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About Me
My name is Jon Witt. I think everyone needs sociology! This site is dedicated to providing links to sociological stories, research, ideas, data, and more. I also created it to accompany my books, SOC and The Big Picture: A Sociology Primer.
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April 2, 2009 at 3:20 pm
My husband Retired trucker from the south is 85 years old. I am a retired associate professor age 70 born in California. We have been asked to come to a sociology class which uses your book “The Big picture” and talk about our lives growning up and now,which will relate to your Chaper 14. Could you give me some ideas for presenting this chapter based on our life history ( We are both black)I am going to try and get a copy of your text book but if you could please give me some ideas so that we can really benefit the students I would truly appreciate it. Thank you P.
June 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm
i would like to join soc but dont know how i need an administrator please help
August 31, 2010 at 10:47 am
I have just been asked (a last minute request) to teach SYG2000 using your text. Is there an internet access for students with tests, assignments, activities, ect. We use the Blackboard9 here. And, I would like to check compatability. Thank you so much.
September 2, 2010 at 9:19 pm
We are using your textbook for our classes. Follow me and our students on Twitter @ Socio101.
Thanks,
Rod
November 9, 2010 at 3:58 pm
i am in college studing your book and i am very disapointed because you said my country is desperatly poor just because it in africa.that it very rude, a sociologist that can’t research before he writes down.that very very bad of you. and now i have the reseach. and for your information i lent english in nigeria my very desperatly poor country. and oh it’s our offical lanuage.
THIS RESEARCH IS FROM wikipedia
Nigeria (pronounced /naɪˈdʒɪəriə/), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion.
The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC.[6] The area around the Benue and Cross River is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.
The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. It is listed among the “Next Eleven” economies, and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The economy of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing in the world, with the International Monetary Fund projecting a growth of 9% in 2008 and 8.3% in 2009.[7][8][9][10] It is the third largest economy in Africa, it is also the largest exporter of oil in Africa[11] and is a regional power that is also the hegemon in West Africa.