In this Contexts piece, Corey M. Abramson uses Mill’s Sociological Imagination to examine new ways AI can advance sociological research. The author also highlights some potential pitfalls of AI, such as erasure and abstract empiricism.
In this Contexts piece, Corey M. Abramson uses Mill’s Sociological Imagination to examine new ways AI can advance sociological research. The author also highlights some potential pitfalls of AI, such as erasure and abstract empiricism.
How do people perceive the effectiveness of different protest tactics? How disruptive do they consider them to be? In this data visualization from Socius, Furl and colleagues (2023) present how a sample of U.S. voters rated a variety of protest methods.
In this Socius article, Reosti and colleagues (2024) question the validity of the argument that regulations hurt "mom and pop" landlords by examining the Seattle rental market.
Are you interested in discussing ethics in one of your sociology courses? This resource from ASA provides over a hundred case studies that can help facilitate discussion!
Repost: Intro textbooks typically devote little attention to environmental sociology. Check out this @TheSocietyPages post from 2019 on helping students think sociologically about climate change. Link to a module you can use in your Intro class included!
This ASA section provides a collection of resources for instructors planning to teach about climate change. The page offers example syllabi, peer-reviewed articles, and even feature films.
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