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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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Concept and theory of Gemeinschaft & Gesellschaft
Concept of Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft In the earlier eighteenth and nineteenth century the social system was ruled and had been in unbalanced arrangements, the culture and values are prioritized by allied class society, which suppressed the need and respect of the lower and middle class. As a whole both the societies were bearing the impacts…
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Misogyny: Definition, Meaning & Examples
Misogyny according to the Oxford dictionary is defined as ‘dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women’. From the very evident sexual discrimination, objectification of women, harassment, violence against the female, rape to the subtle, seemingly non harmful comments like “As woman one need to know cooking”, “I don’t feel safe around female drivers”,…
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Marginalization: Meaning, Explanation with Examples
Marginalization is the treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral. History books are filled with various citations of discrimination against the marginalized groups including the scheduled tribes, scheduled caste, the disabled and women where they were explicitly denied hygienic water, nutritious food and a safe place to sleep in. Marginalized groups…
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Working Class: Meaning & Short Notes
The working class also called a laboring class, is the group of people employed for wages, especially in manual-labor tasks and in skilled, industrial work too. These people are classified under those who earn their bread and butter by selling their skills and labor, which were required at reasonable wages. Due to the fact of…
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Folkways: Definition, Meaning & Examples
Folkways are the products of man’s group life. They are created by the groups for their sustenance and maintenance. Individuals get social recognition by conforming to it.A social practice becomes a folkway when the majority of people observe it constantly and regularly. The oft-repeated practices of the majority normally become the folkways, because such practices…
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Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development
Sigmund Freud, an Austrian psychologist, is considered to be a heavyweight in the world of Psychology. He has propounded various theories, which even though criticized by many, paving the way for path-breaking revolutions in the analysis of mind and behavior. One of the most controversial, yet popular theories, propounded by Freud is his theory of…