Category: Sociology
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A Ramble on Sociological Theory
I will write some spontaneous thoughts I had on this issue recently. It’s possible that my opinions will change as I become less ignorant of my discipline. In any case, I’ll continue on here. I have found myself having to engage with a lot of academic theory recently. This makes sense since I’m currently a…
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The Mindless Need to Beautify
As a fellow disgruntled Zoomer, I will admit that I have succumbed to the temptation of aimlessly scrolling on TikTok before. You can’t blame me too much, since TikTok is one of the most widely used social media apps and a lot of fun can be had with it. Still, like other people, I’ve had…
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The Arbitrariness of Work Skills
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An Explainer for Western Astrology
Well… I guess I am opening up this can of worms. For whatever reason, some people tend to have very strong feelings about this topic, which I guess is all the more reason for me to think about it more. It seems that talk of Western Astrology and of horoscopes is pretty hard to avoid…
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Some Thoughts on Pride and Sexuality
Disclaimer: In this post about Pride and queer people, I do not really talk about transgender, non-binary, or two-spirited individuals, since they fall outside the scope of what I wanted to focus on. My main focus here is the sexual orientations of cisgender people. Also, I am exclusively discussing the experiences of men, as I…
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A Concern with Remote Work
In our labour market, remote work has become so prevalent in a way that’s unprecedented. With the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment rates in both Canada and the United States increased substantially, as the cessation or reduction of various services and production forces meant that millions of people were to be out of work. This was all…
My Sporadic Thoughts 