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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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Life fails to be perfect but never fails to be beautiful
“ Life is beautiful and there’s so much to smile about”- MARLYN MUNROE Life is all about marvellous drift and downs. We all know that a human soul goes through many transformations before it can actually get a human body as by ‘Gift’- that’s why it is asked to treasure this body we have. According…
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Think Again, Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem
While there are a lot of rationales for a person committing suicide, it can be broadly classified into two categories. One of them would be the I-know-I’m-going-to-die-suicide. The other would be I-want-to-see-what-happens-when-I-hang-myself-from-the-ceiling-fan-suicide. In my opinion, the second one is probably more dreadful of the two as the person categorized as such may not have the…
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The problem does not end with the suicide of the person, it haunts all who are attached to him or her, throughout the life
LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL – IT IS TO BE LIVED WITH UTMOST HAPPINESS AND ENJOYMENT. A saying which I had heard a few years back in one of the meetings held on the Annual Day in my son’s school. Yes, how true it is, can’t afford to waste the very essence of life which we…
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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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Peer Voices Monthly – Podcast Series.
– Editorial Team, The Sociology Group