Contents

HUMAN ARCHITECTURE
Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge

Volume II • Issue 2 • Fall 2003/Spring 2004

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CRITICAL THEORIES IN APPLIED SETTINGS


Editor's Note:
"A Welcoming Statement to the Editorial Advisory Board" —page vii

The Complexity of Naive Acceptance of Socially Manipulated Beliefs
Ayan Ahmed, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 1

Alice in the Gendered Sports-Fan Wonderland: A Sociological Inquiry
Elizabeth J. Schumacher, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 10

Will I Marry Her?
Chris DaPonte, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 18

The Effect of Immigrant Experiences on the Bifurcation of Women’s Consciousness
Guadalupe Paz, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 25

Who are “I”?: A Sociology of My Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Selves
Marie Neuner, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 33

My Life’s Tapestry: Casting Theoretical Lights on the Social Threads That Tie Me Down
D. M. Rafferty, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 41

From Alienation to Exploration: Breaking Free from the Iron Cages of My Life
Annie Roper, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 48

Body Image: A Clouded Reality
M. D., University of Massachusetts Boston —page 58

Obsessed with Impression Management: A Critical Sociology of Body Image in Capitalist Society
Michelle B. Jacobs, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 66

The Roots of Procrastination: A Sociological Inquiry into Why I Wait Until Tomorrow
Jennifer M. Kosmas, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 74

Honesty, Trust, and Love—In That Order: A Sociology of My Emotional Kaleidoscope
Lynne K. Marlette, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 82

Questioning Motherhood: A Sociological Awakening
Keilah Billings, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 91

Durkheim, Mead, and Heroin Addiction
Nancy O’Keefe Dyer, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 99

Anomie or Alienation?: A Self-Exploration of the Roots of Substance Ab/use
Buddi Osco, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 105

Just Live: The Trick Is, You Have A Choice
Savvas Fetfatsidis, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 109

“Asian”: Just A Simple Word
Kuong C. Ly, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 116

Defining the Other
Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 122

De/Reconstructing Utopianism: Towards a World-Historical Typology
M.H. (Behrooz) Tamdgidi, University of Massachusetts Boston —page 125

Contributors & Abstracts —page 143

Tables of Contents of Previous Issues —page 151

Journal Order Form —page 155

News & Announcements —page 157