Welcome! I am very new to all of this, and at 68 years of age, I am pre-computer in my socialization and education. Accordingly, I ask you to bear with me as I try to steadily improve my page and make it more rewarding for both of us. As I have spent my entire adult life as a campus-based sociologist and futurist I believe some of the most valuable material I can share consists of published essays and current course syllabi. With this in mind I have established links to recent articles of mine dealing with American labor unions, men and abortion,the future of American cities, and the future of work, all of which are major ongoing research interests of mine and about which I would appreciate learning your views. Those of you especially interested in college course contents may want to read syllabi I have linked to my courses in Introduction to Sociology, Industrial Sociology, and Futuristics. resume to fill in my background and offer insights into the direction of my 41 years of academic and applied research. Finally, click on the link to view the outline of my 22nd book, a great favorite of mine. Entitled : CyberUnion: Empowering Labor through Computer Technology, it is a far-reaching exploration of how unions are, and could make optimum use of computer potentialities. The only book of its kind, I hope its September '99 publication in a $24 paperback will earn it the attention I believe it merits, and I welcome your feedback in this matter. See my new article: An Alternative Pathway for the New Economy Also listed is my essay entitled: Third Wave CyberUnions - or No Unions. This essay is based on my new book, CyberUnion: Empowering Labor through Computer Technology. Download info on this new book Viable Utopian Ideas. The useful info on a site called LabourStart THE FAVORITE SCENES QUESTIONNAIRE (under development) XPDNC International Labor Links On Backtracking My Path to Applied Sociology: An    Exercise in Lesson-seeking Autobiography The Shostak Expert File Survey on Computers and Union Policies Thank you for reading this far, and do check out my page on occasion as I intend to update its contents regulary. [ HOME ] [ RESUME ] [ ESSAYS ] [ BOOK REVIEWS ] [ CONTACT ]     [Previous] [Random] [Next Site] [Skip Next] [Next 5]