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Authors:hephzibah v. strmic-pawl, Marc Settembrino Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-09-12T11:54:59Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231199292
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Authors:David G. Embrick Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. Sociology, like most disciplines/institutions in racialized (and other oppressive) social systems, are steeped with policies and practices that are designed to maintain the status quo. Thus, they are partly responsible for the gatekeeping, careerism, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination that plague our scholarly communities. In this piece, an extension of my 2018 Presidential Address to the Association for Humanist Sociology, I challenge academics to push back and find better ways, through critical humanist sociology, to serve the public good. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-09-12T10:21:19Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231199074
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Authors:Jon Shefner, Jenna A. Lamphere Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. In the United States, the years following the Great Recession were pivotal to the advancement of sustainability solutions to current climate and inequality crises. Despite marked gains in renewables and energy efficiencies following the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), crises and warnings from the IPCC continue to grow direr. Drawing on James Jasper’s players and arenas strategic perspective, we examine how the context for sustainability action has shifted since ARRA. Much of the context appears favorable. External pressure from climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and social unrest intensified the need and resources to act. Market conditions for renewable and efficient energy greatly improved, and public support for government investments increased. Despite the coexistence of many positive trends, a countervailing context exists, including a legacy of inaction, greenwashing, and recalcitrance, which is thwarting the speed in which change is happening. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-09-11T04:34:38Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231201645
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Authors:Steven Foertsch Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-09-08T12:36:55Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231201652
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Authors:Cassius M. L. Hossfeld Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. Pickens County, SC residents experienced disruptions to the state of their household food security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through job losses, work hour reductions, and the increased responsibilities of childcare due to school closures, low-income households were forced to adjust their food provisioning habits and food budgets in order to maintain food security. As national and regional food insecurity rates rose from pre-COVID-19 pandemic rates, a need arose to research how households managed their food security status. In order to address this research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) provided funding for qualitative research. As a result, thirty-nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen low-income Pickens County, SC residents. Through these interviews, and subsequent coding procedures, several themes emerged suggesting how these households attempted to maintain food security during the COVID-19 pandemic. These themes include the use of supplemental government support payments such as P-EBT, the expanded Child Tax Credit, and Economic Impact Payments. These themes also include the use of an improved emergency food system, such as school meal deliveries and drive through food pantry services. Through these mechanisms, it is believed that the Pickens County, SC food insecurity rate was able to remain stable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-08-11T08:25:07Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231195301
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Authors:Abir L. Mazumder Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. The geopolitical relationship of India and China is replete with a long and pernicious history which had culminated in the 1962 Indo-China war. I propose to examine the war from the point of view which bears upon the Indian-state’s relation with its citizens. One of the aims of the paper was to return on one hand to the Indian parliamentary debates around the changes in the Foreigner’s laws which turned Indian-Chinese nationals into Foreigners almost overnight and results in a collective loss of state citizenship and patronage. I also recount the ethnographic aspect of the people who had lived through the experience of being forced to deport, surveillance and curfews which also resulted in en masse internment from their homes to internment camps in Deoli in Rajasthan. The narrative of the people and the state are placed in the relief of discussion of the State’s notion of power, more specifically the notion of Bio-power as discussed in the works of Foucault and Agamben. The paper further brings in the trope of collective remembrance and memory narratives of the Indian-Chinese people as a means of unearthing how citizenship rights of minorities/foreigners has played out in the instance of the 1962 war. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-07-15T03:28:08Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231190014
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Authors:Johnny E. Williams Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. In an age when many professors, politicians, and everyday people are harassed and threatened for their political views and lifestyles, this presidential address asks that we reflect about people as historical and social actors. It urges us to be resolute in the face of a changing world and generous enough to recognize change is an outcome of people’s actions. As such, can unmake what we the people create. The address contends that it is essential for social scientists to direct our attention to the great struggles and issues of our time in a collaborative effort with everyday people to create a truly beloved community. Consider that most academicians are not in a collaborative mood C. Wright Mills’s poignantly stated: “it is one thing to talk about general problems . . . , and quite another to tell an individual what to do. Most ‘experts’ dodge that question. I do not want to.” This address urges reluctant social scientists to step into struggle for creation of the beloved community. It asks us to consider the contributions of actors and epistemologies of regions in the nation and around the world. Moreover, the address asks that we confront the obstacles fueling our reluctance to engage struggles for liberation. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-06-27T04:11:36Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231185884
