Findings From Colin Jerolmack's Article
In Chapter 3, Luker gives a brief overview of canonical social science research, and explains how we (salsa dancing social scientists) may have some similarities with canonical sociologists, but ultimately our orientation, focus, and goals are different. Colin Jerolmack gives an excellent example of salsa dancing social science research. Consider the following questions as you participate in this forum:
1. What about Jerolmack's article surprised you the most? What did you appreciate and what left you confused?
2. Jerolmack's article was published in one of the most presigious (if not THE most prestigious) sociology journals. If we can learn a lot about ethnic identity through something as obscure and random as pigeon handling amongst Turkish immigrant men in Germany, what does Jerolmack's findings indicate for the types of research projects sociologists can undertake?
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What I Appreciated, Surprised, and Confused me in Jerolmack's Article
I appreciate that the immigrant men recognized pigeons as relevant as human beings by describing pigeon-keeping as an activity "in the blood." This conveys a critical message to the people that animals deserve a right to live like humans. Also, learning that all the men claimed that being extremely concerned and affectionate about pigeons connects them to their childhood and nature surprised me. Jerolmack (2007) claims that the circumstance allows the men to face an endurance between the unfamiliar city where they reside and their past homeland, which most expect to return to. What confuses me the most regarding the article is the primary factor that drove the men to build an intense attachment with animals and believe that it connects them with ethnicity.
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