Dec 30, 2022How Welfare Developsa brief explanation of the industrialism thesis and power resource theory and how they complement one another Welfare, as a concept and a system, is intricately tied to political, social, and cultural aspects of society. It is therefore difficult to clearly pinpoint the causes and the origins of different welfare…Welfare4 min readWelfare4 min read
Dec 15, 2022Global Families and Carea brief overview of transnational families An increasingly globalized world has both large- and small-scale impacts. The effects of globalization are seen on a small scale within transnational families. Transnational families are defined as families living mostly separate from one another yet maintaining a ‘feeling of collective welfare and unity…Globalization5 min readGlobalization5 min read
Nov 2, 2022Are Animals Human? A Sociological PerspectiveShould sociologists consider non-humans in their studies? Sociology is fundamentally focused on humans and human societies above anything else. The categorization of human and non-human is created by humanity’s self-image and orientation toward the world. Sociology must expand beyond the study of humans to fully conceptualize society as a combination…Anthropocentrism9 min readAnthropocentrism9 min read
Nov 2, 2022Challenges to the Swedish Welfare StateIs the Social Democratic Model of Welfare sustainable in the face of global challenges like increased immigration and financial crises? Social Democratic Welfare is a model of welfare first outline in Esping-Anderson’s 1989 book The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. It is a welfare system which features high levels of…Sweden9 min readSweden9 min read
May 27, 2022a month in francereflecting on my time living on a farm in the midi-pyrénées. I began to gain much more perspective once Marie and Sébastien* left. There was more time alone with my thoughts and more space to reflect on the last twenty days, which had passed in a blur. The blurring of…Wwoof13 min readWwoof13 min read
Apr 23, 2022Knowledge Production and BiasKnowledge shapes and is shaped by how we interact with and view the world, individually and collectively. It’s both highly visible and deeply intrinsic, informing our actions in immeasurable ways. This paper will focus on the concept of knowledge production in terms of the dominance of advantaged groups, specifically as…White Privilege8 min readWhite Privilege8 min read
Apr 9, 2022White IgnoranceThe Racial Contract. The title of Charles Mills’ book and his hugely impactful concept outlines systemic racism embedded in society. As a Contract, the concept is essentially a collection of agreements, individual and societal, amongst those categorized as white regarding their power over those categorized as nonwhite. Interpersonally, these agreements…Race11 min readRace11 min read
Mar 4, 2022The Spatialization of RaceThe racialization of spaces and bodies contributes to contemporary ideological, political, and geographical landscapes. This paper will explain the spacialization of racial identities, defining space, orientalism, nationalism, and the manifestation of these concepts within and between nations. To understand the spacialization of race, we must first define space. According to…Race5 min readRace5 min read
Mar 1, 2022Liberalism in the British Welfare StateWelfare ideology is complex primarily because of the difficulty of turning ideas into policy. The British welfare state is informed by many actors and shifting party politics, creating a landscape of past and present social policies and ideologies. This paper will argue that the contemporary British welfare state is informed…Welfare9 min readWelfare9 min read
Feb 22, 2022Whiteness and Contemporary Racial Inequality; a Brief SynopsisRace is a social category that has become embedded in the institutions and structures of society. Racial categories have been utilized to create hierarchies and structure the world as it is today. Specifically, whiteness as a racial category was created to define those at the top of the hierarchy, its…Race9 min readRace9 min read
