{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"In The NEWS Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog","author_name":"Angela Thompson, Ph.D","author_url":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/author\/angela\/","title":"With Life and Death Issues \u2014 Politics Matters! - In The NEWS Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aiDirgvmNx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/why-political-sociology-matters\/\">With Life and Death Issues \u2014 Politics Matters!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/why-political-sociology-matters\/embed\/#?secret=aiDirgvmNx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;With Life and Death Issues \u2014 Politics Matters!&#8221; &#8212; In The NEWS Blog\" data-secret=\"aiDirgvmNx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/pexels-element5-1550337-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Politics permeates our lives in a myriad of ways. Whether local, national, or global, the study of political groups, leadership, and power within society, i.e., political sociology, is vital in understanding why people act the way they do toward one another. Let\u2019s take a few minutes to examine recent political events through the sociological lens. [&hellip;]"}