This fall’s lineup in the United States featured fewer reality programs, but they are still a dominant part of network TV. Jelle Mast’s September 2009 article in the Communication and Media section of Sociology Compass challenges sociologists to think about the form and function of reality television programming. Beginning with a critique of the academic … Continue reading »
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Editor’s Highlights: Reconsidering “Medical” and “Natural” through a Gender and Power Lens
Social science research has been lax in the use of terms medical and natural, using the words without problematizing them. Yet a cursory glance at the way research regards men’s health and women’s health reveals a striking pattern. While men are empowered by the medicalization of their bodies, women are disempowered by the same process. … Continue reading »
Editor’s Highlights: Seeing like a sociologist to understand postcolonialism
by Keri E. Iyall Smith Explore an emerging subfield in historical sociology, imperial-colonial studies, in Julian Go’s July 2009 article in the Political Sociology section of Sociology Compass. Growing out of the humanities and classical sociological theories, imperial-colonial studies present sociologists with both space to make new contributions and the opportunity to refine the sociological … Continue reading »
