Month May 2012

In the article Reconceptualizing Human Capital, Nancy Folbre and Paula England present “capabilities” as a concept to describe the basic requirements humans need to function effectively in the world. They use this as a platform to critique the neoclassical notion…

May 1st, 2012 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric A refreshing, thoughtful and historical reading of the dramatic changes sweeping the Arab world.’ Marwan Bishara, senior political analyst, Al Jazeera Apr 30th, 2012 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric To the colonized,…

What the hell is going on? On Thursday, April 19, 2012, the Los Angeles Times published photos of US soldiers posing with body parts of Afghans that they had killed. War may be hell, but sometimes it is also an…

Oct 27th, 2011 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric | Category: The Lightning Strike | Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Good Science for Social Research Methods. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation:…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Take the reader survey…. The Socjournal. 2012. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2012). Take the reader survey…. Retrieved May 9, 2012, from The Socjournal…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Debt, debt, debt, the problem is debt.. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Debt, debt, debt, the problem is debt.. Retrieved…

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. National Academy of Science. The Socjournal. 2012. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2012). National Academy of Science. Retrieved May 9, 2012, from The Socjournal…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Definition Indigenous – The Politics of Indigeneity. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Definition Indigenous – The Politics of Indigeneity. Retrieved…

| Cite [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric D. Policing Sexuality. The Socjournal. 2011. Available at: Accessed May 9, 2012. APA citation: Sosteric, Dr. Michael. (2011). Policing Sexuality. Retrieved May 9, 2012, from The Socjournal Web site, Chicago…