Who are they? What do they do? Masko Tanaka born in 1949 was raised on the grounds of potential. At just five years old, she was sent away to study Japanese dance performances at the most elite hanamachi (house Geisha women), Gion District of Kyoto. Being left in charge to be the heir of theContinue reading “Geisha Women”
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Discussion on Drug Policy
JUUL- “The Cigarette Alternative” The United States of America Vs. The United Kingdom Views on the JUUL JUUL is a portable nicotine device that gives the sensory experience of a cigarette. The JUUL is made up of two parts. The battery pack that regulates battery and temperature and the e-liquid containing glycerol and propylene glycol,Continue reading “Discussion on Drug Policy”
Sex Work Discussion Board
Prostitution in America VS. Prostitution in Greece Becker’s idea of Deviant Career Prostitution – Prostitution is defined as the practice of sexual activity with someone for payment. Often described as sexual services or commercial sex. Despite deep controversy of sex work, it remains one of the oldest occupations in the English speaking world. Various formsContinue reading “Sex Work Discussion Board”
Stigma Discussion
Society has norms they believe everyone should follow Goffman describes a stigma as different and less desirable attributes that go against the societal norms of behaviors in that area (p.3). Goffman suggests that these differences rarely produce dangerous, bad, or weak (p.3). Stigma not only being presented in terms of attributes, but mainly the loweredContinue reading “Stigma Discussion”
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Subcultures related to Gender and Race Geisha Movement in Asia– Background of the subculture Geisha (Geiko or Geigi),translated to women of art, is the movement centered around Japanese women. Geisha is the entertainment of Japanese women of ancient traditions of art, music, dancing, and singing. Often times, Japanese women perform in kimonos and oshiroi makeupContinue reading “Sociology of Deviant Behavior”
Race and Gender Discussion
Geisha Subculture The Geisha Subculture is over four hundred years old and well known in different areas of Japan. The Geisha Subculture began with only males known as comedians but then changed to only females as the face of the Geisha subculture. Females continued the entertainment within society with performing arts. It is in factContinue reading “Race and Gender Discussion”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”