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Objectives: At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Define culture, counter culture, high culture, mass culture, ideal culture, real culture, and so on. 2. Describe ethnocentrism, eurocentrism, and reverse ethnocentrism with examples. 3. Have considered…
Objectives At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of evidence and reasoned assessment to working with the social reality. 2. Identify several different research methods used by sociologists to study the social…
Home / Publication Types / Research Commentary December 3, 2013 2 Comments 3,848 Views #hate-crimes #islamism Yesterday, 7th of July 2013 was the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attack in London. The attacks led the British government to launch initiatives…
To write or not to write, that is the question The following articles contain tips for being a better writer. They are designed to help sociologists and social science students learn to communicate their insight, wisdom, and knowledge in a…
Varieties of Violence Terrorists, serial killers, domestic murderers — their ghoulish deeds fill our news and popular entertainment, interspersed with wars, riots, and brutal repressions. Violence surrounds us. Where does it come from?The answer propagated by the mass media is…
Facebook and Family “I was hesitant to add family members on Facebook at first, but I’ve grown to enjoy it. I’m not very good at keeping in touch with family, so I feel like if I’ve posted on Facebook I’ve…
In 1948 George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, a novel about a dystopian future society where total control of thought and action was the name of the game. A docile worker population, a subdued under class, and constant and uninterrupted…
Objectives: At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Distinguish between the absolute and statistical definition of deviance. 2. Be able to discern the intersection of power and deviance. 3. Understand the importance of social resources…
The world has changed overnight. In the briefest blink of an eye our ability to communicate with each other has expanded. Smart phones, iPads, and evolving social networks have embedded all of us within each other. It might sound good…
The first article I wrote for the SocJournal set the tone for my general opinion in regards to social media and online “friends.” I discussed the concept of cyber “friends” with a dear friend of mine when he offered up…