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Authors:Alec Cali Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. A content analysis of two complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) streaming shows on Netflix is presented. This qualitative analysis of the two interview-style shows reveals the influence of political beliefs in support of CAM and wellness lifestyles. Subjects in both television shows used the language of neoliberalism to describe their desires for and qualms with existing healthcare. The advantage of CAM and wellness lifestyles originated from its comparative emphasis on personal choice and market solutions to standard medicine. Finally, it is discussed how these political undercurrents can be leveraged to improve the outcome of education campaigns. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-06-19T02:46:37Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231184882
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Authors:Amzad Ansari Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-06-17T01:32:07Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231184885
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Authors:Emma G. Bailey Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. In this presidential address delivered at the Annual Meeting of The Association for Humanist Sociology in 2010, the reality of Ciudad Juarez as a crossroad is explored. The audience is asked to consider the role the U.S. has had in the formation of the poverty and violence of the city and to hear the story of a Centro Mujeres Tonantzin, a group of women who have created hope in the midst of their reality. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-06-12T09:58:24Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231183364
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Authors:Watoii Rabii Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. Literatures on parenting strategies examine social and cultural reproduction. However, a growing literature also documents the unique concerns of parents from marginalized communities. Of particular concern for these parents is the racialized surveillance of their children. This is especially true in Muslim communities. Racialized surveillance influences Muslim parents’ childrearing practices and erodes trust in law enforcement. Due to this distrust, parents have a “talk” to prepare their children for the realities of discrimination and causes them to develop risk mitigation strategies for police interaction. These precautions are similar to the ones issued by non-Muslim racialized parents. Using qualitative data from a survey of Muslim parents (N = 90), this paper explores how a diverse group of Muslim parents create safety plans for police interaction. I argue that Muslim parents’ childrearing strategies include a form of risk management that provides their children with necessary cultural repertoires to safely navigate police interactions. Body and emotion management are key components of these strategies. The directives issued by the Muslim parents I surveyed focus on mitigating the vulnerability their children experience as racialized beings – whether this is due to their Muslim identity, being read as Muslim, or their racial and/or ethnic identity. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-05-11T11:10:50Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231174647
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Authors:Nathan Poirier Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. This paper examines a high-profile debate on whether in vitro (or as referred to in the debate, cell-based) meat is good for animals. The debate is structured to present the “pro” and “con” sides to this resolve. This debate and its subsequent analysis herein illuminates tensions within the animal rights movement concerning effective tactics, and highlights main arguments for and against in vitro meat. This paper analyses both sides’ arguments, justifications given, and how both sides engage with each other. The debate is framed in terms of vegan activist tactics. Discourses concerning these tactics are drawn out in terms of how each side views their own reasoning and the other side’s. Evidence for three subsets of differences is presented: (1) a small-scale vs. large-scale perspective (2) variety of activist tactics vs. fundamentalist veganism, and (3) anger vs. naivete. Overall, two drastically differing discourses are found to be reflective of reformist versus a radical orientation towards animal rights and veganism generally. The debate over IVM has somewhat split the vegan community and this paper shows how so and along what lines, and the discourses that have emerged. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-04-27T03:36:56Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231173880
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Authors:Jodie M. Dewey, Ellie R. Oppenheim, Dennis P. Watson Abstract: Humanity & Society, Ahead of Print. To depathologize transgender (trans) healthcare, revisions have been made to two documents used in the treatment of trans people. First, the 7th Version of the Standards of Care (SOC-7) removed a lengthy therapeutic relationship and real-life experience (RLE), replacing these with a gender assessment. The second was a shift in language from Gender Identity Disorder to Gender Dysphoria in the 5th Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), as well as its removal from the chapter on ‘sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias’. Despite changes, trans healthcare remains stigmatizing and gatekept. Through qualitative interviews with 20 U.S.-based health professionals, we expand current knowledge of the shifting treatment approaches for those seeking gender-affirming medical services. Data show that despite progressive document changes, providers continue to place the burden on patients to fit within a sex/gender dichotomous system and to prove mental stability and decision-making competency to access what are increasingly considered life-saving treatments. We illuminate resultant health disparities that can emerge when providers perceive trans people in need of their education and mental health support and advocate a move away from the current medicalized process towards a healthcare model situated in trans peoples' own lived experience. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2023-03-09T01:45:13Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976231162341
