My experiences with computational sociology (so far)
I have been spending my spring ploddingly pursuing my master’s thesis. Inspired by my visit to the NLP crowd, I’ve undertaken a text-mining project, where I’...
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sociology
When did social workers become timid?
I’ve been working with the mentally atypical and disabled for quite nearly two decades. In this time, I’ve developed a feeling. A sense of discomfort, discon...
The Toll of Emotional Labor
I’ve been doing “emotion work” most of my adult life; a lot of it in assisting the (very) differently abled. Now, with my transition out from direct emotion ...
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
Developing my sociological identity
The about page of this blog states:
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
Social constructivism and (working with) the cognitively impaired
I was first introduced to the concept of social constructivism while studying to be a social educator. From what I recall of that lecture, most of it blew ri...
Why academia?
So. Why not start a master’s degree in educational sociology, six and-a-bit years after finishing a bachelor? Six years as a working stiff, with varied and, ...
university
My experiences with computational sociology (so far)
I have been spending my spring ploddingly pursuing my master’s thesis. Inspired by my visit to the NLP crowd, I’ve undertaken a text-mining project, where I’...
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
Developing my sociological identity
The about page of this blog states:
Why academia?
So. Why not start a master’s degree in educational sociology, six and-a-bit years after finishing a bachelor? Six years as a working stiff, with varied and, ...
special needs
When did social workers become timid?
I’ve been working with the mentally atypical and disabled for quite nearly two decades. In this time, I’ve developed a feeling. A sense of discomfort, discon...
The Toll of Emotional Labor
I’ve been doing “emotion work” most of my adult life; a lot of it in assisting the (very) differently abled. Now, with my transition out from direct emotion ...
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
Social constructivism and (working with) the cognitively impaired
I was first introduced to the concept of social constructivism while studying to be a social educator. From what I recall of that lecture, most of it blew ri...
power
Socialpædagogens fornemste opgave
En socialpædagogs fornemste opgave er, at se bagved udfordrende adfærd. Nej, det er næppe hensigtsmæssigt at Henning smider skoene efter dig. Men hvorfor giv...
The hubris of good intentions
I started writing this nearly three years ago, and it has taken me a while to decide whether to post it. I freely admit that it is not without trepidation I ...
When did social workers become timid?
I’ve been working with the mentally atypical and disabled for quite nearly two decades. In this time, I’ve developed a feeling. A sense of discomfort, discon...
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
personal
The Toll of Emotional Labor
I’ve been doing “emotion work” most of my adult life; a lot of it in assisting the (very) differently abled. Now, with my transition out from direct emotion ...
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
Why academia?
So. Why not start a master’s degree in educational sociology, six and-a-bit years after finishing a bachelor? Six years as a working stiff, with varied and, ...
weekly reading
I Read: editor procastination, make everyone a cheater, and more
Not a lot of links in this list today, partly due to RSS feed cleanup, partly due to not-as-interesting-to-me stuff crossing my radar.
tv
I Read: editor procastination, make everyone a cheater, and more
Not a lot of links in this list today, partly due to RSS feed cleanup, partly due to not-as-interesting-to-me stuff crossing my radar.
coercion
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
emotional labor
The Toll of Emotional Labor
I’ve been doing “emotion work” most of my adult life; a lot of it in assisting the (very) differently abled. Now, with my transition out from direct emotion ...
Commoditization of emotion, and the search for authenticity in the middle class
As part of my course in socialization and everyday life, I’ve had Arlie Hochschild’s Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure1 assigned. As a near a...
style
I Read: editor procastination, make everyone a cheater, and more
Not a lot of links in this list today, partly due to RSS feed cleanup, partly due to not-as-interesting-to-me stuff crossing my radar.
Commoditization of emotion, and the search for authenticity in the middle class
As part of my course in socialization and everyday life, I’ve had Arlie Hochschild’s Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure1 assigned. As a near a...
identity
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
Developing my sociological identity
The about page of this blog states:
media
I Read: editor procastination, make everyone a cheater, and more
Not a lot of links in this list today, partly due to RSS feed cleanup, partly due to not-as-interesting-to-me stuff crossing my radar.
books
machine learning
My experiences with computational sociology (so far)
I have been spending my spring ploddingly pursuing my master’s thesis. Inspired by my visit to the NLP crowd, I’ve undertaken a text-mining project, where I’...
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
care-work
Socialpædagogens fornemste opgave
En socialpædagogs fornemste opgave er, at se bagved udfordrende adfærd. Nej, det er næppe hensigtsmæssigt at Henning smider skoene efter dig. Men hvorfor giv...
