Social Stories: The Brainchild of The Sociology Group!
We, at Sociology Group, want to hear stories that inspire and motivate people through our new initiative, ‘Social Stories. The Sociology Group is a global academic community is working on a mission to fulfill the requirements of all the social science disciplines. We do have different types of initiatives like publishing essays, book reviews, interviews with distinguished personalities in academia, media, and with social activists.
Understanding the Initiative
Our Social Stories initiative is a gateway for sharing your stories about success, failure, social empowerment, or any relevant experience in academia with others. You can write about your journey, what approach you took to overcome your challenges, whether it worked or not, or what you think in hindsight you could have done differently.Â
We can all agree that academia can be competitive and fast paced. Everyday is a new challenge. Just to make this journey a little easier for those who may be facing the same challenges as you, such as facing discrimination; a new journey of life at a not so conventional age of 40 or anything that tells us your story.
If you want your story to be featured on our platform, you must go through these selection criteria prior to submitting your entries:
- Stories will be selected on the basis of originality and its ability to impart valuable life lessons.
- Contributors are encouraged to emphasize the theme ‘social empowerment’ in their stories by narrating experiences of caste-based, gender-based or racial discrimination, or any other form of social injustice.
- Creativity in story-telling will be accounted for.
- Instead of chronologically listing the events of the story, contributors are advised to focus on the obstacles faced and the strategies applied to cope with these challenges.
Please note that contributors whose stories will be featured on our platform will receive a certificate of appreciation.
Get Involved
If you are on board our mission and prepared to share your story with the world, send us your entries at [email protected]. You are welcome to contribute to the platform regardless of your age and educational qualification. We also request you to adhere to the following submission guidelines:
- Kindly submit original content only regardless of it being a story of academic success or otherwise.
- Content should be between 800 and 1500 words in length.
- Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Only typed articles in .doc or .docx format will be accepted.
- All submissions must be in English.
- The story should be written in first-person point of view i.e., a narrative in which the author or protagonist uses pronouns such as ‘I’ to relate to the story. If you choose to share somebody else’s story, you may use the third-person point of view.
Sociology Group’s latest initiative ‘Social Stories’ aims to unite individuals all around the world through shared academic struggles. Your story, whether it is about the challenges of belonging to a marginalized community, overcoming academic failures, or the joys of achieving educational milestones, can empower people to fight their battles. If you wish to make a meaningful contribution to this initiative, send us your entries at [email protected]. We will give you the space to celebrate your accomplishments or find a source of motivation to overcome challenges.
