http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org Sociolological Spotlight on Current Affairs in the Global Age Tue, 13 May 2008 18:25:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even though my position is clear on the Democratic primary, I don't blog about it. But then, when Lavender Liberal posted this Pocket Guide to the Obamaniac Behavior Cycle, I could not resist. It's pure genius (read the post too, it's well worth it). http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/lavender-liberal-rules/ This interview made me cringe quite a few times but it gives food for thought. Elizabeth Pisani is an epidemiologist specialized in HIV/AIDS. She has worked for the World Bank, the WHO, UNAIDS, the CDC, and other organizations. She certainly has claims to the title of expert on HIV/AIDS. She ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/elizabeth-pisani-people-doing-stupid-things-aids/ Seems like a great idea to me, via the BBC, "Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP has suggested. Speaking in the left-wing Fabian Society magazine, Mary Creagh said the move would increase the uptake of the controversial MMR vaccine. ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/no-jabs-no-school/ Via the Guardian, Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon, is the world's longest-serving leader that isn't a monarch (good thing Fidel Castro stepped down, otherwise, the race would still be on). How does one maintain oneself in power for over 40 years? Well, mostly through patronage and corruption. And a ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/predatory-state-gabon-edition/ Since this is Mother's Day in the US, let's note that the NGO Save the Children has created an index of the best and worst places to be a mother. Also check out their great multimedia presentation. It's a great resource. Save the Children based their index on the following ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/the-best-and-worst-places-in-the-world-to-be-a-mother/ I have been amazed (in a bad sense) by the story of the raid by the State of Texas on the Fundamentalist Mormon compound in El Dorado and the removal of 460 children. It is indeed incredible that such practices are allowed to persist in the 21st century United ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/book-review-the-secret-lives-of-saints-child-brides-and-lost-boys-in-canadas-polygamous-mormon-sect/ Cake - "I Will Survive", from their album Fashion Nugget (still their best to date). http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/09/music-break-cake/ Liberation is starting an interesting weekly series in partnership with the National Institute of Audiovisual (INA - the television archives). They will publish segments of old television programs with important intellectual figures. The first installment can be seen here, an interview with Claude Levi-Strauss. Claude Levi-Strauss was the initiator of ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/09/sociology-on-youtube-bourdieu-on-levi-strauss/ Via Le Monde, L'emploi protège de moins en moins contre la pauvreté LE MONDE | 29.04.08 © Employment constitutes less and less a protection against poverty. This is one of the conclusions of a report in France, from the National Observatory on Poverty and Social Exclusion (ONPES - a national research institute). The report ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/09/employment-protects-less-and-less-against-poverty/ I guess I'll never run out of sexist posts (and I didn't even blog the Democratic primary! for no other reason than other people do that better than I could). So, Malaysia it is and it's a two-fer, first, this lovely item (to file under the general hypocrisy that Islam ... http://GlobalSociology.edublogs.org/2008/05/08/sexism-in-all-shapes-and-forms-malaysia-edition/