• An Interview with Dr. Noel Packard: Survey of a Cluster of Pre-Internet Networks

    In this exclusive interview Dr. Noel Packard – guest editor of an issue of American Behavioral Scientist entitled “Survey of a Cluster of Cold War Networks”  which has been renamed “Survey of a Sample of Cold War Networks”. She discusses her research on Cold War-era military networks, their role in shaping today’s global communication systems,…

  • Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephanie Wilson, Sociologist, Educator, and Co-founder of Applied Worldwide

     Stephanie: Sociologist, Creator, Researcher 2. As a co-founder of Applied Worldwide, could you briefly explain the organization’s mission? Stephanie: Our mission is to build a bridge between the discipline of sociology and everyday life to improve the well-being of society. As a sociologist, I see endless ways that sociological knowledge could benefit society, but our…

  • My Journey to Understand and Fight Against Unfair Treatment of People with Disabilities

    My journey to earning a B.S. in Sociology and gaining an education in social justice has been nothing short of enlightening, in both positive and negative ways. As I enter my final semester before graduation, I find myself looking back on my postsecondary education as a mixed blessing. When I first enrolled in the sociology…

  • Interview with Assistant Professor Katie Durante, University of Utah, Department of Sociology

    1. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be? Integrity, light-hearted, responsible 2. Can you discuss some of your key findings regarding racial and ethnic inequality in the criminal legal system and how it has evolved over the years? One of the areas of research I focus on is racial…

  • An Interview with Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, Author or Aliya, The Girl From Ukraine.

    Short Bio: Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his parents, who lived in Hungary, fled after its invasion by the Nazis. As a teenager, he came to study at Yeshiva in Westchester County, NY, where he graduated in Talmudic Law. Returning to Brazil, he married and joined the family’s…

  • Interview with Dr. Christina Jackson: Insights into Sociology, Activism, and the Journey Ahead

    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…

  • Author Spotlight: An Interview with Diane Meyer Lowman, the Writer of The Undiscovered Country: Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes

    Diane is an award-winning essayist, memoirist, and poet. She served as Westport, CT’s inaugural Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Brain, Child; and Brevity Blog. She also writes a regular column titled ‘Everything’s an Essay.’ Her first memoir, ‘Nothing But Blue,’ was published…

  • Primogeniture – Meaning and Explanation

    This term commonly refers to a firstborn son or sometimes the firstborn daughter’s right by law which is paternally recognized to inherit his parent’s entire wealth or many times the real estate. In addition to that, it is commonly seen that sons take over before daughters. The other laws say that when they are no…

  • Proletariat – Meaning and Explanation

    The term proletariat refers to those people who are wage-earners in a capitalist society and their sole possession is their ability to work. An individual belonging to this class is often referred to as proletarian. As per the Marxism theory, if the dictatorship of the proletariat prevails which is for the proletariat, by the proletariat…

  • The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills – Meaning, Types and Explanation

    C. Wright Mills, a famous sociologist published the book “The Power Elite” in the year 1956. It focuses on the interlinked interests of leaders of military, corporate etc. As per Mills, the term “Power Elite” which is commonly used in his book stands for the individuals who usually hold the dominant post in supreme institutions…

  • Max Weber – Methodology, Social Action, Ideal Types

    MAX WEBER: THE THEORY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION   The fundamental concepts of sociology: A concept can be different from reality. It can formulate with what exactly is empirical sociology. DEFINITIONS OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ACTION Sociology is defined as a science which gives us the interpretive understanding of social action in order to…

  • Wage Labour and Capital (Works of Karl Marx 1847) Summary

    Capitalism was the primary focus of Karl Marx’s thesis. His critique on political economy was done in instalments. Our society is under the dominion of capitalist production in which large chunk of the population of working-class have to work for the owners or the capitalist, who are the owners of means of production that is…

  • What is Propinquity Effect in Social Psychology

    Did you ever experience a strange connection with someone whom you meet often and find them attractive? And sometimes you may not be able to define that relationship. Such physical proximity or an interpersonal attraction is known as “Propinquity”. It can be a physical or mental proximity among people. People with similar ideologies, attitudes, and…

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