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Authors:Randy La Prairie Pages: 283 - 302 Abstract: Humanity & Society, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 283-302, August 2023. In this article, I present a theory of American military imperialism that combines three structural factors: the military-industrial complex (MIC); elite control of public policy; and elite, imperial ideology. I argue that because this theory is more plausible and empirically grounded than major Weberian and Marxist theories of war, it can provide a better explanation for specific US military interventions. As a theory of American military imperialism, it is also more nuanced than existing power elite theories. A case study of the 2003 Iraq War is presented to illustrate the utility of the theory. The case study shows that in invading Iraq, key Bush administration officials sought to expand the MIC and their own decision power making within it, and that these preferences were associated with their specific elite social backgrounds, and the hardline ideology they subscribed to. I conclude with suggestions for future research. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2022-08-11T07:41:50Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976221119997 Issue No:Vol. 47, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Martin Aidnik Pages: 303 - 322 Abstract: Humanity & Society, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 303-322, August 2023. Europe’s treatment of refugees provides growing evidence that the continent is losing its moral compass, and that Europe is increasingly callous – so-called Fortress Europe. Brute force, deterrence, including pushbacks and barbed wire fences have become the instruments with which European governments have responded to irregular migration and refugees. This article seeks to bring to the fore the contradiction between the EU’s self-proclaimed values — human dignity and human rights — and the callous policies of nation states and the EU’s migration regime. My main focus lies on the calamitous conditions of refugees and the thousands of deaths that have occurred in the Mediterranean Sea since 2015, the year that refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war started making their way to Europe. Importantly, the Mediterranean is the deadliest border in the world; it is the veritable global epicenter of lethal border crossings. Drawing on contemporary critical theory, I undertake a humanist critique of the European status quo. The EU, as a force for a better, more livable world, is on its way to becoming irrelevant, something that was evident well before the Covid-19 pandemic. This is what is principally at stake today. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2022-11-02T08:44:26Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976221120537 Issue No:Vol. 47, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Jenny Logan, Mallaigh McGinley Pages: 323 - 341 Abstract: Humanity & Society, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 323-341, August 2023. Those of us with embodied experiences of gender diversity and sexually assault have and continue to be subject to psychiatric diagnosis and categorization that pathologize our acts of dissociation within a medical framework. In this paper we adopt Barad, Karen. 2007. Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning. Durham and London: Duke University Press new materialist ontology of agential realism to argue that agentially cutting psychiatric discourse on dissociative symptoms could materialize new realities for embodied people which have been excluded to the psychiatric realm of abjection via gender diversity and sexual assault. Specifically, we explore how approaching dissociative symptoms not as dysfunction but as forms of agential dislocation from hegemonic norms of race and gender could open new political horizons by naming relations of dominance. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2022-12-13T04:14:00Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976221146111 Issue No:Vol. 47, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Corey J. Miles Pages: 365 - 384 Abstract: Humanity & Society, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 365-384, August 2023. The opacity and mundaneness of racism often allows it to slip through our traditional systems of accounting and measuring. The study of racialized emotions has been an important intervention in sociology to understand the intimate nature of racialized social structures. There still is a need to understand the language Black communities use to communicate their complex emotional worlds and the nuanced ways abusive power systems are felt in everyday life. Using 24 months of ethnographic fieldwork in northeast North Carolina and data from 23 in-depth interviews, the author examines the relationship between Black people’s emotional habitus and racial structures. The results indicate that Black people developed vibe as a rhetorical tool to articulate their complex emotional economy and it is regularly used to make sense of racialize experiences. Vibe is not limited to racial understanding as it works to name the often unsayable and perceptive ways people know, feel, and respond to the opacity and non-quantifiable dimensions of social experience. This paper focuses on the ways Black community members used vibe to articulate feeling the criminalization of Blackness or what this research refers to as ‘felt criminality.’ Despite facing emotional subjugation Black community members were still invested in emotive projects and used their felt experience as an epistemological resource to make sense of racial processes in a supposedly colorblind society. Citation: Humanity & Society PubDate: 2022-12-16T02:39:13Z DOI: 10.1177/01605976221146733 Issue No:Vol. 47, No. 3 (2022)
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