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Socialization – The Socjournal

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…

Rebel Rank and File – The Socjournal

Rebel Rank and File uncovers the hidden of the 1970s labour movement with thirteen cogent essays from labor historians, activists and writers. Topics range from the political economy of rank-and-file-rebellion to workplace feminism, in industries as disparate as agriculture, education,…

The Socjournal » BSilversides

October 18th, 2010 This student essay was submitted for Sociology 435 (The Sociology of Social Change) at Athabasca University. It is a critical examination of  the “heinous” way the media treated the aids epidemic, and their absolute disregard for social…

R.I.P. David Noble – The Socjournal

David Franklin Noble died of a sudden illness in Toronto on December 27, 2010. Noble was an internationally acclaimed scholar and courageous activist, most recently on the faculty of York University in Toronto. Born in New York City, he held…

Unit 6 – The Family – The Socjournal

Objectives At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1.  Identify what is meant by the phrase “diversity of the family. 2.  Outline the changing demographic characteristics of the family 3.  Outline the difference between complementary and…

The Socjournal » execatl

Name: Adan Bio: Recent Applied Sociology student trying to find myself and make a difference at the same time December 8th, 2010 Child slaves In the summer of 2010 I started an internship with the Office of Migrant Affairs in…