Posts tagged “sociology”
Problems
There’s a fascinating article at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology called Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments. This is the sort of essay that makes you wonder about yourself. Just in case you weren’t already wondering. Or in case you thought you were
Boys: The Weaker Sex
Okily Dokily
How could anybody not love Ned Flanders?
Island Fever in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Island Fever “The prosperous newcomers tend to think of the Dayaks as stupid and lazy. The powerless Dayaks see the Madurese as greedy and arrogant … “
sociology and the Smurfs
On Smurfette “She is, in short, bad and wrong, as patriarchal cultures have viewed women for centuries.” I don’t know if I’d put it that way exactly. I always thought she was pretty cute. Of course I’m a pushover for a flirt.