Reading Time: 4 minutes We tend to follow charismatic leaders because they’re perceived as confident, upbeat and inspirational
Tag: Sociology
The importance of social connection in a time of isolation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Social isolation has become a defining feature of modern Western societies and there’s a growing concern about its effects
Is it time to start a ruckus and resist the fear?
Reading Time: 3 minutes How have we been so easily persuaded to abandon our livelihoods and embrace isolation with barely a question?
Come on, get happy: if a survey says we are, it must be true
Reading Time: 4 minutes Apparently, as you get older you get happier. Sclerotic, arthritic, calcified, deaf, blind, stupid and poor equals happy? Where do I sign up?
Sympathizing with minorities, with a twist
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sociologists have convinced us to think of people solely in terms of their census categories and their victim credentials
How to address social inequality without an inheritance tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ideas about taxing, restricting or abolishing your inheritance have been floated by western social thinkers for centuries