{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NECC News","provider_url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom","title":"Sociology was the Answer for This Faculty Member - NECC News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YN5EtO27cg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/01\/sociology-was-the-answer-for-this-faculty-member\/\">Sociology was the Answer for This Faculty Member<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/01\/sociology-was-the-answer-for-this-faculty-member\/embed\/#?secret=YN5EtO27cg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sociology was the Answer for This Faculty Member&#8221; &#8212; NECC News\" data-secret=\"YN5EtO27cg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\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:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Dr-Sheila-Pierre-Faces-of-NECC.png","thumbnail_width":500,"thumbnail_height":272,"description":"Dr. Sheila Pierre says she found the answers to life\u2019s questions from studying sociology and says her NECC students can expect to do the same. Young or old, rich or poor, it\u2019s human nature to ask questions about the world around us including everything from youth and pop culture to health advancements to terrorism and social movements, she says."}