Farewell, Fall Semester.

For weeks I have anticipated the sweet, sweet beginning of Winter Break. However, as we sat in class this past week reflecting upon the lessons we have learned, our hopes for the progression of theory, and things to keep in mind as we venture into the next phase of our Graduate school experience, I began…

Self Author-Swift

During a 1:1 conversation with one of my students this past week, it was revealed that she has a Birthday coming up this week. When she shared the date with me, I was ecstatic to find out that she actually shares a Birthday with my Dad. In the midst of our laughter and scripted exchanges…

Moral of the story is…

I would be remiss to not recognize the irony in our readings on Moral Development Theory directly following the 2016 Presidential Election, in which a candidate was elected into office who could use a serious dose of this literature (my relatively sincere apologies for the candid bias). As I sat at my desk on November…

A Destructive Equation: Gender Inequality + Heteronormativity = Homophobia

In the article Trading on Heterosexuality: College Women’s Gender Strategies and Homophobia, Laura Hamilton uncovers the uncomfortably accurate realities of homophobia among those who identify as female. Her study of literature shows that although women, in general, tend to have a more positive attitude towards homosexuality, it is possible that women’s homophobia is simply overlooked…

Formal Theory: A Practitioner’s Helmet

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