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 Disarming Transphobia
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 27 January 2023

Disarming Transphobia

An excellent article by Quinnehtukqut McLamore, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri, into the ‘Rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ argument that appeared in Aeon. The article is here.

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 Breakfast of Champions CEO pay in 2021 hits new all-time high
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 3 January 2023

Breakfast of Champions CEO pay in 2021 hits new all-time high

Report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that “By 9:43 on the morning of January 3, the average member of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada will have made as much money [...]

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 Why you should be a socialist in 2023
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Videos
Posted 24 December 2022

Why you should be a socialist in 2023

A pretty compelling argument from Second Thought, video is available here.

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 The end of an undergraduate education may have arrived, thanks AI.
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 8 December 2022

The end of an undergraduate education may have arrived, thanks AI.

Have a read of this Atlantic article by Stephen Marche. While I am worried about how some might use this technology, it may force educators to think deeply about what we do, how we do it, and why.

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 Governments are subsidizing the destruction of nature even as they promise to protect it
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter
Posted 2 December 2022

Governments are subsidizing the destruction of nature even as they promise to protect it

Another great report from The Narwhal by Ainslie Cruickshank. From the article, “The governments of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador handed out at least $2.5 [...]

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 Our Consumer Society
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Videos
Posted 6 October 2022

Our Consumer Society

A slightly long (but worthwhile) exploration of consumerism by Then and Now … and Baudrillard is discussed 🙂 Available here.

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 Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Videos
Posted 5 October 2022

Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains

A great piece by VICE News available here.

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 Solitary Watch
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter
Posted 23 September 2022

Solitary Watch

Solitary Watch is a nonprofit national watchdog group that investigates, documents, and disseminates information on the widespread use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails.A good [...]

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 Happy the elephant is not considered a person by US court
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 16 September 2022

Happy the elephant is not considered a person by US court

A thoughtful piece in Aeon by Lori Marino about the moral, ethical and legal issues related to our treatment of sentient beings.  

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 I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter
Posted 12 September 2022

I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health

An article from the Guardian by Sanah Ahsan that makes a compelling case that mental health/illness is in many cases, not a problem with the individual, but the society around us. Very sociological.

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