids: eldest one clearly a son, second child with non-gender specific name so can be any gender the viewer wishes – and small “ideal” family size. Oh, and names are anglo-saxon and Christian.

]]> By: Ian Aleksander Adams http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-48960 Ian Aleksander Adams Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:08:05 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-48960 Great find! These are so simple and so beautifully done. Great find! These are so simple and so beautifully done.

]]> By: Maggie http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-48924 Maggie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:05:21 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-48924 Love it! Completely illustrates what is considered to be "normal" in our society: white male-authority figure white female-housewife family-heterosexual (probably white) relationship, with Dad at the head Love it! Completely illustrates what is considered to be “normal” in our society:

white male-authority figure
white female-housewife
family-heterosexual (probably white) relationship, with Dad at the head

]]> By: Vidya http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/06/04/isolating-representations/comment-page-1/#comment-48867 Vidya Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=9485#comment-48867 This is a neat project! It would also be a great exercise for sociology students to undertake, to help them unpack semiotic components within ads or other representations. This is a neat project! It would also be a great exercise for sociology students to undertake, to help them unpack semiotic components within ads or other representations.

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