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  There is a distinct parallel between the dynamic Weber describes in marital and gendered relations during the industrial period and the perspective of JD Vance and his relation to female leaders in the Democratic party. The infamous interview in which he referred to prominent female Democrats such as Kamala Harris and AOC as “a bunch of childless cat ladies” reflects the perpetuation of the patriarchal system Marriane Weber describes in Authority and Autonomy in Marriage; a system in which men and women’s positions of power are determined by an adherence to traditional marital values. The four images I chose display the term “childless cat lady” as an adornment and with symbols of empowerment in the form of stickers and a T shirt. The stickers feature decorative details and bright colors. The two images on the left feature patriotic imagery. The T shift features Rosie the Riveter, a cultural icon that represents female independence and empowerment in America. The black sticker th...

C. Wright Mills, in The Power Elite , has to contend with what he describes as “willful co-ordination” (Mills [1956] 2000:20). In considering the role of the elites and of power, a study thereof will run into historical moments which seem to give weight to an un-academic, conspiratorial perspective of history—the Business Plot, for some, is one such moment. In 1933, a number of “financiers” (Archer 1973:31) had worked to convince retired Marine Corps General Smedley Butler to lead a veteran army on Washington, unseating then-President Roosevelt and installing Butler as the nation’s new “Secretary of General Affairs” (Katz 2022). Butler did not intend to aid the plot, but told its representatives of his collaboration while pumping them for information. He would go in to testify in front of Congress as to the nature of the conspiracy. On first blush, to both contemporaneous and modern observers, the Business Plot might appear to be the exact kind of conspiracy that gives weight to visio...

This image, generated by ChatGPT, shows C. Wright Mills in the present day sitting in a classical thinking position with a laptop open with the screen glowing with the ChatGPT entry box. His hand is on the touch screen, but his other hand is on his mouth with his face turned away from the screen. He airs on the side of caution, not letting himself fully engage in using AI. He doesn't look scared or intimidated, rather, he seems to be weighing the costs and benefits of this new tool. He is sat in what looks like a tech-server room that opens up to a glass wall revealing three silhouette figures. We can tell by their clothing that these figures are some sort of military officer, "businessperson", and "government-like" authority (as ChatGPT describes representing the three central power elite circles)  Despite disregarding sociology as a discipline, C. Wright Mills, born in Waco Texas in 1916, is seen as one of the founders of American Sociology, especially in term...

    The image above depicts a lesbian couple posed on a picnic blanket in front of a big rock. They sit on a beach, with the ocean blurred in the background. A wicker basket of flowers is to (the viewers) right of them, a symbol for their engagement photoshoot. One girl has long brown hair and wears a patterned shirt and skinny black jeans; her leg and tattooed arm wraps around the other girl sitting down. The girl closer to the camera has long blonde hair and wears a short pink dress; her head is turned halfway to facing her partner. They are laughing together, glowing with their love for each other and excitement for the future. On the top left hand corner reads a common question lesbian couples are asked: “Who wears the pants in your relationship?”  Marianne Weber discusses traditional marriage norms in her "Authority and Autonomy in Marriage: Translation with Introduction and Commentary." She follows the history of our patriarchal society and Christianity’s influence ...