Everyday Sociology Blog

Lizzo and Sociocultural Constructions of the Body

Lizzo and Sociocultural Constructions of the Body By Angelique Harris Anyone listening to the radio or pop- or hip-hop-streaming stations lately certainly were aware that 2019 was the summer of rapper, singer, songwriter, and flutist, L

New Media Revolution

By Karen Sternheimer Media tend to get a bad rap in social science research. With each new form of media come new studies, mostly testing for negative effects. Will it make users more violent? Promiscuous? Obese? Anorexic? Stupid? Unable t

Afrofuturism Can Save us All

By Myron Strong “The world of ‘what is’ can be supplanted by the world of what never was or what could be.” I spoke these words to an audience of college students during a presentation on pop culture and Afrofuturism this past spring. As

Who Gone Check Me Boo? The Backlash to Women and Power

By Myron Strong In season two of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a now iconic scene is featured where co-star Sheree Whitfield demanded to know “who gone check me boo?” Her powerful retort came in response to her blatantly disrespectful pa

Notetaking and the Digital Divide

By Jonathan Wynn I always see a handful of laptops staring back at me in class. I am, perhaps, more surprised that I still see students handwriting notes at all. When I ask why they still handwrite notes, those who can afford a lapt

Masculinity So Fragile

By Jonathan Wynn Recently Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, 17, became the face of the upcoming Louis Vuitton women's wear campaign. In the ads Jaden wears a black skirt and a fringed mesh top (you can see the photo here). This has sparked a

Is College for Jobs or Expanding the Mind: Why Not Both?

By Michelle Corbin, Albert Fu, Colby King, and Joseph Cohen Michelle Corbin is an Associate Professor of Sociology Worcester State University; Albert Fu is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Anthropology & Sociology at Kutzto