by Mike Sosteric (Dr. S.) | Nov 28, 2018 | Essential Reading |
I use this book in my Sociology 288 course at Athabasca University and have been doing so for over a decade. It is an absolutely essential introduction to PR, marketing, and the manipulation of mass consciousness. Put another way, it shows quite clearly how...
by Mike Sosteric (Dr. S.) | Nov 12, 2018 | Articles, Essential Reading |
So, here you are asking the question, “What is Sociology?” I have to say, congratulations! Congratulations because, as I’m here to tell you, Sociology is an amazing discipline. Indeed, Sociology is no ordinary academic discipline and learning about...
by Mike Sosteric (Dr. S.) | Nov 4, 2018 | Articles, Essential Reading, Teaching Sociology |
Try this at home, or in your classroom. Ask five individuals the question “What is money?” Write their answers down. Notice anything peculiar? They’ll all be able to tell you what they use it for (i.e. buying things), but they won’t be able to...
by Mike Sosteric (Dr. S.) | Oct 31, 2018 | Articles, Essential Reading |
In 2015, a bomb went off in my home office. One moment I was talking to a client about childhood issues and such, and the next it was paranoid and racist Islamophobia. I remember thinking it daft. Canada does not have an immigration problem and there is no threat of...
by Mike Sosteric (Dr. S.) | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Essential Reading, Survey |
The trouble with atheists is that they are fighting a battle with a delusion, which is not that surprising. Atheists pride themselves on being “not stupid,” after all, and they aren’t. Atheists can see the patent absurdity of God as a violent, abusive, and controlling...
