Law Enforcement and Body-Cams

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Jake … Read More

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Sociology of the Cultic

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Mallory … Read More

War on Women on the Web

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and … Read More

Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

Police tape. Photo by kat wilcox under Pexels license. This article is republished from the Conversation, read the original article here. Most school shootings … Read More

Is this the dawn of a new era in women’s sports?

A running track with two lanes in the foreground, and fog covering the view in the distance. Photo by Pixabay under Pexels license. This article is republished from the … Read More

Families change. The way we support kids should change too.

Two children swinging on a beachside playground, with other children playing on slides, monkey bars, and other playground equipment in the background. Photo by Cottonbro Studios under Pexels license. Marriage is having a moment. One reason: about one-quarter … Read More

Are White Men Still in the Majority on Fortune Boards? 

An empty conference table. Image from Pixabay under Pexels license. In a 2013 article, I wrote that “after decades of efforts to diversify, corporate boards are 87.7% white and 84.5% male” (Zweigenhaft, 2013).  Although the make-up of Fortune 500 boards had changed … Read More

Politics and Sports: Strange, Secret Bedfellows

A closeup of a football on a turf field. Photo by Jean-Daniel Francoeur from Pexels under Pexels license. 2024 Readers: Sport and politics in America are deeply intertwined, but in complicated … Read More

Sex Discrimination in Sports and Society: Why Transgender Athletes Matter

Today, about one hundred and fifty years after the Reconstruction Amendments were added to the original Bill of Rights, sixty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and fifty years since Title IX was signed into law, the … Read More

The A Better Chance Program and The End of Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023 decision to eliminate affirmative action will have substantial effects that go far beyond college admissions. That’s because college attendance, and, especially, attendance at an elite college, can open doors to positions of importance throughout … Read More