Month November 2010

The Socjournal» Dr. Monica Brasted

February 17th, 2010 While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter.  When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of her cheeseburger meal.  When I…

The Socjournal» Emily Jill Hodgson

June 18th, 2010 Sweatshops and Post-Industrial Society: Conflicting Contemporary Phenomena Emily Jill Hodgson SOCI 460 Athabasca University June 13, 2010 — The shoes on our feet The results of the Google search on both sweatshops and global sweatshops, as found…

The Socjournal» Amardo Rodriguez

June 24th, 2010 I come to teaching with all of my being. My devotion to you is complete. For me, teaching is about something you are, something you embody. Thus I have no techniques, no strategies, no skills, no drills,…

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The Socjournal » Political Economy

Oct 6th, 2010 | By Anna Brix Thomsen According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, some 36 million people (mostly women and children) die every year from preventable hunger. Who is to blame for this situation?…

The Socjournal » Pedagogy

Jun 24th, 2010 | By Amardo Rodriguez An educator speaks about pedagogy, critical thinking, and connecting with students. Education is about creating a safe place for exploration, for confronting the hard social, political, and psychological realities of our existence. But…

The Socjournal » Media Studies

Oct 18th, 2010 | By BSilversides This student essay was submitted for Sociology 435 (The Sociology of Social Change) at Athabasca University. It is a critical examination of  the “heinous” way the media treated the aids epidemic, and their absolute…

The Socjournal » Global Studies

Nov 11th, 2010 | By Anna Brix Thomsen Academic communities and higher learning facilities like universities are the places where great knowledge is born and passed on with the purpose of ‘enlightening’ our societies for the better. Or is it?…

The Socjournal» Rachel Demerling

Name: Rachel Email: Bio: I am a PhD candidate in the department of Sociology at McMaster University. My research interests include gender, parenting, social policy and inequality. July 9th, 2010 Women in Academe In recent years, women have begun to…

The Socjournal » January 2010

Jan 28th, 2010 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric Welcome to the future home of the Socjournal. Brought to you by the founding editor of the Electronic Journal of Sociology, Dr. Mike Sosteric, this [continue reading…]