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Download Citation Abstract History is written by the winners, that is certainly true. Living in a nation of “winners” we never hear the stories of those who lose. We exalt those who are triumphant, tell their stories, and forget the…
Download Citation Abstract There’s something wrong in the world today, and Sociologists know what it is. We live in a system that privileges cash value over everything else. If you can’t lay a dollar value, and if you can’t generate…
What is family… Really? The paradox is, that the answer to that question, in all self-honesty, for most people, is a shock to discover, yet at the same time so univocally familiar. The word, originating from c.1.400 is said to…
Download Citation Abstract Colonel Muammar Gadhafi’s days as Libya’s overlord are fast coming to a close. For an astonishing 41 years the people of Libya have been subjected Gadhafi’s abusive reign. However, seizing upon the revolutionary fervor that is sweeping…
Download Citation Timothy McGettigan Boy Scout Oath (or Promise)* On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To…
Download Citation Ainsely Lewis As far as I am concerned, the sooner Muammar Qaddafi is gone the better. Forty-plus years of his malignant tyranny is more than enough. The only misgivings that I have about deposing Qaddafi is the inordinate…
Objectives At the end of this unit, students will: Understand the political and economic meaning of empire. Understand the importance of power in relation to our ability to “create” the world that we live in. Relate the topics presented in…
Objectives At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Have a basic understanding of the discipline of sociology and the sorts of questions it seeks to answer. 2. Identify early and significant sociologists by name. 3. …
Download Citation Abstract Is it really possible to have 800 “friends.” Does connecting through FaceBook really mean you’re connected in life? Or does the proliferation of one-click social media really represent the emasculation OF human social contact? Like the reduction…
Download Citation Abstract As a sociologist I often get heartburn listening to others talk about evolution. As every sociology student knows, from the time Herbert Spencer first coined his “survival of the fittest,” Darwin’s thoughts have been used, misused, and…
