The critique of contemporary "victim culture" has parallels to the critique of "victim feminism" of the 1990s.

Organized groups have arisen to enforce "party purity" and wider political polarization in American politics.

Reforms to rape law in the 1970s and 1980s transformed the definition of rape and brought the crime out of the shadows.

Noah Purifoy transformed the wreckage from the 1965 Watts riots into art, and in doing so, he transformed much more.

Tipping as cultural practice: why some countries like the U.S. like tipping and others don't.

The origin of coal miners' unions during the late 19th century.

The Manhattan Project needed an instant library in Los Alamos built from scratch and in secrecy--this is how it was done.

Taylor Swift is a member of the Lion King generation, which means that, for her, African landscapes are nothing more than a rich tapestry of flora and fauna

Since she first came to prominence, Taylor Swift's songs have been read autobiographically.

A sociologist wonders about the state of being uncool in the discipline and academia in general.