Not playing kid games

Originally, video game consoles were marketed to children. Over time the games became popular with adults (some young people continued to play them into young adulthood). Video game makers saw this and expanded the market, including explicitly adult content (violence, sex, gore, drugs, etc). 

Women across ages have become more engaged in gaming as well. In the US market, gaming crosses sociological boundaries of race, gender, ethnicity and increasingly age.

From your experience or speculation, why do you think video games are so widely popular among ADULTS 21-45? 

Money, Expectations and Inheritance

In a recent interview, the singer/songwriter Sting (formerly of The Police), said he grew up poor near the Wallsend shipyards in England. At present, he has an estimated net worth of $300 million. Sting has no plans to leave any of it to his six children. He wants his children to have the chance to come up the way he did. The 62-year-old musician stated that he didn't want to "leave them trust funds that are albatrosses round their necks."

According to Sting, the issue of his inheritance might not come up at all, considering how fast he goes through his money. Sting has over 100 people he employs, and said in the interview, "There won't be much money left because we are spending it! We have a lot of commitments. What comes in, we spend, and there isn't much left."

Do you think Sting should leave some money for his children? Please state why or why not.

Virtually Sharing Food

One of the many social media trends is to post a photo a meal or food item. The June 5^th edition of the USA Today reports, “Food is the new cool.” 

If you do this, please give an example of what you posted and why. 

If you have NEVER uploaded an image of food to Twitter, Facebook, Instragram, Tumblr, Google+ , etc, please SPECULATE on why you think it is millions of people share pictures of food with the online world?

1st Blog for Summer Session: Celebratory Foods

Greetings!  During this summer session in Sociology 1101 we’re going to do a lot of talking about food. Here is a fun topic to get us going. In the United States it’s common place to celebrate special occasions with food. If you have just received GREAT news, what food and drink items or which restaurant would you choice to celebrate with family and friends?