sociology
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Camouflaged Boundaries
We tend to go to extremes. For example, one hundred fifty years ago we had six year olds working twelve hour shifts in factories and coal mines. Then, one hundred twenty years later we were treating people in their twenties… Continue reading
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Integrated Humanity: Scar Tissue.
If people lived in an environment long enough, centuries, millenia, not only will they adapt to the environment in their behavior and routines, but they will develop a mythology that records those behaviors and routines into a cultural memory. If… Continue reading
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Two Snakes Entwined
My family does not have an emotional structure, or Social Structure. We have emotional bonds, but no system of routines to nurture and utilize those bonds. My family is only maintained by material routines, or an Industrial Structure. It is… Continue reading
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Maturity and Social Structure
The modern battle between Neanderthal and Cro-magnon. Our capitalist society measures maturity by a person’s ability (and willingness) to make money, pay bills, and buy things. However, true maturity in the environment is best measured by how confident a person… Continue reading
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Interactive Anxiety Reflexes
Horses are used as therapy animals for those suffering anxiety and stress issues. This is because horses have a basic and consistent anxiety reflex. The horse feels the energy of the person and responds in a consistent manner. Thus the… Continue reading
