UP-Sociological Society

07/09/2015

Sociology reprezzzents....

20/08/2015

04/06/2015

04/06/2015

May 29, 2015

29/05/2015

"Work is a wellspring of identity. The notion of hard work is used by people to separate themselves from others. It's how rich people distinguish themselves from the middle class, how the middle class distinguish themselves from the working class, and how men distinguish themselves from women, particularly care- giving women."

-Allison Pugh

When identity and emotional stability are tied to a job, what are the consequences of getting laid off?

22/05/2015

Sociology

Global rankings indicate that the University of the Philippines is on a par with the best universities in 8 out of 36 subjects. http://bit.ly/1LfxAbJ

17/04/2015

...they believed that unmarried pilots are prone to accidents...

Turkish Airlines' CEO says that pilots may not be as prone to destructive behavior like that of the Germanwings pilot believed to have intentionally crashed a

13/02/2015

"Valentine’s Day... is more about capitalism and the globalization of Western norms and practices, than it is about a grassroots desire for such a celebration.It is the marketers, mall managers, and restaurant owners that seem most interested in Valentine’s Day."

Nevertheless, Happy Valentines Day! :D

On Valentine’s day last year, my Facebook feed exploded with Pakistani memes that, on the one hand, used Islamic texts to criticize the day as unIslamic and, on the other, poked fun at the religious opposition to the holiday. When I conducted interviews with Pakistani women in Karachi over the summe…

10/02/2015

"Hence, witches on brooms."

http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2014/10/27/why-do-witches-ride-brooms/

Starting in the 1300s, Europeans developed a taste for hallucinogenic drugs. Unfortunately, ingesting them often caused nausea and vomiting. Absorbing them through the skin came with fewer side effects and delivering them through the mucous membranes of the female ge****ls was ideal.

10/02/2015

"Being poor is living a life of self-denial.
When someone sees someone (they think is) poor walking down the street with a brand new pair of Nikes, perhaps what they are seeing is someone who decided (whether out of a moment of weakness or not) to NOT deny themselves at least one thing; perhaps they are seeing someone who is trying to hold on to some feeling of normalcy; perhaps what they are seeing is a perfectly normal person who just wants what they want for once."

http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2015/01/02/poverty-self-denial-and-new-nikes/

When it comes to forming an opinion on poverty, some Americans just can’t seem to understand why poor people can’t just stop being poor. One of the things that gets harped on is the idea that poor people spend money on frivolous things; somehow some people believe that, if the poor just gave up thei…

08/02/2015

"Ang yabang mo na!"

Why do we call balikbayans "mayabang"? Even before they say a word, the difference in their attire, mannerisms, or speech suddenly brands balikbayans as boastful.

08/02/2015

Happy Birthday Tin Lugtu!