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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The biggest gift you received from the Almighty is life, Stop Suicide!
My dear friend, today you electrocuted me with a live wire. Today you told me you don’t want to live anymore. Why? Why are you doing this to me? Do you know exactly how useless I’m feeling right now? I feel like I’ve wronged you, that I didn’t listen to you enough or I was…
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Life is the most precious gift that one gets to live – Preventing Suicide
If you ever go to Japan, you may come across the Suicide Cliff or the infamous Suicide Forest. While the history of the Suicide Cliff might be justified for obvious reasons, the Suicide Forest is a serious concern among the Japanese. Hundreds of people of all ages have committed suicide since time immemorial and it…
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“Suicide- Courageous or Cowardly Deed?”
“I haven’t failed, I have just found a thousand way that doesn’t work” – Edison One day, when I was trying to deduce the meaning of one of my text in course, my friend put me in a great confusion by asking one question. The question was – “What is your opinion brother, A person who…
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A life does not need to be perfect but needs the contentment of heart
Life is beautiful When we look around we saw everything that should please and astonish the mind of a normal human. Be its beautiful flowers, tall trees, dancing rivers or chirping birds. The world and the beautiful designs. We see in spite of a beautiful world, its surroundings most people are still walking on earth…
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Life is Beautiful : Love yourself, Life will love you back!
Place your hand on your heart. Feel that? You’re alive for a reason. Don’t forget that. I only want to imbibe a feeling in each heart that ‘life is a series of tiny miracles. Notice them’. World is a beautiful place if visioned properly. The approach to prevent suicide should not be to just save…
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Understanding Everything About Bhima Koregaon: The Past and The Present
Bhima Koregaon is a small village situated in Pune, Maharashtra. Although its density in terms of population and place is less its history is full of massive changes. Koregaon is majorly known for the battle which was fought between British East India Company and Peshwa on 1 January 1818. From Peshwa Baji Rao II there…
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– Editorial Team, The Sociology Group