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The Socjournal » Violence in Society

One of the first things the sociology initiate learns is about the “sociological imagination.” This concept is used to illustrate, the power of sociology. Sociology can help you, you are told, if you just use its concepts to understand your…

The Socjournal » Photolog

Truth, justice, and the North American way? Not for these children. In fact, globally one child dies of hunger related illnesses every 15 seconds and one in six children are involved in some form of child labour or child exploitation.…

The Socjournal» Colin and Sofia Schlossman

Name: Colin and Sofia, aka “bugsy” October 12th, 2010 By Colin Schlossman, Ph.D., Columbia College and Sofia Schlossman, Florida International University The violence of conformity Upon perusing a copy of Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity by Erving…

The Socjournal » Feminism

Oct 15th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric Feminism is Queer is an introduction to the intimately related disciplines of gender and queer theory. Whilst guiding the reader through complex theory, the author develops the original position of queer feminism, which…

The Socjournal » Queer Theory

Oct 15th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric Feminism is Queer is an introduction to the intimately related disciplines of gender and queer theory. Whilst guiding the reader through complex theory, the author develops the original position of queer feminism, which…

Reader survey – The Socjournal

[view academic citations] [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric M. Reader survey. The Socjournal. 2010. Available at: Accessed November 15, 2010. APA citation: Sosteric, Michael. (2010). Reader survey. Retrieved November 15, 2010, from The Socjournal Web site, Chicago…

The Socjournal » Sociologists at Work

Here is an article submitted by CPT Tanya Rosa of the Human Terrain Analysis Team-South, a US Army group tasked with interviewing Iraqi’s and gathering information. According to CPT Rosa, “the team is a mix of education levels, most graduate…

The Socjournal » Sociology of Science

Oct 7th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric Columbia University Press is pleased to announce the publication of Robert K. Merton: Sociology of Science and Sociology as Science, edited by Craig Calhoun. Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most…