COVID-19 – Sharing Sociology

December 6, 2022December 9, 2022Fall 2022

No Pain, No Grain: COVID-19’s Impact on Mothers in the Sandwich Generation

The “Sandwich Generation” refers to individuals who are caring for children under the age of 18 and older relatives at the same time (Goto 46). Mothers who have been caught in the middle of the sandwich (ages 35-54), feel the most stress than any other group (APA 2020). During the pandemic, mothers had to take […]

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022Spring 2020

Recursive Racism: The Past and Present of Asian Prejudice

While walking down the bleachers one afternoon in high school, I suddenly heard a group of students mockingly shout, “Coronavirus!” and chortle amongst themselves while pointing at me. As enraged as I felt, I walked away face flushed instead of confronting the band of jeering aggressors, driven by a fear of verbal altercation turning physical […]

April 19, 2021April 10, 2022Spring 2021

Incarceration Unmasked: Legal Confinement in the Era of COVID-19

Anna O’Shea “The struggle of being caged like an animal 24/7 is enough. But with all the added conditions it’s unbearable. There seems like no escape from this.” –Jamil Hayes (currently incarcerated, letter circa American Prison Writing Archive, 2021) [Pictured above, collaged mask containing quotes from Jamil Hayes and other currently incarcerated people, cited from […]

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020Spring 2020

Sociological Imagination and the Coronavirus Pandemic

“It’s really messing up with my spring break,” said college student Brianna Leeder to CBS News in reference to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the closing of restaurants and public places. “What is there to do here [Miami Beach] other than go to the bars or the beach?” she asked. She’s certainly not alone in […]

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Tag: COVID-19

No Pain, No Grain: COVID-19’s Impact on Mothers in the Sandwich Generation

Recursive Racism: The Past and Present of Asian Prejudice

Incarceration Unmasked: Legal Confinement in the Era of COVID-19

Sociological Imagination and the Coronavirus Pandemic