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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Changing Mores, Slippery Slope or Both?

February 5, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Mercy or slippery slope? Image by yanivba.

Does the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide for more than just terminal illness represent changing societal mores, a slippery slope, or both?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: assisted suicide, Belgium, euthanasia, mercy killing, mores, terminal, William Sumner

Panera Bread and Clockface Cafe: Changing Paradigms

February 1, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Panera is trying out a new way to pay at pay-what-you-can-afford Cafes. Image courtesy of Panera Bread Foundation.

Panera’s Community Cafe and Clockface Cafe offer new ways to pay and eat around the world. Will they change our food service paradigms as a result?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: at-risk youth, Clockface cafe, food insecurity, interns, marketing, Panera, Panera Bread, paradigm, time, training, volunteer

Mars One: The Ultimate Small Group Experiment

January 21, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Mars, We are Coming! Image by Cyril Rana!!

Will the Mars One astronauts be able to deal with the social and emotional constraints of being isolated in a very small group for a lifetime?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: astronaut, communication, creativity, mars, Mars One, small groups, space exploration

Is Facebook Undermining Our Self-Control? Social Media and Self-Esteem

January 17, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Will Facebook make you fat? Image by The Culinary Geek.

Facebook and other social media programs may be making use fat and poor – a new study shows that online self-esteem boosts may reduce our self control.

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: BMI, credit card debt, facebook, luxury goods, marketing, self control, self esteem, strong ties, weak ties

Official Stands on Gay Marriage Illustrate Changes in Social Mores

January 12, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Gay marriage gains acceptance. Image by joseanavas

Social rules tend to change slowly, so how has our society changed so much regarding gay marriage over just the last 50 years?

Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: gay marriage, homosexuality, literacy, Marines, more, mores, National Cathedral, social change, sodomy, technology, Theodore Adorno, values

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