Introduction to Sociology

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Why Do We Watch Horror Films and Thrillers? A Sociological Exploration of Fear as Entertainment

Teaser Why do millions of people voluntarily subject themselves to fear, disgust, and terror through...
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Who Decides What Is Art? A Sociological Inquiry into Value, Power, and Recognition

Teaser When a cleaning lady scrubbed Joseph Beuys’ bathtub installation to use it for washing...
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Why Medical Dramas Fascinate Us: A Sociological Analysis of Grey's Anatomy, ER, and Hospital Television

Teaser Medical dramas captivate millions globally, transforming hospital corridors into stages where...
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"We Wants It, We Needs It": Sméagol, Gollum, and the Sociological Fragmentation of Self

When Social Isolation and Obsession Split Identity—A Sociological Reading of Tolkien’s Most Tragic...
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When the Dead Walk: Zombie Narratives as Mirrors of Societal Breakdown and Reconstruction

Teaser What happens when the social fabric tears apart? When laws cease to matter, institutions crumble,...
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The Sociology of Money: From Simmel's Philosophy to Contemporary Monetary Orders

Teaser Why does a piece of paper or a digital entry command such power over human relationships, social...
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Acting Like a Stranger at Home: What First-Generation Students Teach Us About Class, Identity, and Belonging

Teaser Imagine walking into your family home and acting like a polite guest—ignoring your parents’...
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Echoes in the Population Pyramid: Germany’s Demographic Shocks from 1914 to 2040

Teaser Germany’s population pyramid reads like a condensed social history: two World Wars, a euphoric...
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Machines for Living, Monuments to Failure: The Sociology of Brutalist Social Housing

Teaser In 1972, the controlled demolition of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis was broadcast...
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Do Brains Decide First? Free Will, Determinism, and Addiction — A Sociological Introduction

Teaser Neuroscience tells us that our brains start preparing actions before we become conscious of...
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The Welfare State as Social System: Understanding Esping-Andersen's Three Worlds and the Sociology-Economics Nexus

Teaser The welfare state represents one of modernity’s most ambitious projects: the systematic...
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The Great Convergence: How AI is Creating a Sternstunde for Qualitative Research

Teaser For decades, sociological research has been divided between two methodological camps: the quantitative...
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"Stadtbild-Debatte" Or How We Create Social Reality with our Wording

Understanding National Identity Through Three Key Concepts October 2025: When German Chancellor Friedrich...
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There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Sociology of Hidden Costs and Reciprocity

Opening Hook The email arrives: “Free pizza for all students attending tonight’s career...
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Twenty Seconds on Your Lips, Twenty Years on Your Hips: The Sociology of Short-Run vs. Long-Run Decisions

Opening Hook You’re in the university cafeteria at 2 PM. You skipped breakfast because of an...
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From Social Construction to Synthetic Realities: How Deepfakes Challenge Epistemic Institutions

Teaser When Berger and Luckmann argued that societies construct reality through habitualization and...
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Are Bubbles the New Classes? When Social Worlds Stop Colliding

A sociological investigation into why contemporary stratification feels different from class struggle Opening...
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Influencers and Structuration: You Shape the Algorithm, the Algorithm Shapes You

Opening Hook: The Perfect Post You’re scrolling through Instagram at 2 AM, procrastinating on...
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Why Is Your Discipline Still Gendered? Mapping Gender Studies Across Academic Boundaries

Opening Hook Have you ever noticed how engineering labs feel different from psychology seminars? How...
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Master and Servant: The Sociology of Human-AI Collaboration

Opening Hook You’re staring at a blank document at 2 AM, thesis deadline looming. You open Claude,...
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Durkheim and the Borg: When Perfect Solidarity Becomes Dystopia

Opening Hook You’re watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Captain Picard has been assimilated...
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The Power to Define Normal: Who Decides What's Abnormal?

Opening Hook You’re sitting in a seminar room, and the professor asks everyone to share their...
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Soap Operas as Reflexive Mirrors: How Serial Drama Teaches Society to See Itself

When fictional neighbors sort their recycling and fall in love with the “wrong” people, they’re...
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Why Do Americans Love Star Trek But Fear It's Socialist Vision of Future

The Cultural Contradiction of Utopian Imagination When fictional post-scarcity communism inspires,...
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Skilled Out? Why Your Degree, Network, and Bank Account All Matter (And Fight Each Other)

How three types of capital shape your life chances—and why Marx and Weber were both right Alt text:...
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Why Does Everyone Ignore You When You're on Your Phone? An Introduction to Sociology

Opening Hook You’re sitting in a café, scrolling through Instagram. A friend walks by—someone...

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