Religion

• That might sound baffling if you haven’t tuned into this cultural skirmish.
• Sociology is the study of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.
• Sociologists analyze how society is structured and how people interact with one another in groups, organizations and society.

Why does sociology matter?

• Sociology also provides students with soft skills, giving them a better understanding of how to work effectively with others, including those with different backgrounds and experiences.
• In 2020, more than 25,000 students earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and approximately 1,300 earned a master’s degree, with another 600 earning a Ph.D.
• Many people who majored in sociology work as social workers, teachers, school counselors, market research analysts, human resource coordinators, tech workers, paralegals, public relations professionals, urban planners and community health workers.

Curbing sociology in Florida

• They officially removed principles of sociology from the lists of classes that count as core courses that satisfy requirements for undergraduate degrees.
• Sociology is a major that most students first become acquainted with in college, often through courses that satisfy general education requirements.
• As a result of this policy change, it is likely that enrollment in sociology classes will drastically drop in Florida, and fewer students will major in sociology.
• Sociology courses, by considering inequalities by wealth, income, race, gender, sexuality and age, may seem overly “woke” to conservatives.

Global history of censorship

• Sociology has been censored for long periods in many countries, including Russia, Hungary and China.
• Because he married sociologist Rosângela Lula da Silva in 2022, sociology is safe for the time being in Brazil.

Joya Misra is currently the president of the American Sociological Association.

• Explore Saint-Henri over the years and through its iconic sites, while meeting the men and women who forged the neighbourhood’s soul.
• Did you know that Montréal’s iconic industrial neighbourhood of Saint-Henri was once the third most densely populated city in Québec*?
• The exhibition takes a unique and extensive look back at the neighbourhood, showcasing its devoted community over the years.
• The exhibition The Heart and Soul of Saint-Henri is produced by Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal’s archaeology and history complex.

• The informal agreement reached by Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday includes measures to prevent rape, tougher rules on cyber violence, and better support for victims.
• For the first time, there will be EU-wide rules on the criminalisation of certain forms of gender-based violence and better access to justice, protection and prevention.
• Member states will aim to raise awareness that non-consensual sex is considered a criminal offence.
• On Parliament’s insistence, the Commission will report every five years on whether the rules should be revised.

• Do you think that anal sex is obscene, hardcore, adventurous, taboo, and perhaps dirtier than other forms of sex?
• Research suggests that it is common to associate anal sex with stigma, shame, and suspicion, with negative perceptions dominating understanding of anal sex behaviours.
• Where anal sex is depicted as occurring between men and women, both the medical literature and popular culture tend to see men as the penetrators, women as the receivers, anal sex as a riskier sexual activity, and as [having a coercive element].
• The purpose of the study was to explore general perceptions of anal sex, exploring questions such as: What is anal sex?
• Participants expressed that women who desire anal sex are culturally perceived as adventurous, sexually experimental, or “out there” in some way.

Anal sex is commonplace – despite the stigma

• Most of our participants thought that anal sex was a neglected area of relationships and sex education.
• There is also no clear consensus over what constitutes anal sex, whether it’s rimming, pegging, fingering, penile-anal intercourse, anal massage, or other activities.
• Contrary to immediate negative biases of – and concerns over – anal sex, these estimates suggest that it is a relatively normative practice for women to engage in anal sex as part of their wider sexual repertoire.

Foregrounding women’s safety and pleasure

• In our research we argue that anal sex must be included in sexual health education as part of a wider repertoire of sexual pleasure.
• Providing knowledge on anal sex that centres women’s pleasure allows for a higher degree of choice to engage in sexual practices that feel right for all women involved.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.