tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post7573957022700817252..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: Summers SchoolJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-70885008250880132922008-11-29T17:57:00.000-05:002008-11-29T17:57:00.000-05:00There's also Tom Lehrer's song "Sociology." His s...There's also Tom Lehrer's song "Sociology." His spoken intro is about teaching mathematical models in the political science department at M.I.T. so that the poli sci types could justify the "science" in the name. "The song is called 'Sociology,'" Lehrer says, and rushes to add, "Now, M.I.T. did not have a sociology department -- they hadn't sunk <I>that</I> low."<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX5II-BJ8hIJay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-17469875127670749532008-11-29T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-29T13:39:00.000-05:00A lot of people think sociology is the lowest form...<A HREF="http://globalsociology.edublogs.org/2008/06/10/my-reply-to-xkcd-i-relish-the-lack-of-purity/" REL="nofollow">A lot of people</A> think sociology is the lowest form of social sciences.<BR/><BR/>It seems we're an easy group to beat up on, for some reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-48339242727119421992008-11-29T13:31:00.000-05:002008-11-29T13:31:00.000-05:00i'm laughing -- i feel exactly the same way about ...i'm laughing -- i feel exactly the same way about him, wouldn't like him even when we agree. <BR/><BR/>isn't this also the order of decreasing representation of women by degrees awarded? i read this as just another way he was saying that men were smarter than women or that women shy away from more rigorous jobs to take care of babies.newsocprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885289404970310411noreply@blogger.com