Once Upon a Sociologist
Nora Mortimer
February 25, 2025
Once upon a time… how could a story that starts so innocently have such a significant social impact? Children’s literature is a genre of stories
Nora Mortimer
Nora Mortimer loves pouring their creativity into writing informative, engaging educational materials. An alum from UNT, they have a great passion for sociology, psychology, and criminology. They will continue their education to obtain a Ph.D. in either medical sociology or criminology. Mortimer also enjoys reading murder mysteries and watching documentaries while crocheting projects for themself and their friends.
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To Have and To Hold
Nora Mortimer
February 11, 2025
What is a love language? A language is words and symbols used to communicate. Love is trickier to define because of the broad range of
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Nora Mortimer
August 13, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was common to see jokes and posts online that said, “it’s five o’clock somewhere.” At first, people waited until 5
What’s Netflix’s Obsession with Opiates?
Nora Mortimer
August 2, 2024
Lately, there has been an increase in Netflix documentaries or docudramas surrounding the opioid crisis in the United States. It has been about 30 years
A Crash Course in Gerontology Theories
Nora Mortimer
July 30, 2024
Foundational perspectives of sociology can be applied to aging and gerontology — the study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems
Being Green in Death
Nora Mortimer
November 14, 2023
Not everyone will live to be a centenarian, individuals aged 100 and above, and it’s important to know what happens to a person’s body once
Will We Reach Our Goal?
Nora Mortimer
October 17, 2023
In January 2016, the United Nations (UN) began making tremendous efforts toward sustainability, the idea that current and future generations should have equal or greater