Category: Mass Media/Pop Culture

Johnny Cash on the Importance of Listening to Your Mama about Open Carry of Guns

~ Tony Waters

In my Criminology class, I used to lecture about "ecological theories" of crime.  For example, the "ecology of bars" lend themselves to violence.  Basically, ecological theory says that if you put together young males, alcohol, and guns, someone is more likely to get hurt than if any one of the tree elements is removed.  Remove … Continue reading Johnny Cash on the Importance of Listening to Your Mama about Open Carry of Guns

Here is Why You Should Not Listen to Popular Music–But Will Anyway!

~ Tony Waters ~ 2 Comments

One of my favorite sociological essays is Teodor Adorno’s 1941 “On Popular Music.” Adorno didn’t much like the popular music he heard on the radio in Los Angeles, and said so. He found it simplistic, monotonous, limited and manipulative. With an emphasis on manipulative. For besides being a classically trained musician, Adorno was also a … Continue reading Here is Why You Should Not Listen to Popular Music–But Will Anyway!

Money Changes Everything: The Ascent of Walter White

~ Julie Garza-Withers

Have you been watching the Breaking Bad prequel, Better Call Saul? I have and I love it. I swear, Vince Gilligan is a modern-day Rod Serling, nobody since Serling's Twilight Zone has been able to create a morality play like Mr. Gilligan and his crew (the general theme: "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it"). … Continue reading Money Changes Everything: The Ascent of Walter White

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 4

~ Tony Waters

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 4   A Ghostly Play in Five Acts Featuring Karl Marx, of London, England Max Weber, of Heidelberg, Germany Emile Durkheim of Paris, France W.E.B. DuBois of Atlanta, USA   Special Guest Appearance Charles Dickens of London   As Narrated to Jerri Bedwell of California, USA Part … Continue reading The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 4

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 3

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The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 3   A Ghostly Play in Five Acts   Featuring Karl Marx, of London, England Max Weber, of Heidelberg, Germany Emile Durkheim of Paris, France W.E.B. DuBois of Atlanta, USA   Special Guest Appearance Charles Dickens of London   As Narrated to Jerri Bedwell of California, USA … Continue reading The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 3

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 2

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The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 2  A Ghostly Play in Five Acts   Featuring Karl Marx, of London, England Max Weber, of Heidelberg, Germany Emile Durkheim of Paris, France W.E.B. DuBois of Atlanta, USA   Special Guest Appearance Charles Dickens of London    As Narrated to Jerri Bedwell of California, USA Part … Continue reading The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part 2

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part I

~ Tony Waters ~ 4 Comments

The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience Part 2 is here A Ghostly Play in Five Acts Featuring Karl Marx, of London, England Max Weber, of Heidelberg, Germany Emile Durkheim of Paris, France W.E.B. DuBois of Atlanta, USA   Special Guest Appearance Charles Dickens of London    As Narrated to Jerri Bedwell of California, USA … Continue reading The Order of the Eternal Social Conscience, Part I