Diffusing Innovations
From the study of the spread of a hybrid corn seed among U.S. Midwestern farmers to the examination of the adoption of computer centers among the urban poor in ...
Tag: sociology
Zombies in Revolt
Stories of ghosts and appearances of the dead are common in Cartagena de Indias. Virgins, pirates, saints, and deceased international personalities have appeare...
Understanding Immigrants Assimilation: Classic and Alternative Theories
Researchers, politicians, and the general public have used the concept of assimilation to describe the processes of incorporation of foreign immigrants to a hos...
Youth Cultures, Youth-Made Media, and Mainstream Media: A Brief History of Inextricable Relationships (Part 1).
The relationships between youth-made media and youth cultures and between youth-made media and mainstream media are diverse and inextricable. All of them occur ...