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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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Rural Sociology: Definition, Origin, Development, Scope, Importance
The regions across the world are divided as either urban or rural. Rural sociology is a field of study, exclusively studies rural life along with its various aspects and problems. The origin of rural sociology is fairly recent, despite the rural community being one of the oldest forms of societies. It has been developed by…
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A Case Study on the pedagogy employed by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
About the organization: As per the Census of India 2011, India is home to roughly 104,281,034 tribal individuals, i.e. 8.6 percent of our population (census, 2011). The tribal population in our country has historically been neglected and are oftentimes left out of development processes. A National Family Health Survey conducted between 2015-16 showed that 45.6…
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Educational Migration in India: Reasons, Aspects and Impact
Abstract: Migration is an age old concept that takes place due to a variety of reasons and India has a significant migrant population. Among the various reasons for people to migrate, education is one of the bigger driving forces, especially among the youth. In recent times, these numbers have only increased due to uneven distribution…
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Analyzing the Marina in Chennai- A city of Sand
Introduction: Post the 1990’s, after the launch of economic neo-liberalization in India, a new elite middle class was formed; which guided state-led policies of spatial re-organization and purification. For a country like India that aspires to join the global network and attain a world-class status, the image of the city becomes crucial to attract capital…
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Representation of Disability in Bollywood Films (Indian cinema)
Abstract: Films are an integral part of our lives today. Filmmaking is guided by the happenings in society and society is also heavily influenced by films. Cinema can be seen as a mirror of society and by analyzing it; we can understand issues in society better. Disability is a social issue not addressed enough in…
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