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Earl Smith | The Socjournal

September 14th, 2010 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…

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Airlines to Charge Passengers by the Pound On the heels of Allegiant Airline’s plan to charge up to $35 per carry-on bag, other major airlines have begun considering plans to charge passengers by weight.”It’s simple math,” stated Howard Fine, a spokesperson for…

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Airlines to Charge Passengers by the Pound On the heels of Allegiant Airline’s plan to charge up to $35 per carry-on bag, other major airlines have begun considering plans to charge passengers by weight.”It’s simple math,” stated Howard Fine, a spokesperson for…

Tim Hutchcraft | The Socjournal

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,…

Avi Schroeder | The Socjournal

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…

Competition is as competition does | The Socjournal

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…

In-rss-feed | The Socjournal

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…