Series: Introduction to Sociology
Over the 2023-2024 academic year, we’ll be publishing a series on teaching Introduction to Sociology as a form of public sociology. Intro to Sociology is often the first contact students have with the discipline of sociology, but Intro students are also “first publics” for instructors who want to teach public sociology engagement and reflection.
In this series, we ask contributors to think of their own experiences in Intro to Sociology courses as teachers and students and invite them to reflect on how public sociology can be imagined and fostered in this early stage of sociological study. We invite Class Notes and Reflections on teaching Intro as public sociology, following our submissions guidelines here.
This textbook will help you introduce the concepts of inequality and social change to the students to act and think like global citizens!
It’s all about Florida: teaching systemic inequality but not sure if the course contents follow the state laws? Better check this ‘state-approved’ sanitized sociology textbook out!
Check out this soon-to-be-released SOCI textbook, “The Power of Sociology
Grasping Our Unequal World.” by Gudmundur Oddsson, Jenny M. Stuber, and James Michael Thomas. The book introduces students to sociology by examining the causes and consequences of social inequality, and power at its core. Click here to access the book!
This short article by Nora Waitkus that explores how Marx, Weber, and Bourdeiu thought about wealth inequality would be a great read for students in Introductory and Social Problems courses!
As instructors, we are always looking for creative and engaging ways to help Intro students understand sociological concepts. Check out this piece by Evan Stewart that demonstrates how showing the documentary “Hamburger America,” helps students see how different social arrangements can emerge without the systematizing force of bureaucracy.
This Ologies podcast episode featuring Disability Sociologist Guinevere Chambers would be great for Introductory Sociology courses as well as courses focused on social problems, inequality, or health!
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!
Intro textbooks typically devote little attention to environmental sociology. Check out this The Society Pages post from 2019 on helping students think sociologically about climate change. Link to a module you can use in your Intro class included!
Old School Intro in a 21st Century World
I have to be honest. When I first got the invitation to write an essay for First Publics, I wasn’t … Read More
Intro to Sociology Dialogues Series – A Review
During the Fall of 2023, First Publics published a series of interviews with four authors of Intro to Sociology textbooks: … Read More
Over the 2023-2024 academic year, we’ll be publishing a series on teaching Introduction to Sociology as a form of public sociology. Intro to Sociology is often the first contact students have with the discipline of sociology, but Intro students are also “first publics” for instructors who want to teach public sociology engagement and reflection.
In this series, we ask contributors to think of their own experiences in Intro to Sociology courses as teachers and students and invite them to reflect on how public sociology can be imagined and fostered in this early stage of sociological study. We invite Class Notes and Reflections on teaching Intro as public sociology, following our submissions guidelines here.
This textbook will help you introduce the concepts of inequality and social change to the students to act and think like global citizens!
It’s all about Florida: teaching systemic inequality but not sure if the course contents follow the state laws? Better check this ‘state-approved’ sanitized sociology textbook out!
Check out this soon-to-be-released SOCI textbook, “The Power of Sociology
Grasping Our Unequal World.” by Gudmundur Oddsson, Jenny M. Stuber, and James Michael Thomas. The book introduces students to sociology by examining the causes and consequences of social inequality, and power at its core. Click here to access the book!
This short article by Nora Waitkus that explores how Marx, Weber, and Bourdeiu thought about wealth inequality would be a great read for students in Introductory and Social Problems courses!
As instructors, we are always looking for creative and engaging ways to help Intro students understand sociological concepts. Check out this piece by Evan Stewart that demonstrates how showing the documentary “Hamburger America,” helps students see how different social arrangements can emerge without the systematizing force of bureaucracy.
This Ologies podcast episode featuring Disability Sociologist Guinevere Chambers would be great for Introductory Sociology courses as well as courses focused on social problems, inequality, or health!
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!
Intro textbooks typically devote little attention to environmental sociology. Check out this The Society Pages post from 2019 on helping students think sociologically about climate change. Link to a module you can use in your Intro class included!
Old School Intro in a 21st Century World
I have to be honest. When I first got the invitation to write an essay for First Publics, I wasn’t … Read More
Intro to Sociology Dialogues Series – A Review
During the Fall of 2023, First Publics published a series of interviews with four authors of Intro to Sociology textbooks: … Read More