Karen Sternheimer (USC) interviews Sharon Zukin (B...
In this interview by Karen Sternhiemer (USC), Debo...
In this interview by Karen Sternhiemer (USC), Bria...
Structural Strain Theory + Facebook = Fun
Friday, February 10, 2012 |
Check out our new Structural Strain Theory quiz. Robert Merton hasn’t been this much fun since his Philly amateur magic show.
February's Featured Sociologist: Lori Hunter
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 |
Check out our latest interview with Lori Hunter about her research on environmental sociology, HIV/AIDS, and South Africa.
New "Research Methods in Contexts" YouTube Playlist
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
We have just posted a new YouTube playlist featuring sociologists talking about their research methods. The researchers interviewed include Deborah Carr, Jooyoung Lee, Ashley Mears, Nikki Jones, Brian Powell, and Sharon Zukin. We'll post more soon, so stay tuned!
EVERYDAY SOCIOLOGY BLOG
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
By Janis Prince Inniss Whitney Houston’s first album came out in 1985, the time as I was getting into my own music, going to parties and to nightclubs. Perhaps, not surprisingly then, I have found myself drawn to the coverage...
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Friday, February 17, 2012 |
Karen Sternheimer interviews Lisa Wade, co-founder of Soc Images, about her research on “hook-up culture.” For more videos, visit http://www.youtube.com/nortonsoc
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FAMILY INEQUALITY BLOG
Monday, February 20, 2012 |
Jo Paoletti got a nice cover write-up from the UMD magazine Terp, for her new book, Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America. I especially love the cover photo:
The photo(s) is (are) by John T. Consoli, linked without permission. This is a great exercise for noticing how we interna...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
I have some notes on Charles Murray’s new book Coming Apart, and the reactions to it, for a would-be essay. Since I haven’t read the book yet, I’m not ready to write that essay, but there are some things you can say without reading the book. Maybe this will be handy or interesting ...
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