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Social Thought: July 2008
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, July 24, 2008. Comic book movies bring complex heroes to our youth. When gazing over the crowd at any comic-book movie, one sees a wide range of characters both on- and off-screen. The business of comic books had been in trouble for a long time. The sales of actual comic books have been sliding for many years and Marvel Comics even declared bankruptcy in the '90s. In the past,...
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Social Thought: Organized religions lag behind Scientology on Internet
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Saturday, August 2, 2008. Organized religions lag behind Scientology on Internet. Religion has always advertised - regardless of the denomination. That's not a value statement, but one of fact. They are relics of an archaic time. The press has been remarkably unkind to the Church of Scientology and often fails to point out the positive things it does. All joking aside, this lack of posi...
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Social Thought: Comic book movies bring complex heroes to our youth
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, July 24, 2008. Comic book movies bring complex heroes to our youth. When gazing over the crowd at any comic-book movie, one sees a wide range of characters both on- and off-screen. The business of comic books had been in trouble for a long time. The sales of actual comic books have been sliding for many years and Marvel Comics even declared bankruptcy in the '90s. In the past,...
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Social Thought: January 2008
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Friday, January 25, 2008. Gentrification consumes Baton Rouge local culture. The North Gate area of the University is slowly vanishing, and in its place rises a bland generic menace. This process is called "gentrification," and Louisiana is just starting to learn what it means. The easiest place to see this change in Baton Rouge is in the North Gates area of the University. My dad is a ...
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Social Thought: Digital distribution has potential advantages for students
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, July 3, 2008. Digital distribution has potential advantages for students. One day in the future, nearly everything you need will come to you digitally - without boxes, cases or instruction manuals. That's right - books, video games, music, nearly anything you can think of that doesn't rot - will be beamed directly into your home through that magic system of tubes: the Internet.
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Social Thought: Anti-Intellectualism exposes false differences in society
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Anti-Intellectualism exposes false differences in society. While it pains me to say this, Sarah Palin is a symbol for a major social movement. Palin’s claims that she was a simple, average person battling against Washington insiders made her a symbol of anti-Intellectualism. The truth of those conceptualizations will always be up for debate but those characteri...
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Social Thought: Poverty problem affects everyone, not just the poor
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, June 26, 2008. Poverty problem affects everyone, not just the poor. Poverty is a complex issue. On the surface it seems like someone else's problem, but a deeper look can show its impact on others. You don't have to be poor to see the effects of poverty. The poverty line itself is calculated by the U.S. government and considers inflation and the cost of living, and is ...They ...
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Social Thought: June 2010
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, June 17, 2010. So the principle of social construction is basically that if enough people believe something to be real, it may not reflect empirical assessment, but on some level it must be treated as real - there will be real consequences and effects. However, a large portion of the message board population - including the media sites - reference the casual and hardcore group...
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Social Thought: February 2008
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Friday, February 29, 2008. Religious views have spot in open discussion. People always say it's not polite to discuss religion in public, but I disagree. In the United States, religion has always been tied to public life. The magnitude of religion's role in public life has ebbed and flowed considerably throughout time, though. Ignoring this may honor the separation of church and state; ...
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Social Thought: June 2008
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This serves as an archive for both my non-academic sociological writings and also for my published LSU Reveille column. Thursday, June 26, 2008. Poverty problem affects everyone, not just the poor. Poverty is a complex issue. On the surface it seems like someone else's problem, but a deeper look can show its impact on others. You don't have to be poor to see the effects of poverty. The poverty line itself is calculated by the U.S. government and considers inflation and the cost of living, and is ...They ...
