Exploring Online Sociology Site (Assignment 3)

The site I found interesting and somewhat relevant to my interests is the site “The Sociological Cinema.”  This site’s concentration is on the teaching and learning of sociology through video, particularly in pop culture.  It’s run by three sociologists who were graduates from the University of Maryland.  They launched the site in 2010 as a way to facilitate sociology through video.  However, it has branched out from not just video, but also graphs, pictures, resources, audio clips and blogs.  This site is a great way to see how sociology is interrelated to everything in our lives going on all around us.  It’s a great tool for teachers and students to see how what’s going on in the media is related to sociology.  This is why I enjoy this site.  I can find a lot of useful and appealing information on sociology and theories through the use of the videos.  

For example, one of the submissions named “Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy (Social Change Ice Breaker),” really caught my attention.  It is a submission on what social change is, and if a child was born right then, how would their experience differ from yours.  To explore this insight, the author provides a video clip from YouTube from Louis C.K., a comedian, who explores this topic of social change.  He explains that all the technology and advancements we have now are absolutely amazing, but people are still not happy.  He puts a great spin on it (I totally recommend checking it out).  Overall, it’s educational and entertaining at the same time.

 

To see the website, go to:  http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/