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POPSMasked crusaders - anonymity online Should anonymity online be denied? This commentary was written for and about the Guardian''s ''comment is free'' website, but it could, arguably, be applied to any interactive website.
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POPSThe Image of Helplessness
More from the piece: Most American women are becoming ever more comfortable with their capabilities as they break into new professional roles, learn how to do electrical wiring or automobile maintenance, tackle life insurance, IRAs and tax planning on behalf of the many configurations of family they are nurturing, or even put their lives on the line as warriors in Iraq. They are surprising themselves and the culture every day by not falling apart as they take on tasks that the prefeminist world was sure would lead them to collapse in a heap, needing smelling salts. Yet at the same time, the culture seems increasingly obsessed with showcasing images of glamorous young women who are falling apart -- sometimes seriously, even fatally. For a long time, hotel heiress Paris Hilton seemed reasonably cool-headed, if amoral, in the limelight. But cool-headed isn't trendy, so she managed to get herself arrested for drunk driving, broke her probation, went off to jail, was released
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POPSNew Research Shows Child Victims Keep Getting Victimized As I observed elsewhere, however, what the article doesn't acknowledge, I think, is that victims of crimes of violence (and sexual assault) are often perpetrators, also, and that being a victimiser and a victim are often two sides of the same coin. So it's not just about identifying and providing support for victims, it's also about trying to intervene with their own offending at the same time.
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POPSThis is your life (and how you tell it) I absolutely agree with this. The research that I do is heavily focused on personal narratives and subjective experiences. I want first-hand knowledge of their 'first-hand' knowledge.
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POPSClipmarks changed again My word! I'm not on Clipmarks for ONE DAY and it all changes! I've never seen a site like it. Good work lads (and lasses - are there any lasses?). It's looking great. :)
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POPSWhat is a gang? I read this yesterday and I could see a lot of truth in it. Think Becker's labelling theory for a start. :)
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POPSThat ain't white Interesting. More from the piece: On the other hand, white trash these days sometimes gets used as a badge of honor. Much like the way African American youth turned the despised word nigga into a word expressing pride and solidarity and the way that GLBT activists have turned queer into a source of dignity and respect, some white youth now use the term to signal rebelliousness and cultural difference—their refusal of a bland, mainstream white society that oppresses and stifles. And there is another popular use of the term as well. It’s sometimes used to name the rich and famous when they act badly or misbehave. So, despite her millions, Paris Hilton can be called white trash for her pornographic lifestyle, and George Clooney can tell us, in a self-mocking kind of way, that he’s really just white trash.
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POPSAbortion: some messages can’t be massaged Redefining the 'right' to choose. Introduction to the piece: It's time to ditch the spin and tell the truth about why women have abortions, and what would happen if they were denied them.
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