A modern society is one in which the desire for autonomy and independence fuels the shaping of the outer sociocentric realm by individuals forced to pursue individualist social action within and through a labyrinth of social complexities…
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Identities are historically and culturally contingent; the case of Cuban migrants in the 1960s
Our identity is not some unchangeable concept that is oblivious to the outside world. Rather, it is in a constant state of flux, where we are adjusting, moulding, and reassessing our identities in the context of historical and cultural effects and implications…
Let’s see your papers: the effects of credentialing on older workers
Despite accumulating experience and skills, many older workers feel obliged to upgrade their skills through formal educational qualifications to either justify their positions or apply for promotions within and outside their workplace…
Letter on the importance of anthropology
Anthropological investigation enables anthropologists to illuminate how others think, the relations between them, and the meanings behind their actions…
Do workers in a gig economy have more flexibility?
The current paradigm through which the gig economy operates, is one in which individual flexibility is offered as the enticement for worker involvement, but which is rarely realised…
Ageing is a social construct
Whilst chronological age is fixed, the meanings assigned to them are relative to the context in which we view them…
Is the demarcation problem a philosophical pseudo-problem?
In an age where it is becoming harder to delineate scientific activity from pseudo-science, are the relied-upon criteria adequate?