mwalsh @ April 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
By Liz Panneton
Today we are bombarded by media on a constant basis, whether we know it or not. Cell phones, blackberries, television, radio, billboards, magazines you name it. It’s there, and along with all of these images, are ideas of the ideal, what we are supposed to gravitate toward in order to feel acceptance [...]
mwalsh @ April 15, 2008 # One Comment
Family Changes
By Kathleen Barnard
Families have changed since the generation of the nuclear family. The idea of the traditional four and a half member family, which included a father, mother, son, daughter, and dog is slowly dwindling away. Some reasons for the huge change are new stages of life and responses to medicine, technology, [...]
mwalsh @ April 15, 2008 # One Comment
Main Street
By Kristen Duquette
These pictures represent some of the different eating establishments in Keene. Just on Main Street alone there are at least five “ethnic” restaurants. The variety and exposure to different cultures helps our Keene community become more diverse in not only what we do but what we eat. Choices in restaurants allow people [...]
mwalsh @ April 15, 2008 # One Comment
By Michael Morales
Sociology gives people the opportunity to view the world from many different perspectives. It decreases any ethnocentric views one may have and expands cultural and intellectual horizons. I believe that there is no better way to experience sociological study than to actually go out in the world and experience first hand encounters so [...]
mwalsh @ April 14, 2008 # 5 Comments
By Natale DiBitetto
You’re at home flipping through channels as a political map comes on the screen. It’s just a matter of time before the Presidential election is over. You hear the newscaster talking about each candidate’s future plans. You look at the bottom of the screen as the number of electoral votes each politician is [...]
mwalsh @ April 14, 2008 # 6 Comments
By Stephanie Denefrio
I have seen people discuss the symbolic meaning of the tattoos, brands, piercing, and scarifications they have chosen. I also have heard of a tattoo artist discussing the difference between casual and “collector” customers, and know of the artist’s description of the kinds of tattoos he or she regards as unethical. Many people [...]
mwalsh @ April 14, 2008 # 3 Comments
By Heather McDougall
As early as infancy gender specific items are established and are distinctly different from one another. Gender specific items differ in color and purpose. Submissive stuffed animals such as bunnies or teddy bears would be given to girls and masculine animals such as lions would be given to boys. If attending a baby [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This site was created to share ideas sparked in a Keene State College course. Our goal is to express what students are interested in right now and what we are learning in the sociology proseminar. While reading and discussing Contexts, a publication from the American Sociologicial Association, we were invited to produce and [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # 2 Comments
Juno
By Maria Corey
The movie Juno was released in the winter of 2007 and was immediately a blockbuster hit. It was nominated for three academy awards and won best screenplay. There are other movies that involve pregnancy but nothing like this movie. Juno demonstrates the ups and downs of being a teenager and being pregnant by [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Race to the Top
By Amanda Abramson
The question of why one attends college today is complex, and not easily answered. There are many reasons why so many people choose to gain a higher education. In 2004 alone 84% of people ages 25 or older completed at least high school and over a quarter of [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Middlesex University
By Michael Morales
Sociology gives people the opportunity to view the world from many different perspectives. It decreases any ethnocentric views one may have and expands cultural and intellectual horizons. I believe that there is no better way to experience sociological study than to actually go out in the world and experience first hand encounters [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Rwanda: Then and Now
By Amanda Curtis
Ever dream about going some place that would be an adventure? Or want to go on a trip that could be a chance of a lifetime?
Six Keene State College students will be going on a unique travel opportunity to Rwanda, Africa in the month of May. The “catch” [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Juno
By Maria Corey
The movie Juno was released in the winter of 2007 and was immediately a blockbuster hit. It was nominated for three academy awards and won best screenplay. There are other movies that involve pregnancy but nothing like this movie. Juno demonstrates the ups and downs of being a teenager and being pregnant by [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # One Comment
Grand Canyon: Diversity in American life
By Patrick Davis
An enormous part to being an American is grasping the concept of what diversity means. Americans need to stop stereotyping people that are different from them. Instead they should be intrigued with other people’s different ways of life, including culture, values and beliefs. This sociological issue [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # One Comment
Gender Roles
By Jessica Stone
Have you ever wondered why things change in our society? One specific thing that has changed is gender roles. According to Wikipedia encyclopedia gender roles is a set of perceived behavioral norms that is associated to the genders of female and male. In the United States gender roles start to influence someone [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # 3 Comments
Generation gap caused by new wave of technology
By Abby Viasner
Where do we draw the line?
Are new technologies and the online world taking over?
Cell phones, palm pilots, the internet, a whole new way to keep in touch and acquire information. But does this come at a cost, of a more impersonal way of communication? The more [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # 6 Comments
Teen pregnancy: Education as a predictor
By Daniel Wallace
Teen pregnancy is a pressing issue concerning millions of people every year. Three out of ten females become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of twenty according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. About a quarter of these pregnancies are to [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # One Comment
Nicaraguan energy crisis
By Tyler James Girouard
While visiting Nicaragua over spring break (2008) our group had the privilege of meeting and speaking with a Consumer Rights advocate from Masaya named Roger Lacayo. We discussed many social issues and problems that needed to be taken on head first, the most prominent issue, energy. During the discussion the [...]
mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # 2 Comments
Race to the Top
By Amanda Abramson
The question of why one attends college today is complex, and not easily answered. There are many reasons why so many people choose to gain a higher education. In 2004 alone 84% of people ages 25 or older completed at least high school and over a quarter of [...]
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