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Since receiving his doctorate in sociology in 1968, David Weiner has worked as an educator, community organizer, corporate recruiter and trainer and management consultant. The first two of these pursuits have paid the least and been the most gratifying. Today he teaches at a community college and engages in community organization committed to creating a saner society. An autobiographical essay titled The Education of a Sociologist, and a resume can be found on his website at http://sdw18.com/d/DW.htm
Saturday, October 2, 2010 The Shape of Things to Come (3 comments)
Phillip Bobbit's Terrorism and Consent has some disturbing implications.
Sunday, August 23, 2009 Hitting Doesn't Make Kids Better or Stronger (2 comments)
Corporal punishment, still a basic tenet of ultra conservative ideology, is detrimental to the development of healthy people or a healthy society.
Sunday, August 10, 2008 What Racism does to White People
Racism in the United States continues to damage communities of color but it damages the dominant white community as well. It renders our society more vulnerable to fascism
Saturday, August 2, 2008 A Cautionary Tale (1 comments)
In the aftermath of a significant medical "adventure," during which Google helped saved my life, I feel compelled to share what I have learned.
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Education For Sanity
Never has it seemed more important for the youth of this nation to view social change as something conceivable and within their grasp. What follows is an attempt to formulate a rational basis for citizen participation in social process, beginning with a careful examination of who we humans really are.