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Jennifer Graham
Jennifer Graham

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2 days ago

Why Do They Need Them?

Educators Wrestle with the Phone Problem I read a story recently about cell phones in schools. Educators hate them. Administrators hate them. Parents say the kids need them, even as they are a significant variable related to mental health issues. The kids are addicted to them. The kids need them…

Cell Phones

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Why Do They Need Them?
Why Do They Need Them?
Cell Phones

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Nov 10, 2022

Dear Gen Z

An Earnest Apology Letter Dear Gen Z, Whew. I am not sure how to start this letter because, wow, the last few years have been an absolute nightmare, but here’s where I’ll begin: I am so sorry. I am sorry that we haven’t been the best stewards of your coming…

Gen Z

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Dear Gen Z
Dear Gen Z
Gen Z

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Sep 16, 2022

“Great! Send More!”

The Dangerous Game of Dehumanization In a move that almost belies belief, the Republican frontrunner for the 2024 Presidential election (no, the other one) chartered a plane to send 50 or so undocumented immigrants from Venezuela to the relatively remote Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. He somehow lured them from…

Immigration

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“Great! Send More!”
“Great! Send More!”
Immigration

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Jul 6, 2022

Is Abortion Healthcare?

We Are About to Learn This Answer the Hard Way As they told us they would, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe vs. Wade and Planned Parenthood vs. Casey. While it shouldn’t have come as a shock, it certainly still felt dark, but I don’t think we are prepared for…

Abortion

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Is Abortion Healthcare?
Is Abortion Healthcare?
Abortion

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May 25, 2022

Same Song, Different Verse

Our Gun Worship Claims More Victims My class last week introduced the idea of objectivity in the social sciences; inevitably, the students ask me if I can be objective about the subjects I study since they are so, well, human. I answer them honestly: I try as hard as I…

Guns

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Same Song, Different Verse
Same Song, Different Verse
Guns

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May 3, 2022

End Of The World As We Know It

Roe Approaches Its Demise Well, this is unprecedented. In a stunning move, the draft of a majority opinion of a tremendously consequential Supreme Court case was leaked to the public. This breach of the norms of confidentiality is shocking. But not as shocking as the draft itself. There are implied…

Abortion

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End Of The World As We Know It
End Of The World As We Know It
Abortion

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Apr 22, 2022

Welcome to the Circus

Shiny Distractions from Real Issues It’s been a strange couple of weeks as the GOP in Florida waged a full war with…wait for it…Disney? Disney halfheartedly denounced the new bill in Florida deemed “Don’t Say Gay”, as they felt it was harmful to LGBTQ kids. The denouncement was pretty mild…

Divide

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Welcome to the Circus
Welcome to the Circus
Divide

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Mar 22, 2022

Life is Tough. Be Kind.

The Mask Battle Continues There was a fascinating incident a few weeks ago in Florida when Ron DeSantis walked into a room of high schoolers that were masked and told them, in no uncertain terms, that they could remove them because it was time to end this “COVID theater”. As…

Masks

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Life is Tough. Be Kind.
Life is Tough. Be Kind.
Masks

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Mar 7, 2022

Considering the Pain with the Gain

Leading Questions and Tainted Answers Russia’s last independent television station made a symbolic gesture by playing “Swan Lake” as they went dark this weekend; there will be no updates on the war if Putin can help it. Unlike Russia, the U.S. media isn’t flinching in showing us the grim reality…

Ukraine

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Considering the Pain with the Gain
Considering the Pain with the Gain
Ukraine

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Feb 26, 2022

Holding Out For A Hero

“I Need Ammunition, Not a Ride” As the Russian invasion unfolds in Ukraine, there has been an emerging narrative about the Ukrainians and their leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They are tough. They are proud. And they are not letting go of their country without a fight. The rest of the world…

Heroes

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Holding Out For A Hero
Holding Out For A Hero
Heroes

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Jennifer Graham

Jennifer Graham

29 Followers

Sociologist. Writer. Observer. Explorer.

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