by Phin Upham The tension between the macro and the micro – psychology and sociology, the individual and group/organization, traits and context – is a major theme in sociology. Many hold that these two layers are not antithetical, mutually exclusive, or even necessarily conflicting. How does the individual, on the intellectual, institutional, social, and structural level, […]
Taiwan: Racial Commercials Everywhere
by Portnoy On Taiwan’s TV screens there is a commercial about drawing lots of cars. In this commercial, a woman with south-east Asia look is driving a car, and the subtitle says:”How can she own a car?” Is this a question? How cannot a south-east Asia woman own a car in Taiwan? When you see […]