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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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What is Blue Collar ? Definition and Meaning
A blue collar is generally referred to a worker who performs manual work for hourly wages. Mostly the blue-collar workers do physical work which needs strength rather than office work. They work in factories and workshops which requires physical labor. For any work that is to be termed as blue collar, it should be output…
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Explanation on Cultural Materialism and Historicism
Society’s ideas about what creates our drive to live have not only been simplified over the years but also been overwhelmingly pragmatized. What are you working your day job for? The answer is simple – money. The fact that millions of people are just mulling over how they hate doing what they do for a…
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Is Failure the Only Reason Why Students Commit Suicide?
Breaking News!! CBSE class 12 topper Meghna Srivastav scores 499/500 with a percentage of 99.8 in Humanities stream. Delhi bus driver’s son, Prince Kumar scores 97% who is among the toppers in CBSE class 12th science stream. Meet CBSE class topper Prakhar Mittal who scored 499 out of 500 and fell short of just 1…
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What is the meaning of Critical Pedagogy and Overview
Critical Pedagogy, Poulo Freire has invented and used the term for the very first time, with the theory of exploited oppressed. The information which is transferred to the public is, first filtered by the dominant class and thus get biased in the favor of the dominants thereafter, it is transferred to the public. In educational…
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An Action to Combat Sexual Exploitation of women and children
Programmes for Women and their Impact: Plan of Action to Combat Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children After independence, to make Indians further free from their own thinking, makers of constitution mentioned a great concept of fundamental rights in the constitution. This concept was introduced to ensure the freedom of Indians from the handcuffs of…