tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post112768404533496153..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: a short sunday spouting about the study of so-called socialization in sociologyjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127764179006700762005-09-26T15:49:00.000-04:002005-09-26T15:49:00.000-04:00ok, i'll let you off the hook but only if you wand...ok, i'll let you off the hook but only if you wander over to the Harvard archives and do me <A HREF="http://siredwinpegasus.blogspot.com/2005/09/hmmmm-even-harvard-is-stumped.html" REL="nofollow">a little favor </A> (?)<BR/><BR/>just kidding, of course :) or am I?Rebekah Ravenscroft-Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097028961748085205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127754167188383742005-09-26T13:02:00.000-04:002005-09-26T13:02:00.000-04:00SEP: That's not what I meant. Unfortunately, I'm ...SEP: That's not what I meant. Unfortunately, I'm rushing around getting ready for a talk, and so don't have a chance right now to articulate exactly what I did mean.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127753991062000342005-09-26T12:59:00.000-04:002005-09-26T12:59:00.000-04:00why wouldn't one talk about "culture" when discuss...why wouldn't one talk about "culture" when discussing socialization? what alternatives do we have? gee, people develop physically and psychologically, all the while being influenced and influencing their environment. how hard is that? yes, there might be a need for more/better theories of human development but why is "culture" the last resort?Rebekah Ravenscroft-Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097028961748085205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127746157575479992005-09-26T10:49:00.000-04:002005-09-26T10:49:00.000-04:00Dude, I study agriculture, food, and the environme...Dude, I study agriculture, food, and the environment. Look at how they cover THAT shit, if they bother AT ALL.<BR/><BR/>Because, you know, the way we get the nutrients necessary for our daily survival just isn't that important to analyze sociologically.<BR/><BR/>But the meaning of the Spice Girls and their brand of femininity...now that's important!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613914622115214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127701696161589032005-09-25T22:28:00.000-04:002005-09-25T22:28:00.000-04:00Intro textbooks are generally awful. But the soci...Intro textbooks are generally awful. But the socialization chapter is usually awful-er for the good reason of having less actually to say.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127695026877785482005-09-25T20:37:00.000-04:002005-09-25T20:37:00.000-04:00Point taken. It makes sense. But let's be honest. ...Point taken. It makes sense. But let's be honest. Aren't soc textbooks generally awful?Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1127692495183641342005-09-25T19:54:00.000-04:002005-09-25T19:54:00.000-04:00Um, I haven't looked at a intro to soc textbook la...Um, I haven't looked at a intro to soc textbook lately (I do try to avoid them for about 8 million different reasons), but the last time I checked, their treatments of culture and socialization were pretty damn dismal.oscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733533184751688248noreply@blogger.com