Montclair SocioBlog

A blog by Jay Livingston -- what I've been thinking, reading, seeing, or doing. Although I am an emeritus member of the Montclair State University department of sociology, this blog has no official connection to Montclair State University. “Montclair State University does not endorse the views or opinions expressed therein. The content provided is that of the author and does not express the view of Montclair State University.”

Monkey Business

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August 30, 2018 Posted by Jay Livingston Is a “monkey” idiom used, however tangentially, in connection with a Black person always racism?...
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I’m Just a Girl Who Cain’t Say, “I’ll Have to Get Back to You on That.”

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August 22, 2018 Posted by Jay Livingston Sociolinguist Deborah Tannen was in a colleague’s office when the phone rang. It was a man in th...
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Changing Fast (Signs) and Slow (Norms)

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August 18, 2018 Posted by Jay Livingston “All Gender Restroom” said the green triangular signs — one right, one left — placed over the mo...
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Bill Evans, b. August 16, 1929

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August 16, 2018 Posted by Jay Livingston I wore out my LP of “Explorations” mostly listening to this track and “Nardis.” I have th...
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