Small-Scale CBL: Establishing Trust and Equity in Benefits

In a classic piece on community-based learning (CBL) in sociology, Mooney and Edwards define CBL as a broad term … Read More

Teaching in the Era of Social Media and Soundbite News

I started my teaching career as an Assistant Professor in August 2020. Three out of the five sociology courses I … Read More

Sociological Character Arc… When the Adventure Finds You!

In screenplays and novels, the character arc is the protagonist’s journey. Customarily, via afantastical trajectory of transformation and self-discovery, the … Read More

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Kathleen Korgen

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

Rethinking Service-learning to be More Public and Creative

In higher education, instructors are encouraged to incorporate service-learning into their curricula— activities that provide the chance for students to … Read More

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Lisa Wade

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

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Shamus Khan

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

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: A Conversation with Dalton Conley

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

Public Sociology’s Expression

I can still recall that 2016 election night gathering filled with sociology faculty and graduate students from across Rhode Island. Read More

Roundtable: The Educative Power of Sociology

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