You Don’t Marry for LoveChaebols in Korean dramas practice marriage the way that most societies have for centuries. In Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage: A History, she…Oct 6Oct 6
On Being a ‘Hard Stick’On multiple occasions, nurses have a difficult time finding my veins and have been called a “hard stick.” As a sociologist who recognizes…Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Squid Game: Why It Resonates Around the GlobeAs a new Kdrama lover, I feel vindicated seeing that Squid Game was the most-watched show of all time on Netflix. But as a sociologist, I…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Ordinary Whiteness: Rachel Dolezal, Jessica Krug, and Hilaria Baldwin and the Men Who Help Them…First, there was Rachel Dolezal. Then, we learned about Jess “La Bombalera” Krug. Since then, there have been several examples of White…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
“The 1619 Project” and BlaResistance in a Time of #BlackLivesMatterIf you ask most Americans when enslaved Africans were first brought to what became the United States, they will likely tell you 1619. This…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020