Society – Page 6 – Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results

By Scott J. Pearson | January 29, 2022September 24, 2024 by Scott J. Pearson

Historically, diverse workplaces – for various reasons – have out-competed workplaces with less complex cultures. Especially after the social movements surrounding the untimely death of George Floyd in 2020, American employees have increasingly demanded their employers to take diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) into its management practices. As the American workforce becomes more diverse, it’s hard not to believe that these trends represent the future. However, many business attempts to address these issues only…

Healthcare Society

Unmasked: COVID, Community, & the Case of Okoboji

By Scott J. Pearson | December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

In anthropology, an ethnography is an account of the culture as told by the people in that culture. As such, it’s basically a fancy word for a series of interviews within a group of people linked together. In this work, Mendenhall, a medical anthropologist working at Georgetown University, offers us an ethnography of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in rural America. She does so in a personal account while she visits her hometown…

Healthcare History Society

No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880

By Scott J. Pearson | October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

The human response to venereal disease has always had a strongly social component. Not only is there biology involved; other factors also include prostitution, gender dynamics, sexuality, fear, and moralisms. In this work, Brandt identifies all of these impacts and constructs a narrative of how Americans have reacted to this disease since the underlying biology had begun to be unearthed in the late 19th century. He does so meticulously and comprehensively so that no important…

Biography-Memoir Society

Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness

By Scott J. Pearson | October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

For four years, Coates served as a federal prosecutor for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in the District of Columbia. This gave her an up-front view on social ills plaguing America. As the title reveals, she, herself black, wrestles at length in this book with the dynamics of race and justice in the legal system. Her analysis does not provide easy answers. Someone surely is not guilty just because he/she is black, but neither…

Society

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

By Scott J. Pearson | September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Recent events have caused many thoughtful Americans to reflect on our social cohesion and structures. In this book, Wilkerson performs this task through the educated lens of social theory and builds a compelling case for what needs to change in American culture. She does so by constructing a comprehensive, historical account of injustices done by “the dominant caste” to “the lower caste.” In so doing, she identifies how American society can still have enduring social…

Environment Science Society

A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement & a Vision for the Future

By Scott J. Pearson | September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Sir David Attenborough is well-known to fans of the BBC in the United Kingdom for his interesting explorations on various topics, especially ones relating to natural history. In this book, he further dives into natural history about how the world has changed during his lifetime. His picture is quite bleak, with much of our wilderness becoming subsumed by humanity’s growth. Still, he manages to propose several hopeful strategies out of this crisis if we begin…

Religion-Philosophy Society

What Does the Bible Say About Strangers, Migrants, and Refugees?

By Scott J. Pearson | July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Please read my post on this book on the Englewood Review’s website. What Does the Bible Say About Strangers, Migrants, and Refugees?By vanThanh NguyenCopyright (c) 2021New City PressISBN13 9781565483767Page Count: 144Genre: Religion/Christianity, Sociologywww.amazon.com

Politics Science Society

Genomic Politics: How the Revolution in Genomic Science is Shaping American Society

By Scott J. Pearson | July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Hochschild, an academic political scientist, has been closely following genomic research for the last decade. In this book, she presents a comprehensive summary of where the politics of genomics currently is in America and where we are going. She contends that genomics hasn’t split into traditional left-versus-right camps (yet) primarily because most people tend to be for curing difficult diseases. However, other camps are forming, and she accordingly divides public opinion into Enthusiasts, Hopefuls, Skeptics,…

History Religion-Philosophy Society

The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song

By Scott J. Pearson | June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

To the casual observer, it has become obvious that America needs more and deeper racial education and reconciliation. Many of the efforts focus their literature on social topics like being anti-racist. In this book, Gates offers a different take – a history of African-American religion. Religion and social justice understandably intermix in this tale. He provides us with a beautiful, cogent expression of how America got to its present situation. He also offers us hope…