I am a depressed person, but depressed is a verb. I consider my depression to be the result of social positions and the inevitable history of colonization, of racism, of fat stigma, discrimination and antagonism. I am on antidepressants, but they can only reprogram my brain chemistry and not my social-material reality. They cannot reprogram the ones I love to give me the care I … [Read more...]
Is Your Popularity Making You Privileged? 12 Ways Social Capital Influences How We Get Our Needs Met
1. Social capital, at its core, is about turning social connections into money. A classic example is someone going to Harvard and making the connections there to get jobs after graduation, or find funding for your business, etc. Wikipedia says L.J. Hanifan was the person who coined this term. 2. This kind of social capital continues to exist, and this kind of old … [Read more...]
