Paulina BaluckPolitics, Power, and My Best Attempt to Not Be BiasAs denoted in our textbook, authority is essentially the power that a person chooses to accept or follow (Openstax 378). Specifically…Dec 9, 20163Dec 9, 20163
Paulina BaluckScrew 80 cents, I want my dollar.I participated in a poetry slam last year in which I wrote a poem about this very idea. I “learned” what being a female meant at a very…Dec 2, 20163Dec 2, 20163
Paulina BaluckBut what about the green eyes?Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr, an Iowan teacher by the name of Ms. Elliot conducted a fairly audacious experiment…Nov 11, 20165Nov 11, 20165
Paulina BaluckCapitalism and Communism: How about neither?According to the well-known philosopher Ayn Rand, Capitalism is defined as a type of social platform with a foundation that recognizes…Nov 4, 20162Nov 4, 20162
Paulina BaluckColonialism, World Systems Theory, and Jamaica’s thing with NeocolonialismWhile the media may be bias to what it allows Americans to truly be aware of, there is no lack of inequality in the world. Two ideas…Oct 28, 20162Oct 28, 20162
Paulina BaluckMeritocracy and Stratification and StuffChapter nine of our Sociology book introduced the idea of stratification; more specifically though, it revealed what a meritocracy is. By…Oct 20, 20161Oct 20, 20161
Paulina BaluckNorway: why it’s 10 out of 10Prior to watching the assigned video, I had minimal knowledge of prison systems outside of the United States. Having now developed a sense…Oct 7, 20162Oct 7, 20162
Paulina BaluckMcDonaldization-Not Even About Big MacsUpon reading the corresponding book chapter for Unit 6, I have come to the realization that McDonaldization is present in nearly every…Sep 30, 20164Sep 30, 20164
Paulina BaluckSociety, alienation, and statusI believe that each type of society was vital in creating the society we know, and call home, today. Preindustrial societies made way for…Sep 23, 20161Sep 23, 20161
Paulina BaluckSocialization and Society and Unit 4 and StuffThis unit gave name to a process nearly everyone takes part in, often beginning at the commencement of life. Put simply, socialization is…Sep 15, 20161Sep 15, 20161
