Sign in with Facebook
to-read
(275)
currently-reading (0)
read (377)
fiction (52)
social-movements (40)
state (38)
sociology (37)
gender (36)
politics (35)
women (33)
violence (31)
class (26)
currently-reading (0)
read (377)
fiction (52)
social-movements (40)
state (38)
sociology (37)
gender (36)
politics (35)
women (33)
violence (31)
class (26)
favorites
(23)
inequality (21)
race (19)
poverty (15)
caste (14)
biography (13)
development (13)
economics (11)
democracy (10)
globalization (10)
management (10)
environment (8)
inequality (21)
race (19)
poverty (15)
caste (14)
biography (13)
development (13)
economics (11)
democracy (10)
globalization (10)
management (10)
environment (8)
There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery. —Karl
Varsha liked this
“One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.”
― Alice in Wonderland
The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.”
― Alice in Wonderland
“In nature nothing exists alone.”
― Silent Spring
― Silent Spring
“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.”
―
―
“Do you know why we have the sunflowers? It’s not because Vincent van Gogh suffered. It’s because Vincent van Gogh had a brother who loved him. Through all the pain, he had a tether, a connection to the world. And that is the focus of the story we need – connection.”
―
―
Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
— 123 members
— last activity Sep 09, 2024 04:07AM
A non-fiction and fiction book group for members of Sociologists for Women in Society.
Preethi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Preethi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
133 books
|
62 friends
2,524 books
|
581 friends
682 books
|
243 friends
1,963 books
|
209 friends
178 books
|
32 friends
682 books
|
105 friends
108 books
|
106 friends
44 books
|
132 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Preethi
Lists liked by Preethi
