In The News: Department of Sociology
Sex workers and adult film actors spoke out today as Rudy Giuliani doubled down on comments he made about Stormy Daniels, saying she has no "reputation" or "credibility" because of the work she does.
In his new book, 鈥淭he Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times,鈥 University of Nevada at Las Vegas (性视界传媒) sociology professor Simon Gottschalk examines the social and psychological toll of increasingly online lives on work, education, family life, interactions, our sense of self, and more.
Modern life seems to encourage acceleration for the sake of acceleration 鈥 to what end?
In an 鈥渁lways on鈥 society 鈥 where we carry mini computers in our pockets at all times that are capable of solving nearly any problem or desire with a tap, pinch, or click 鈥 we can鈥檛 seem to escape the ever-increasing role that computer technologies play in our lives.
Is this "new normal" quite so normal when it comes to your health?
Brazil is the country with the highest rate of people with anxiety disorders worldwide.
Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
It may seem surprising in an era of #MeToo and #Times Up, where a national conversation and reckoning is going on with regard to the exploitation of women, but Barbara Brents is bullish on brothels. 鈥淭ime鈥檚 not up for Nevada brothels,鈥 the 性视界传媒 professor and sex-industry researcher says. 鈥淚f anything, the time is now for Nevada brothels.鈥
Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
The marshmallow test is one of the most famous pieces of social-science research: Put a marshmallow in front of a child, tell her that she can have a second one if she can go 15 minutes without eating the first one, and then leave the room. Whether she鈥檚 patient enough to double her payout is supposedly indicative of a willpower that will pay dividends down the line, at school and eventually at work. Passing the test is, to many, a promising signal of future success.
In this 24/7, 鈥渁lways on鈥 age, the prospect of doing nothing might sound unrealistic and unreasonable. But it鈥檚 never been more important.
Our lives are so full of constant alerts and digital intrusion that it may seem like our head is going to explode.