mwalsh @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This site was created to share ideas sparked in a Keene State College course. Our goal is to express what students are interested in right now and what we are learning in the sociology proseminar. While reading and discussing Contexts, a publication from the American Sociologicial Association, we were invited to produce and [...]
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Race to the Top
By Amanda Abramson
The question of why one attends college today is complex, and not easily answered. There are many reasons why so many people choose to gain a higher education. In 2004 alone 84% of people ages 25 or older completed at least high school and over a quarter of [...]
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Middlesex University
By Michael Morales
Sociology gives people the opportunity to view the world from many different perspectives. It decreases any ethnocentric views one may have and expands cultural and intellectual horizons. I believe that there is no better way to experience sociological study than to actually go out in the world and experience first hand encounters [...]
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Rwanda: Then and Now
By Amanda Curtis
Ever dream about going some place that would be an adventure? Or want to go on a trip that could be a chance of a lifetime?
Six Keene State College students will be going on a unique travel opportunity to Rwanda, Africa in the month of May. The “catch” [...]
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Juno
By Maria Corey
The movie Juno was released in the winter of 2007 and was immediately a blockbuster hit. It was nominated for three academy awards and won best screenplay. There are other movies that involve pregnancy but nothing like this movie. Juno demonstrates the ups and downs of being a teenager and being pregnant by [...]