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Comment by Ibn Alhaitham on “The “Starbucks Effect”: Correlation vs. Causation”

Thank you for pointing out what is happening and for your excellent analysis from the perspective of

Posted by: Ibn Alhaitham | May 01, 2015 at 03:45 PM

Stop and Frisk Through a Sociological Lens

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By Karen Sternheimer If you live in or near New York, no doubt you have heard of a policing policy called “stop and frisk.” For those unfamiliar with the practice, stop and frisk involves police officers questioning and searching pedestria

Posted by W. W. Norton on March 18, 2014 in Behind the Headlines, Class and Stratification, Crime and Deviance, Karen Sternheimer, Social Institutions: Work, Education, and Medicine, Social Problems, Politics, and Social Change | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Correlation vs. Causation: Decoding Autism Research

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By Sally Raskoff Recent news reports cite a huge increase in autism rates. Autism, a disorder involving problems with social interaction and communication, is estimated at 1 in 88 children. The rates by gender are 1 in 54 boys and 1 in 252

Posted by W. W. Norton on April 16, 2012 in Behind the Headlines, Sally Raskoff, Social Institutions: Work, Education, and Medicine, Social Problems, Politics, and Social Change, Statistics and Methods | Permalink | Comments (9)

Comment by Candice Haslam on “Marketing Health”

As a healthcare professional I found your blog very intriguing. I worked for some time in a clinic t

Posted by: Candice Haslam | January 31, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Comment by Rachelle Miller on “There Oughta Be a Law? Formal and Informal Social Control”

Being new to the subject of sociology it seems that the goverment, the ones imposing social control,

Posted by: Rachelle Miller | January 04, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Comment by Samantha V on “Research Methods, Statistics, and Video Games”

This piece shows a negative correlation. As the video game sales increase then the violence of teen

Posted by: Samantha V | June 20, 2010 at 05:35 PM

Comment by Jamie on “Why Are Meetings So Frustrating?”

I'm loving the Everyday Sociology blog. Thanks for taking the time to wirte these articles. Meeting

Posted by: Jamie | June 17, 2010 at 03:59 AM

Research Methods, Statistics, and Video Games

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By Karen Sternheimer A recent Iowa State University report claimed that one of its faculty members has “prove(n) conclusively that violent video game play makes more aggressive kids.” A colleague forwarded a link to this report to me, kno