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Making Sense of January 6th: What We Know About Why Mobs Emerge

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Double take Sociology

I just posted this on the Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions blog. I’m including the first couple of paragraphs below. Here’s the link to the complete post. On January 6,2021, I watched with millions of other Americans as Trump supporters stormed … Continue reading →

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Protests and Pressure: Why is Trump Responding to the Black Lives Matter Movement Now?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Double take Sociology

This first appeared on the Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions blog. Today, Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order on police reform. According to senior White House officials, the order will create a database to track police officers with histories of … Continue reading →

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Galentine’s Day has become a thing – why hasn’t Malentine’s Day? — Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Double take Sociology

On Feb. 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships. The holiday can trace its origins to a 2010 episode of “Parks and Rec,” in which the main character, Leslie Knope, decides that the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Tweets: What Do They Mean for Civil Conversations? — Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Double take Sociology

Arguably, Trump will go down in history for his catch phrases and unconventional political use of Twitter. It is not clear, however, whether historians will be kind to him – or us – when they look back at our political … Continue reading →

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The Joe Biden Moment: How Social Movements Can Capitalize on the Problems of Political Parties — Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Double take Sociology

So far, the response has been mixed. Some Democrats have urged the party to come down “hard” on Biden, noting that this is the only way to get him to change his behavior. Others argue downplay Biden as “touchy-feely” and … Continue reading →

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Sex and Love in the Digital Age — Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Double take Sociology

The point here is that while America may be caught in a sex recession, there is reason to believe that digital technologies also deepen our connections – and we simply have not observed and named the phenomena yet. In a … Continue reading →

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Constructing Narratives about the Political Fortunes of Women in 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Double take Sociology

Originally posted on Mobilizing Ideas:
By Deana A. Rohlinger, Ph.D. Journalists and data junkies alike are gleefully dissecting the gender gap and what it potentially means for the mid-term elections generally and the political fortunes of women specifically. Number-cruncher extraordinaire,…

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Mainstream Media and Oppositional Memes in the Digital Age

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Double take Sociology

Originally posted on Mobilizing Ideas:
By Deana Rohlinger It is an exciting and challenging time for social movements. Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) have altered the media landscape, turning some of what we know about media-movement interactions on its head. From The…

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Dysfunctional Politics in the Digital Age

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Double take Sociology

Originally posted on Mobilizing Ideas:
By Deana Rohlinger                   From Pinterest                                                                         From Propcott Something has changed in American politics. The chasm between progressives and conservatives has grown and, according to research by…

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Turning the Anti-Abortion Tide

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Double take Sociology

By Deana A Rohlinger The Supreme Court’s Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt ruling effectively renders unconstitutional abortion restrictions in some two-dozen states, forcing abortion opponents t… Source: Turning the Anti-Abortion Tide

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