Barry Wellman

Within the social science community, theorist Barry Wellman focuses on an idea that there is three views of a community while studying what social systemic divisions affect organization and the primary social networks between people. The idea of this “the community question” and the degrees of social networking led Wellman to examine the three arguments, if a community is either: lost, saved, and/or liberated. According to Wellman, the first urban sociological response to the community question is that a community can be lost. The idea of “community lost” is that a society has lost its primary relationships and is now impersonal, temporary, and segmental. As stated in his academic article, Wellman explains, “the community lost argument contends…

Such networks allow for personalized participation within movements and connect people into networks instead of groups across protest spaces. These networks are connected via weak ties, which create links between different networks that may exist within a protest space. Additionally, connective action networks appeal to new audiences of people who have varying levels of political involvement but still want to participate in the protest space to some degree, and shift from the norms of…

As I walked into the stadium, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn filled the air. It was a familiar setting. A setting I had grown to know very well because my dad loved baseball. The red white and blue colors were everywhere as fans came from every direction into the stadium. My dad and I walked to the outfield where the opposing team was warming up for the game. Turner Field in Atlanta was not only home of the Braves, but a home to many baseball fans. The concessions and amenities for the fans,…

Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, influenced many by his actions on and off the diamond. Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama on February 5, 1934. He was the the third of eight children in his family and the child of Herbert and Estella Aaron. Hank grew up fascinated about the sport of baseball. Any amount of free time Hank had he was playing some type of baseball. He grew up playing with only a stick and bottle caps. Herbert would occasionally make him baseballs…

Have you ever been in a situation that you feel like doing the right thing, even when others might do something different? Everyone has courage, but what is rare is when people actually show it. In The Diary of Anne Frank Play (written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett) the Frank family, the Van Daan family, and Mr. Dussel are all Jewish people who need to go into hiding to stay safe during World War 2. Miep Gies is one of the people that helps hide them. Miep shows courage by helping the…

Well, Dodger fans, over a week ago we received the worst possible news in the history of all horrible news. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of hyperbole, but it sure feels legit. Clayton Kershaw heading to the 15-Day DL for a mildly herniated disc in his lower back. I know, I know… group hug. He was joined a day or so later by Joc Pederson, who made a spectacular, albeit shoulder crushing catch into the wall, which in turn sent him to the 15-Day DL with a sprained right AC joint. They joined a plethora…

Some of these people might say that steroids can kill the users. Well that is true it is only when someone highly overdoses on them. Which won't happen if there are certain doctors available to do the job(Perez,n.d) Just look at Barry Bonds he is one of the best players known to man but he just happened to be on steroids. Did he die of overdose?, No he did not overdose because he probably hired someone to get the right amount for him. Kevin Williams won the defensive player of the year. However…

they had a doctor prescribed drug that would increase your brain's capability of functioning, so your test results and knowledge would increase significantly in just weeks. Would you take it? Now imagine yourself struggling in the minor leagues playing baseball and providing too minimal of pay to support your family. Then, someone introduces you to a drug that will increase your fast twitch muscles and allow you to recover faster, hit farther, run faster, and several players in leagues above you…

era of Reagan conservativism could have consumed multiple chapters or volumes. Dr. Allitt provides to the reader various thumbnail sketches of conservative figures during critical junctures in American history. Its chronological order from the Federalist through the beginning of the 21st Century; provides to the reader a basic understanding of how Conservative movement attempt to reshape the American experience. The conservative movement as we know it was established sometime in the 1950’s in…

Alex Rodriguez played for a team that you either hate or love or hate— the Yankees. In 2009 he helped led them to his first and only World Series Championship. While Alex Rodriguez is not the leader of career home runs, he is close, as he is in forth all time, and still is playing. Most likely he will not catch him as the career leader with an asterisk next to it. Even though his achievements are not quite as amazing his case is a bigger than Barry Bonds because of the era he is living in.…