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What Are Sexism and Gender Roles?

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( Photo by   Markus Winkler   on   Unsplash ) How does the 2026 Presidential Election explain these? Hillary Clinton was the more qualified ...

How Muhammad Ali's Refusal Is An Example of Agency

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He refused to join the army because he didn’t believe in the war. I’ve talked about this before, but in sociology,  agency  is an individual...

Why 'Shut Up and Dribble' Was Rooted in Discrimination

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It was based on stereotypes that have been used to oppress. Sociologically,  discrimination  is when a group of people is treated differentl...

How Basketball Fandoms Explain Groupthink

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  Basketball fandoms are an example of groupthink. In sociology, Groupthink is a process where members of a group uncritically accept the vi...

How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Attendance at the Cleveland Summit Is An Example of Agency

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He ignored the critics and acted with free will. In sociology,  agency  is an individual’s capacity to act independently and make their own ...

Bill Russell's Fight Against Social Injustice

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How he used his platform to bring awareness. America was filled with racism in the 1960s. And Boston was one of the worst cities because it ...

How Allen Iverson's Objection To The NBA Dress Code Is An Example of Counterculture

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  He didn’t behave as society wanted him to. The Philadelphia 76ers’  Allen Iverson  was one of the top players in the NBA in the early 2000...

What is the Looking-Glass Self?

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  And how can this theory make you a better person? In 1902, American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley introduced the concept of the Lookin...

What is the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

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And how can it help you be a better person? In 1948, American sociologist Robert Merton developed the concept of the Self-Fulfilling Prophec...

How Reading Fiction Teaches You Social Science

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You get to experience things firsthand. I must admit — I was a book snob. I rarely read fiction because I believed it couldn’t teach me anyt...