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.
If teaching an introductory sociology class feels a little big with many directions to go, take a second to review this thorough course guide from Gwen Sharp to help you get started!
The question “what’s weird about where you’re from?” can open students’ sociological imaginations and introduce them to “social facts” using public data. This exercise from Evan Stewart (2020) helps students connect their lives to social/historical context and think about research methods.
Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: 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: 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: Dalton Conley
Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with the discipline, which also … Read More
Amy Traver (2016) re-emphasizes the link between college and career as she assesses and makes suggestions for integrating vocational skills into introduction to sociology courses at a community college.
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
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.
If teaching an introductory sociology class feels a little big with many directions to go, take a second to review this thorough course guide from Gwen Sharp to help you get started!
The question “what’s weird about where you’re from?” can open students’ sociological imaginations and introduce them to “social facts” using public data. This exercise from Evan Stewart (2020) helps students connect their lives to social/historical context and think about research methods.
Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: 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: 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: Dalton Conley
Intro to Sociology classes are frequently the first and only contact many students will have with the discipline, which also … Read More
Amy Traver (2016) re-emphasizes the link between college and career as she assesses and makes suggestions for integrating vocational skills into introduction to sociology courses at a community college.
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