Raise a finger if you have heard of the academic journal ‘Science’. Raise a finger if you have cited ‘Science’ in your work. Raise a finger if you have read an article in ‘Science’ out of curiosity. Raise a finger if you are a regular reader of the journal. Raise a finger if you have … Read more
Social Stories: The Brainchild of The Sociology Group, Uniting Individuals through Shared Academic Struggles. Academia is a field that is known to be highly competitive in nature. Therefore, you cannot assume merit to be the sole measure of your capabilities. Other forces such as economic, social and psychological are at play, which influences your success … Read more
Short Bio: Dr. Christina Jackson, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockton University, specializes in urban sociology, social welfare, and inequality from sociological and public health perspectives. Beyond academia, she’s an engaged scholar-activist, facilitating and consulting with community partners and creative groups on topics like anti-violence, gentrification, housing, food justice, and racial justice. She’s co-authored … Read more
In life, there is suffering. Every human meets trial and tribulation, with the several tests placed before them across their lifetime – but could a person endure so much pain and still live to tell the tale? Is it possible for a person to salvage their life after every single aspect of it has been … Read more
1. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be? Logophile, Risible and Evolving. 2. Can you tell us about your earliest memory or experience with horses and how it influenced your lifelong love for them? It was a pony ride in New York City’s Central Park when I was five. … Read more
A symphony of meditative verses adorned in the hues of forget-me-not blue, softly whispering life’s secrets into our eager ears! In ‘The Blue Whale Sings From Afar,’ Mexico-based poet Josefina Bérard crafts verses softly, just like, in her own words, some ‘‘unicorns floating on the sea” under four primary themes, each embodying a different season. … Read more
Short Bio: Susan McLeod resides with her husband John in Alplaus, New York. She is originally from Southold, Long Island, New York. In the fall of 1975, she moved to Troy, New York, attending Hudson Valley Community College’s Nursing Program, and received her A.A.S. In 2007 she obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Russell Sage College … Read more
Short Bio: Richard Scharine was born in the back room of a Wisconsin farmhouse, went to a one room grade school, and rode a school bus 52 miles to high school. He is currently a professor emeritus in the University of Utah theatre department, where his honors include University Professor, University Diversity Award, and College … Read more
Are you a budding intellectual? On the lookout for a space where you can indulge in your curiosity, express your love for the liberal arts and share your ideas for a revolutionary vision of the social sciences throughout all streams of knowledge? Well, look no further because Sociology Group, an organisation that strives to promote … Read more
Bio: Ernesto Castañeda is the Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, Founding Director of the Immigration Lab, and Graduate Program Director of the MA in Sociology, Research, and Practice. He conducts research on migration, urban issues, health disparities, marginalized populations, and social movements. He compares immigrant integration and ethnic political mobilization … Read more
We live in a society where we need to explain every little thing about ourselves. ‘What is your surname?’, ‘Which caste do you belong to?’, ‘Which religion do you follow?.’ – These are the questions I frequently encounter when interacting with people right from my school days and nothing seems to change even now when … Read more
Walter Benjamin was a german frankfurt school marxist who wrote The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction in 1936 after he fled Germany in 1932, when Hitler took power. Benjamin wrote this work when Fascism and Nazism were on rise and the world was moving forward in the strong influence of mass production … Read more
History, we may simply claim, is a flawed discipline since it is very prejudiced. It is a set of multiple narratives, unlike other disciplines, there are no paradigms or fixed notions in a discipline like this, since, more or less, from what I could gather, it has been written in a certain way and different … Read more
Sociology is a branch of social science that scientifically studies the human society, human behavior and social interactions. In sociology the three main theoretical perspectives are functionalism, conflict perspective or Marxian perspective and symbolic interactionism perspective. In this article, we will explore the two key theoretical perspectives used in sociology and how they help us … Read more
Short Bio: Toni Yap is an immigrant, and US Army veteran married to her husband of over 27 years. She has three adult children. She currently lives with her husband and three cats in Snohomish, Washington. Compassionate, Driven, Introvert I’ve always wanted to write a book, but raising three children and a career was challenging. … Read more
We have prepared advice and instructions on how to improve your writing skills and make papers look better. 1. Write every day It is essential that you get into the habit of writing. Make progress in writing by at least a couple of words every day, and you will be surprised at what happens, … Read more
