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The Socjournal » General

Oct 15th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric As a publisher or writer or publisher of Sociology and Social sciences, you’ve probably never thought of a mass market for your goods. The critical study of sociology remains conveniently obscured behind a…

The Socjournal » Gender

Jul 9th, 2010 | By Rachel Demerling The penetration of women into academe is growing, but at what cost? Babies get in the way and require valuable time away from a job that otherwise requires intense attachment and commitment, and…

The Socjournal» SGerardi

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. …

The Socjournal» Thomas J. Scheff

March 1st, 2010 The film Groundhog Day (1993) puts the protagonist, Phil Connors, in a time warp. Nothing that he does matters because he is stuck in February 2, Groundhog Day, in a small rural town. For most of the…

The Socjournal» Dr. Monica Brasted

February 17th, 2010 While traveling recently, I stopped at a fast food restaurant with my 6-year-old daughter.  When we sat down at the table to eat, she disappointedly pulled a pink care bear out of her cheeseburger meal.  When I…

The Socjournal» Emily Jill Hodgson

June 18th, 2010 Sweatshops and Post-Industrial Society: Conflicting Contemporary Phenomena Emily Jill Hodgson SOCI 460 Athabasca University June 13, 2010 — The shoes on our feet The results of the Google search on both sweatshops and global sweatshops, as found…

The Socjournal» Amardo Rodriguez

June 24th, 2010 I come to teaching with all of my being. My devotion to you is complete. For me, teaching is about something you are, something you embody. Thus I have no techniques, no strategies, no skills, no drills,…

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The Socjournal » Political Economy

Oct 6th, 2010 | By Anna Brix Thomsen According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, some 36 million people (mostly women and children) die every year from preventable hunger. Who is to blame for this situation?…

The Socjournal » Pedagogy

Jun 24th, 2010 | By Amardo Rodriguez An educator speaks about pedagogy, critical thinking, and connecting with students. Education is about creating a safe place for exploration, for confronting the hard social, political, and psychological realities of our existence. But…