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The Socjournal » Surveys

Nov 18th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric So what determines human intelligence? Is it nature (i.e. genetics), nurture (i.e. socialization and education), or some combination of the two. This is not an easy question to answer but we all have…

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…

Reader survey – The Socjournal

[view academic citations] [hide academic citations] AMA citation: Sosteric M. Reader survey. The Socjournal. 2010. Available at: Accessed November 22, 2010. APA citation: Sosteric, Michael. (2010). Reader survey. Retrieved November 22, 2010, from The Socjournal Web site, Chicago…

The Socjournal » The Lightning Strike

Nov 18th, 2010 | By Michael Sosteric Think you got what it takes to be a writer? Wanna put that expensive social science education to good use? Wanna rev up that creative right brain? Wanna decouple academic pedagogy from stultifying…

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.…