Our Consumer Society
A slightly long (but worthwhile) exploration of consumerism by Then and Now … and Baudrillard is discussed 🙂 Available here.
Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains
A great piece by VICE News available here.
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 [...]
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.
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.
Impact of animal-assisted therapy
An interesting article on impacts of animal-assisted therapies by Mirena Dimolareva (available here). Anyone who has had, does have, a pet will not be surprised by the results.
How Commonwealth universities profited from Indigenous dispossession through land grants
A brief article by Caitlin Harvey in The Conversation on how universities have benefited from the Indigenous lands that they reside on. Available here. I wonder what the market value of this land [...]
Canada’s Trust Divide is Growing
A good article by sociologists Wu, Bierman & Scheiman in The Conversation available here.
BCIT Investigates: Decolonizing the Criminal Justice System
A report from BCIT News highlights personal stories and various statistics. Available here.