I know what you’re thinking, how can superheroes be show abuse of women when they embody what it means to be good? The answer is: female characters are the subjects of partner and family violence in comics. In this article by Dabney Evans, she breaks apart why these movies and comics portray abuse of … Read more
https://money.usnews.com/investing/investing-101/articles/2018-03-22/invest-in-gender-equality-for-strong-portfolios
Article: https://womensenews.org/2016/06/mass-killing-in-florida-gay-nightclub-stirs-outpour-of-grief-and-horror/ Overview of the article: Many probably recall hearing about this horrible incident on the news. 50 people were killed and 53 were injured after the horrific event that happened in Florida. Pulse nightclub, in Orlando, Florida, was targeted because of a horrible act of hate and terror. This club was attacked because the people … Read more
This article touches on the the topic of consent. Most of us think we understand what consent is. Yes is yes and no means no. But sometimes yes or no may not be spoken. This is where the line becomes blurred. Maybe the one making the advances is making assumptions they shouldn’t. Maybe the one … Read more
Hi my name is Lena Hobson, and I’m a junior here at ECU. I was born in raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I’m a sociology major, but I hope to one day become a Physician Assistant. Sociology was one of the first classes I fell in love with, it did not feel like work or … Read more
What’s up guys, my name as mentioned above is Addison Hill. I am a rising senior studying sociology and criminal justice. The basis of my analysis regarding social issues is primarily from a critical conflict paradigm. I am interested in the plight of black Americans and the policies and structures that function to disenfranchise and … Read more
The Boys Are Not All Right This recent opinion piece in the New York Times discusses the ways in which emotional expectations have shifted among boys in contemporary society – and how that influences their expressions of modeled manhood.
The Association of Sexual Assault and Attempted Suicide within the community: This study was actually conducted in North Carolina, primarily at Duke University. They wanted to compare a the relation between sexual assault and attempted suicide or suicidal thoughts. They conducted two hours face to face interviews with around 2,918 informants on the subject. … Read more
https://www.theguardian.com/journalismcompetition/giving-birth-the-most-dangerous-thing-an-african-woman-can-do
https://qz.com/1042298/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests/ I found this article very interesting it has a similar story to the Maquiladoras we read in class.