Restless Society: Battle for Voting Rights, The
During the summer of 1964, almost 100 years after ratification of 15th amendment, thousands of civil rights workers spread throughout the South to work on behalf of black voter registration. Martin Luther King leads a group of demonstrators from Sel...
Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about the challenge of fighting global epidemics. Certainly there needs to be a financial commitment and there also need to be scientific breakthroughs. But in addition, Professor Calhoun notes,...
Stressed to the Limit: Social Support and Emotional Correlates with Health
Researchers have found that social support correlates with healthy blood pressure and lower levels of stress hormones. People with a close network who were exposed to a virus that causes a common cold, then quarantined did not become ill. It is thou...
Water: Trans-Border Water Pollution
Because of the geography of the region and because Tijuana's sewage infrastructure has not kept pace with the city's growth, sewage enters the Tijuana River and flows into the United States. At some points, sewage flows directly onto the beach. The ...
Who Decides? (Part One)
Professor of Law and Medicine Alex Capron talks about how much doctors should share with patients, and how physicians and patients can best work together to make decisions about treatment. He also explores the issue of who decides (and on what basis...
1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: Transition in American Cultural Life
The "Roaring Twenties" are a legendary but often misunderstood period in American history. Its events often recounted as a morality play. It is a time of transition in American culture as changes created by industrialization and urbanization take ho...
1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: New Economy, The
The United States becomes the world's creditor nation in the 1920s. It's prosperity and economic standing enhanced by Europe's weakened industrial base at the end of World War I. Technological breakthroughs energize economic growth and the stock mar...
1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: Labor in the New Era
The employment structure in the new mass production industries reveals a clear demarcation between white- and blue-collar workers. There is less autonomy but more prosperity for white-collar workers. The American Federation of Labor is the only exis...
1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: Women and Minorities in the Workplace
Half a million African-American workers who migrated from the rural South struggle to retain their positions in the decade of the 1920s. Unions do not attempt to enroll black workers. Although there are black teachers, nurses, and entrepreneurs, bla...
1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: New Culture, The
The United States continues to grow in the 1920s. More and more homes are being electrified in the 1920s, movies now have sound, the first radio network is formed. The literary achievements of the 1920s, many critics believe, are unparalleled in Ame...