Dr. Thompson received her B.A. in English and Sociology from Wellesley College, her joint M.A. in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Brandeis University, and her Ph.D. in Sociology also from Brandeis University.
Culture is universal. Every country, religion, and group in the world has some form of socially learned and shared ideas, behaviors, and material components of
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I came across a 2020 quote from Damian Barr that is incredibly thought-provoking. He said, “We are not all in the same boat. We are
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