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Intro to Sociology Dialogues Series – A Review

First Publics on March 1, 2024

During the Fall of 2023, First Publics published a series of interviews with four authors of Intro to Sociology textbooks: … Read More

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Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Kathleen Korgen

First Publics on December 18, 2023

Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with sociology, which also makes … Read More

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Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Lisa Wade

First Publics on December 4, 2023

Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with sociology, which also makes … Read More

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Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Shamus Khan

First Publics on November 20, 2023

Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with sociology, which also makes … Read More

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Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Dalton Conley

First Publics on November 8, 2023

Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with the discipline, which also … Read More

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Roundtable: The Educative Power of Sociology

Sarah Shannon on September 27, 2023

Following our interview with 2023 ASA President, Professor Prudence Carter, we invited a group of scholars and teachers to … Read More

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A Conversation with Prudence Carter

Prudence Carter on August 11, 2023

In advance of the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting we at First Publics were thrilled to chat with ASA President Prudence … Read More

Connections

Intro to Sociology courses often serve as the “public” face of the fieldMarch 1, 2024

Intro to Sociology courses often serve as the “public” face of the field, but how do they contribute to students’ “mental image” of sociology? Miskolczi (2023) conducted a qualitative longitudinal study of students’ mind mapping the central concept of sociology in Hungary discovering recurring vagueness in their conceptualization of the field.

Host and Co-Creator of “The Social Breakdown” podcast…February 23, 2024

Host and Co-Creator of "The Social Breakdown" podcast, Ellen Meiser (2021), reflects on using podcasts in pedagogy, encouraging instructors to find ways to combat monotony in the classroom and critically analyze multimedia.

ASA Presidents…February 9, 2024

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.

Want to engage more students using the Socratic method in your classes?February 6, 2024

Want to engage more students using the Socratic method in your classes? Check Chiang-Lopez & Nuñez 's (2024) piece on the method's challenges and strategies to minimize harm and student exclusion.

Struggling with how to assess active learning in the online classroom?January 26, 2024

Struggling with how to assess active learning in the online classroom? Hasnine, Ahmed, and Ueda (2020) provide an analysis on active learning in various global contexts.