The hubris of good intentions
I started writing this nearly three years ago, and it has taken me a while to decide whether to post it. I freely admit that it is not without trepidation I ...
emotional-labor
Socialpædagogens fornemste opgave
En socialpædagogs fornemste opgave er, at se bagved udfordrende adfærd. Nej, det er næppe hensigtsmæssigt at Henning smider skoene efter dig. Men hvorfor giv...
The hubris of good intentions
I started writing this nearly three years ago, and it has taken me a while to decide whether to post it. I freely admit that it is not without trepidation I ...
ASF
Social constructivism and (working with) the cognitively impaired
I was first introduced to the concept of social constructivism while studying to be a social educator. From what I recall of that lecture, most of it blew ri...
narrative analysis
Social constructivism and (working with) the cognitively impaired
I was first introduced to the concept of social constructivism while studying to be a social educator. From what I recall of that lecture, most of it blew ri...
reflexivity
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
ethics
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
responsibility
Social work and power dynamics
The nature of power in social work
normativity
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
welfare
Comments on the proposed changes for working with the cognitively impaired in Denmark
This post has been percolating for nearly half a year — about as long as the blog has been dormant. But now I rear my head from the depths of exam prep and… ...
gender
Sexism, my children, and I
During the past years, I have become much more attuned to the problems of everyday sexism. From subtle things, like my father expressing the obvious self-evi...
sexism
Sexism, my children, and I
During the past years, I have become much more attuned to the problems of everyday sexism. From subtle things, like my father expressing the obvious self-evi...
toxic masculinity
Sexism, my children, and I
During the past years, I have become much more attuned to the problems of everyday sexism. From subtle things, like my father expressing the obvious self-evi...
class
Commoditization of emotion, and the search for authenticity in the middle class
As part of my course in socialization and everyday life, I’ve had Arlie Hochschild’s Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure1 assigned. As a near a...
feeling
Commoditization of emotion, and the search for authenticity in the middle class
As part of my course in socialization and everyday life, I’ve had Arlie Hochschild’s Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, and Social Structure1 assigned. As a near a...
minorities
Social work as (re)socialization in practice
One of my lecturers posits that ‘social inclusion’ has an inherent paradox: In seeking to encompass maximal diversity, a normative pressure is exerted upon t...
inequality
Social work as (re)socialization in practice
One of my lecturers posits that ‘social inclusion’ has an inherent paradox: In seeking to encompass maximal diversity, a normative pressure is exerted upon t...
reproduction
Social work as (re)socialization in practice
One of my lecturers posits that ‘social inclusion’ has an inherent paradox: In seeking to encompass maximal diversity, a normative pressure is exerted upon t...
microsociology
Developing my sociological identity
The about page of this blog states:
podcasts
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I Read: editor procastination, make everyone a cheater, and more
Not a lot of links in this list today, partly due to RSS feed cleanup, partly due to not-as-interesting-to-me stuff crossing my radar.
work
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
coaching
Finding a Professional Identity
Some months ago, I wrote about “developing my sociological identity”. My interests are (still) solidly interactional, with maybe a slight focus on how indivi...
nlp
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
rstats
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
python
Gatecrashing the NLP party
OK, so I didn’t really crash any gates. I did, however, have the chance to attend a workshop on natural language processing, hosted by the Interacting Minds ...
professional care
When did social workers become timid?
I’ve been working with the mentally atypical and disabled for quite nearly two decades. In this time, I’ve developed a feeling. A sense of discomfort, discon...
education
My experiences with computational sociology (so far)
I have been spending my spring ploddingly pursuing my master’s thesis. Inspired by my visit to the NLP crowd, I’ve undertaken a text-mining project, where I’...
computational sociology
My experiences with computational sociology (so far)
I have been spending my spring ploddingly pursuing my master’s thesis. Inspired by my visit to the NLP crowd, I’ve undertaken a text-mining project, where I’...
mental-health
Like Butter Scraped Over Too Much Bread
I should have been at work today.
social work
When did social workers become timid?
2 minute read
I’ve been working with the mentally atypical and disabled for quite nearly two decades. In this time, I’ve developed a feeling. A sense of discomfort, discon...
The Toll of Emotional Labor
4 minute read
I’ve been doing “emotion work” most of my adult life; a lot of it in assisting the (very) differently abled. Now, with my transition out from direct emotion ...
Social work as (re)socialization in practice
1 minute read
One of my lecturers posits that ‘social inclusion’ has an inherent paradox: In seeking to encompass maximal diversity, a normative pressure is exerted upon t...
Social work and power dynamics
4 minute read
The nature of power in social work