Kimmy HiltonPower and GovernmentWith the election of Donald Trump as the next president, the country is witnessing an individual transition from a Charismatic Authority to…Dec 9, 20162Dec 9, 20162
Kimmy HiltonGender, Feminism, and Gender StratificationIn a world that is increasingly proclaiming to be gender neutral, there are still many ingrained ways of pushing typical gender roles onto…Dec 2, 20161Dec 2, 20161
Kimmy HiltonA Class DividedA third grade classroom is not typically a place that you expect to see an open and brutally honest discussion on discrimination and…Nov 11, 20162Nov 11, 20162
Kimmy HiltonCapitalism, Socialism, and CommunismThis week was centered around the Marxist view of different types of economies including: capitalism, socialism, and communism. Marx looked…Nov 3, 20165Nov 3, 20165
Kimmy HiltonWorld Systems Theory and NeocolonialismGlobal inequality, or the concentration of resources in core nations and in the hands of a wealthy minority (Openstax 2016. Page 217), is a…Oct 28, 20162Oct 28, 20162
Kimmy HiltonUnit 9: Stratification and MeritocracyThe United States is an amazing place. We have so many amazing opportunities and privileges that other countries and people don’t have…Oct 21, 20163Oct 21, 20163
Kimmy HiltonDeviance and PrisonFor this week’s blog post we were asked to watch a video on a prison and the prison system itself in Norway. The prison system is the way…Oct 6, 20163Oct 6, 20163
Kimmy HiltonMcDonalization and Society TodayAs society has developed we have developed a set of characteristics that we decided were positive for businesses and everyday life. This…Sep 29, 20164Sep 29, 20164
Kimmy HiltonSocieties, Alienation, and StatusAs humans developed and changed the way they live their lives, there has been the rise of many different types of societies. A society…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
Kimmy HiltonSocialization and Theoretical PerspectiveThroughout a person’s life they go through many different periods of socialization into different societies. Socialization or, “the process…Sep 15, 20161Sep 15, 20161