This week, Tom O’Connell stops by Office Hours to talk about the history of Hull-House and how to bring community service to the social sciences. O’Connell is the author of Jane Addams’s Democratic Journey from the Fall 2010 issue of Contexts.
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Eric Utne, founder of the Utne Reader, phones into Contexts HQ to discuss his work on building intergenerational communities. Topics include a history of the Utne Reader and the shape of communities in modern society.
Also, Jon shares a discovery on religiosity and abortion.
Contexts co-editors Doug Hartmann and Christopher Uggen stop by the Contexts World Headquarters for a quick chat. Dougtopher talk about the past, present and future of Contexts.
Also, Sarah Shannon shares an discovery on a natural experiment after Hurricane Katrina.
If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please do! You can find it at thesocietypages.org/podcast/survey!
Paul Mattessich and Ela Rausch from Wilder Research stop by to discuss how they use social science research to help communities improve their quality of life. Be sure to check out their article in our Winter 2009 issue, Communities that Don’t Bowl in the Fog.
In our Discoveries segment, Tim Ortyl discusses the first representative GLBT survey in California and how it improves our knowledge of the GLBT community.
Eric Utne, founder of the Utne Reader, phones into Contexts HQ to discuss his work on building intergenerational communities. Topics include a history of the Utne Reader and the shape of communities in modern society.
Also, Jon shares a discovery on religiosity and abortion.
Contexts co-editors Doug Hartmann and Christopher Uggen stop by the Contexts World Headquarters for a quick chat. Dougtopher talk about the past, present and future of Contexts.
Also, Sarah Shannon shares an discovery on a natural experiment after Hurricane Katrina.
If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please do! You can find it at thesocietypages.org/podcast/survey!
Paul Mattessich and Ela Rausch from Wilder Research stop by to discuss how they use social science research to help communities improve their quality of life. Be sure to check out their article in our Winter 2009 issue, Communities that Don’t Bowl in the Fog.
In our Discoveries segment, Tim Ortyl discusses the first representative GLBT survey in California and how it improves our knowledge of the GLBT community.