75 thoughts on “Ask a Sociologist

  1. Samir Salameh's avatar Samir Salameh

    Dear sociologists
    I have some questions please.
    What is a social phenomena?
    are riots, protests, demonstrations social phenomenon?
    what is a security phenomena?
    are there steps or processes for a social phenomena to become a security one?
    I am looking forward to hearing from
    Samir Salameh

  2. Josilyn's avatar Josilyn

    hello. i have some questions that I would like to have answers too.
    1.) who is to blame for the standards that men hold against women?
    2.) is a universal health care needed?
    3.) is caring for a child more important than who raised the child? (lgbtq)
    4.) Why is there so much hatred towards the LGBTQ community in the church when you are supposed to love everyone?
    5.) Is there a difference between cultural diversity between countries?

  3. Dear sociologists
    I have some questions, please.
    What is a social phenomenon?
    are riots, protests, demonstrations social phenomenon?
    what is a security phenomenon?
    are there steps or processes for social phenomena to become a security one?
    I am looking forward to hearing from
    Grace Lily
    https://saawconcepts.com/

  4. clare's avatar clare

    Hello, I am writing a paper about the Paparazzi their function in society, if it is normalized stalking and harassment stuff like that. I have to add a sociological perspective to it, but I do not know what to write. Would you be able to give me some pointers?

  5. Clyde Summers's avatar Clyde Summers

    Hello and thank you.
    My question involves classes created by government and media. In the past year since covid began the push for vaccination by governments has given traction in creating two classes of people. Those who are vaccinated and those who are not. My observation is that between government ie: politicians and bureaucrats with assistance from mainstream media countries have been divided into the two groups mentioned. The government in its marketing efforts have provided vaccinated people reasons to shun and even ridicule those who are unvaccinated. Hence there is a creation of these two classes of people. The government has also penalised those unvaccinated people by restricting entry to venues or making it difficult to participate in everyday activities while allowing the vaccinated freedom to travel and enter venues. Some companies have banned unvaccinated people from their venues or services. Am I correct to say that there are now two new social classes around the world and the government, businesses and one class discriminates against the other class? Thank you.

  6. Lilo's avatar Lilo

    Why do Anglo countries like the US and Canada have a culture of shaming young girls for their interests? For example, when a young American girl has feminine interests, she is considered “shallow” by society, but if she takes interest in something masculine, she is seen as a “pick-me”.

  7. Vinishe Sabo's avatar Vinishe Sabo

    When a society is stratified based on social status what is that called in sociology
    Does social class gradient indicates educational attainment, coping skill or neither?

  8. Mary Morken's avatar Mary Morken

    As a sociology hopeful (I want to eventually get a PhD in it) what is it called when a sociologist is already part of a group they want to study? I suppose participant observation is closest but I began to enjoy imagining which fictional characters would make the cutest couples, and so fanfiction, fanart, and fandom subculture in general is already near and dear to my heart. Do I just have to have value neutrality if I pursued this as a study? (Shipping think how Team Edward vs Team Jacob was a big thing when the Twilight franchise was out)

  9. John Frank's avatar John Frank

    I’m an Adjunct Lecturer teaching sociology in NYC. Do you know of any memoirs written by sociology professors that pointedly speak to sociological issues? I have found a few, Honky, by Prof. Dalton Conley, that takes on race and class inequality. Tastes Like War, by Prof. Grace Cho, explores the sociological imagination. I’ve even come across Peter Berger’s memoir, but it’s not really speaking so much to sociological concepts. Would you happen to know of other memoirs that speak to sociological issues? If so, great. Thank you for thinking about this question. John

  10. Nafis's avatar Nafis

    If you are in high school, what can you do know if you are considering being a sociologist? Do you recommend any books to read for an introduction to sociology or any companies to keep an eye on for a potential career?

  11. lihya's avatar lihya

    How can researchers maintain objectivity when studying a topic and interacting with research participants?
    For example, I am researching national and ethnic identity, and I sometimes struggle to remain neutral. When participants give responses that don’t align with my expectations or seem counterintuitive, I find myself becoming emotional or frustrated.
    How can researchers handle such situations effectively?

  12. Kirsten Brown's avatar Kirsten Brown

    What was “Making of Middletown” experiment? What did the “Making of Middletown” experiment involved? What was the theory and the data that the experiment and the person who ran the experiment get out of it? Where was the “Making of Middletown” experiment took place?

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