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...Kinsey's landmark studies of sexual behavior in the U.S. Liu Dalin, the study's director and China's best-known sexologist, agreed to discuss his findings with TIME before they are published. Results from a smaller survey of 1,279 men and women in 41 cities, conducted by sociologist Pan Suiming of the People's University of China, were recently presented at a World Health Organization conference...
These figures were key in my own intellectual formation--for I am a British sociologist, wondering somewhat why Harvard hired me; and I am doubly puzzled by memories of Professor Patterson admitting that his own intellectual development had been crucially aided by a celebrated seminar at the London School of Economics on the sociology of development. There is no truth to the notion, avidly propogated by Margaret Thatcher, that British sociology (and British academia more generally) has brought troubles on its own head. It seems to me shameful that a sociologist repeats such slander: Surely some solidarity is owed...
There are so many errors in the sociologists' letters to The Crimson that it is tempting to dwell on them. Instead of wearing out the patience of readers, let me share my impressions of Social Studies--as a sociologist who knows something about it. Its program is outstanding, and its reputation in this community richly deserved. Different social science departments have their specialisms, of course, but social inquiry as a whole benefits from (and in my opinion needs) attempts to think generally, to investigate areas that fall between different paradigms of inquiry...
...contracts also contributes to a win-at-all-costs mentality that can lead to recruitment scandals and other abuses. "The more pressure you put on, the greater the chances are for coaches to take shortcuts," says Bob Frederick, athletic director at the University of Kansas. Harry Edwards, sports sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley, sees TV as a major culprit in the corruption of sports. "The eyes of the athlete have shifted from what you can do to challenge yourself," he says, "to how much money you can make...
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