ASA Presidents Joya Misra, Prudence Carter, and Adia Harvey Wingfield defend the value of sociology in response to Florida’s “gross mischaracterization” of the discipline and the state’s decision to eliminate sociology as a core course option.
ASA Presidents Joya Misra, Prudence Carter, and Adia Harvey Wingfield defend the value of sociology in response to Florida’s “gross mischaracterization” of the discipline and the state’s decision to eliminate sociology as a core course option.
In this article, the authors discuss the lasting impact state interactions can have on marginalized mothers, medical mistrust, and Fundamental Cause Theory. They also provide an exercise that can be useful for discussing these topics with students.
In this Context's piece, Auldridge-Reveles and Murphy (2024) argue that we need a sociology of flourishing or well-being instead of focusing only on social problems.
Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss how ethics chapters in sociological research methods textbooks promote a procedural rather than nuanced approach to ethics. They suggest ways for instructors to help students develop a fuller understanding of conducting ethical research.
This one-page piece by Ridgeway (2024) from Contexts Magazine is a great introduction to status and status processes for students!
Thompson (2024) examines parental preferences in school selection, highlighting how individual choices influence school communities. The study finds that parents prioritize overall school achievement and learning opportunities over schools with higher equity ratings.
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