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Engaging Elections: Political responsibility in the classroom

First Publics on October 28, 2024

Many sociological topics provoke heated political debates that can affect classroom dynamics. A common narrative in the current political discourse … Read More

Reflections

Engaging Elections: Keeping the US elections in context

First Publics on October 14, 2024

This is a remarkable year for elections and democracy globally with about half the population of the world having … Read More

Reflections

Engaging Elections: Making Sense of Student Engagement

First Publics on October 7, 2024

From protesting against genocide in Palestine to demanding political responses on climate change, we are witnessing a surge of student … Read More

Class Notes

Voter Education in the Classroom

Bernadette Ludwig on September 17, 2024

Having seen how many students are unaware of how to register to vote, the mechanics of voting, and why voting … Read More

Class Notes

Calling Elected Officials

Raj Ghoshal on August 15, 2024

Sociology courses frequently focus on helping students understand the severity of our social problems. We can do even better by … Read More

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Connections
- This piece by Merrill 2021, offers insight on some pedagogical tools instructors can use when teaching difficult or contentious topics.February 19, 2025
  
  This piece by Merrill 2021, offers insight on some pedagogical tools instructors can use when teaching difficult or contentious topics.
- Are you teaching about environmental sociology or political sociology? This video from ASA’s video series featuring Aaron McCright of Michigan State University discusses why climate change is so politically polorized in the US compared to other countries.February 17, 2025
  
  Are you teaching about environmental sociology or political sociology? This video from ASA's video series featuring Aaron McCright of Michigan State University discusses why climate change is so politically polorized in the US compared to other countries.
- 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.February 12, 2025
  
  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.February 10, 2025
  
  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!February 5, 2025
  
  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!
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