Kimmel and Conflict Theory: Sociology Turns Its Lens onto One of Its Own
Recent case of Michael Kimmel can be understood as a real-life manifestation of the ham-handed, universal application of a conflict theory perspective.
Recent case of Michael Kimmel can be understood as a real-life manifestation of the ham-handed, universal application of a conflict theory perspective.
While affirming the ubiquity of anti-white rhetoric in progressive communities, Salam suggested it’s driven by motives beyond the simple highlighting of power structures.
Is it okay to hate men, then? Again, obviously not, for the same reasons. Except – it’s not so obvious. Because such sentiments are again entering the mainstream.
The narrow emphasis on ‘facts not feelings’ reflects a widespread misunderstanding of the role evidence plays in the apprehension of truth.
The British psychologist Cyril Burt had been accused of falsifying the results of twin studies and related research into the heritability of IQ.
Britain has produced a Brexit debate that is utterly dry, sterile, and completely lacking in imagination.
Somewhere along the way, many of the intellectual classes stopped believing in work as essential to survival.
If the intentions of senior military leadership are not so self-aggrandising and opportunistic, then they are at least ignorant of the underlying dynamics and complexities of gender equality in an environment as unique as the military.
Gatekeeping is not about saying “yes” or “no” straight-up.
The panic over cultural appropriation seeks to stigmatise many wonderful works of popular fiction.
“There’s no better time than now to delete.” (Position this one against a background of a man in canoe swimming away to a proxy of freedom.)
Societies the world over have had to adapt to high rates of infant and child mortality, developing beliefs and social traditions to mitigate the impact of seeing so many of their offspring die
Any place can seem ‘no go’ to those who’ve never gone.
She tells us that the only way to preserve Western values is if we limit or exclude immigration from countries which aren’t White.
In today’s topsy-turvy world, virtue signaling trumps being virtuous.