Tag Archives: sociology

Flight Behavior: On identity, climate change, and the evangelical tribe

Identity was the word of the year in 2015. Which I like, because I’m obsessed with thinking about how identity works in shaping our world. There’s people who think stuff happens in the social world primarily because people are rational and weighing the pros and cons and acting in their own self-interest. Then there’s peopleContinue reading “Flight Behavior: On identity, climate change, and the evangelical tribe”

Glitter in my veins & Jesus in my heart: thoughts on texas

So, people have been asking for stories about Texas. And oh, how I want to comply. I have stories. I have stories about going to a rodeo, and the culture shock of all the American flag-waving, horse-riding, gun-toting, public-place praying, Mexican-immigrant joking that went on. I’ve been told that the announcer with his off-color jokesContinue reading “Glitter in my veins & Jesus in my heart: thoughts on texas”

Brownies of Destruction- how sociology ruins EVERYTHING.

Have I ever mentioned that I am a very black and white thinker? This can be very depressing, because it means I follow things all the way to the end of their logical conclusion (which is usually depressing).  Which explains my current depression about the state of humanity and the entire world lately. Basically, it’sContinue reading “Brownies of Destruction- how sociology ruins EVERYTHING.”