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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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THE COMPARATIVE METHOD IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The purpose of comparative method in social anthropology is to study varieties of form of social life and to understand human social phenomena. Franz Boas delineated two methods in the study of anthropology. First, was to reconstruct the history which means to understand the past and reconstructing theories in present. Second, was comparison of social…
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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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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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How To Apply Sociology In Everyday Life: Explained Real Examples
Sociology is the study of society through many theoretical perspectives. The most important lesson of sociology is that society is not an external object to be studied. Instead, all of us are active members of society and constantly influence it. Thus, sociology can be applied in everyday life by all members of society. This article…
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Social class: Meaning, Characteristics and Overview
Social class has seen its modification with changing time. It was not possible to have a classless society. The class division also gave some power and responsibilities to a handful amount of people. Social class acted as major differences between people but at the same time, it also acted as the path of culture and…
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World System Theory: Meaning, Theories and Overview
The World System theory was proposed by Immanuel Wallenstein. He showed the origin of stratification on a global level. He made the representation of countries according to the division of labor. According to this theory, countries were divided into four types. Core Nations are those countries which have high skills and high economy and much…
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Gender Stratification: Meaning and Overview
Gender stratification Stratification has always existed in our society but earlier the economic and caste barrier were considered as major reasons, but later on, female sociologists tactfully showed how gender equally plays an important role in stratifying our society. The females were abused and were underclass level stratification but afterwards, it occupied a different category….
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Sociology Important terms and theories
Utilitarianism The Utilitarian theory was proposed by two sociologists namely Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mills. The motive of this theory accounts for maximum happiness of a maximum number of people. It says that whether anything is right or wrong is determined by its results and effects on mass. There were three basic principles or axioms…
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Peculium, Cartel, and Perceptions of Sociologists on different matters
PECULIUM In estate system i.e. the feudalism where servants served their masters, a term Peculium was introduced which basically means the lending of some amount of money or property to slaves. It was a hereditary system in which the parent guarantees the power of control to his next generation. CARTEL Cartel term was introduced before…
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Jajmani system : Definition, Functions and characteristics
The jajmani system has evolved from the word Jajman which means upper caste people. William H Wiser was the first one to introduce the term Jajmani system in which it clearly describes how different castes interact with each other for the agricultural and economic process. The landowners or Jamindars are popularly known as Jajman whereas…