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January 25th, 2012 In my introductory Sociology courses, I teach my students about social norms and customs, often without applying the ideas and concepts to my own life. For one, real life is different than a text book, right? However,…
Name: Avi, aka “avischroeder” Bio: Dr. Schroeder is a scientist in the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Avi holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Avi’s main interest is in developing innovative nano-technologies for…
Through the medium of kinship, early humans developed cooperative arrangements that, according to Marshal Sahlins, were apparently mandated by virtue of the conditions of life. In his words, “The emerging human primate, in a life-and-death-struggle economic struggle with nature, could…
Mar 2nd, 2012 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric You never stop to think that sending your kids to school can be a problem, but it can be. From the residential schools of First Nations infamy to the violence of straps…
Oct 31st, 2011 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric Here is a story, not by a sociologist or a sociology student, by a high ranking computer geek. It may not be coming from a Sociologist, but it sure points to how…
In this article William Hathaway, renowned peace author and activist, discusses the tenor of our times, revanchism, which refers to a global attempt by the elites to “turn back the clock” and reinstate a social order characteristic or earlier, more…
Social Class and American Sports We are not alone. Growing up we were not the only people to hear our mother’s invoke the adage that nothing good happens after midnight. This saying was designed to justify a curfew, to soften…
May 31st, 2011 | By Tim Hutchcraft The first article I wrote for the SocJournal set the tone for my general opinion in regards to social media and online “friends.” I discussed the concept of cyber “friends” with a dear…
From the Book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway Published by Trine Day 2010 I was sitting in full lotus, body wrapped in a blanket, mind rapt in deep stillness, breathing lightly, wisps of air curling into…
March 19th, 2012 In Gulliver’s Travels the tiny Lilliputians attacked the much larger Gulliver while he was sleeping and tied him to the ground with thousands of threads. In a similar way the ruling elite have tied the working class…
