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In the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown, Ben Bernanke, America’s leading scholar of the Great Depression, has been credited with saving the nation’s economy. As a reward for his sterling work, on August 25, 2009, President Obama appointed Ben…
Name: Steven Email: Bio: Professor of Sociology New York City College of Technology CUNY June 7th, 2010 Functionalism is an American sociological concept created by an American-Talcott Parsons. As a young Ph.D Parsons joined the Sociology faculty at Harvard University. …
This article was printed in the spring 2007 issue of “Our Schools / Our Selves,” published quarterly by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.policyalternatives.ca. David F. Noble (guest blogger) Critical pedagogy has long condemned grading as an impediment to…
In truth, Bill Gates probably isn’t an idiot. He did build one of the most successful software companies in the world after all. At the same time however his ability to prognosticate on post-secondary education seems questionable at best. The…
The following course, Sociology 100: Introduction to Sociology (currently Sociology 287) , is a junior level sociology course provided by Athabasca University’s Center for Global and Social Analysis. Together with Sociology 100 this course forms a standard 6 credit introduction to…
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…
[amazonify]0976247909:right[/amazonify]Two books that I have recently read deserve attention today. One is My Way Out and the other is The Cure for Alcoholism. Both are great books and both detail a pharmacological cure for alcoholism. I know that if you…
Socialization Family, school, peers, mass media, public opinion, work, volunteer groups, and religion/spirituality each play a major role in the socialization and, ultimately, the education process. Each of us proceeds through life in a manner we often believe is under…
Feb 19th, 2010 | By Dr. Michael Sosteric [amazonify]0976247909:right[/amazonify]Two books that I have recently read deserve attention today. One is My Way Out and the other is The Cure for Alcoholism. Both are [continue reading…]
Jan 17th, 2011 | By Anna Brix Thomsen Iisms and Schisms and postmodern standpoints. We live in spineless world were we all “go along” just to get along and where “playing the game” (i.e. complying with social conventions, avoiding confrontation,…
