Month February 2012

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Definition Indigenous – The Politics of Indigeneity. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed February 19, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Definition Indigenous – The Politics of Indigeneity. Retrieved…

Yesterday I participated as a volunteer for an organization devoted to helping people with family violence. They were doing a fundraiser to raise funds for the free counseling services the organization provides. It is a great organization but I have…

I recently read an astounding article on Marijuana (Jiang, et. al, 2005). As it turns it out, cannabis is implicated in neurogensis or the generation and regeneration of brain cells in the hypothalamus. In layman’s terms, consuming pot encourages your…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. And V for Victory it is…. The Socjournal. 2012. Available at: Accessed February 19, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2012). And V for Victory it is…. Retrieved February 19,…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Demography and Democracy: Essays on Nationalism, Gender and Ideology. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed February 19, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Demography and Democracy: Essays on Nationalism,…

Despite all the euphoria, I am not going to celebrate Osama’s death. Sure, Osama was a thorn in America’s side for a long time, but, like we all learned in kindergarten, two wrongs don’t make a right. Certainly, Osama was…

I want to start this article by doing a little thought experiment. Imagine for a moment that you are in a group of twenty people. In that twenty people there is a defined leader and that leader is responsible for…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Our Readers. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed February 11, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Our Readers. Retrieved February 11, 2012, from The Socjournal Web site, Chicago…

Now here’s a kick in the head. They know where you are. And by “they” I mean everybody. Anybody with even a minimum online presence in today’s surveillance/social networks leaves a global footprint that anybody can trace. Sounds reasonable if…

Being amused provides one of the greatest joys of being human. I have yet to meet one person who does not enjoy having a good laugh. The act of actually laughing out loud (as opposed to typing out its acronym)…