Inequality
This video from ASA’s Sociological Insights Video Series features Sara Goldrick-Rab discussing how many undergraduate students face food insecurity and even homelessness while getting their degree.
Check out this interesting article on parallels between earlier stages of colonialism and today’s digital world by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias.
Are you teaching a class on Inequality or Race & Ethnicity? If so, this article by Annalena Oppel on meritocracy and race in South Africa might be of interest to you!
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.
Thompson (2024) examines parental preferences in school selection, highlighting how individual choices influence school communities. The study finds that parents prioritize overall school achievement and learning opportunities over schools with higher equity ratings.
Looking to summarize to students recent discussions on eviction and gentrification? Hepburn, Louis & Desmond (2024) look at six million court cases filed in 72 cities in the US and find that eviction is a durable component of neighborhood disadvantage.
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum
When I first started teaching, in the Fall of 2022, I was surprised by how often things that seemed obvious … Read More
Teaching about whiteness, gender, or intersectional inequality in higher education? Consider this interview with public sociologist extraordinaire, Tressie McMillan Cottom, on the #BamaRush phenomenon or her NYT op-ed on the enduring power of blond.
How do we get students to think about time as a social and political construct? Dawn Lyon (2023) invites students to reflect on how time relates to inequality, capitalism, and power in an accessible and easy to implement set of class exercises.
A Conversation with Prudence Carter
In advance of the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting we at First Publics were thrilled to chat with ASA President Prudence … Read More
This video from ASA’s Sociological Insights Video Series features Sara Goldrick-Rab discussing how many undergraduate students face food insecurity and even homelessness while getting their degree.
Check out this interesting article on parallels between earlier stages of colonialism and today’s digital world by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias.
Are you teaching a class on Inequality or Race & Ethnicity? If so, this article by Annalena Oppel on meritocracy and race in South Africa might be of interest to you!
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.
Thompson (2024) examines parental preferences in school selection, highlighting how individual choices influence school communities. The study finds that parents prioritize overall school achievement and learning opportunities over schools with higher equity ratings.
Looking to summarize to students recent discussions on eviction and gentrification? Hepburn, Louis & Desmond (2024) look at six million court cases filed in 72 cities in the US and find that eviction is a durable component of neighborhood disadvantage.
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum
When I first started teaching, in the Fall of 2022, I was surprised by how often things that seemed obvious … Read More
Teaching about whiteness, gender, or intersectional inequality in higher education? Consider this interview with public sociologist extraordinaire, Tressie McMillan Cottom, on the #BamaRush phenomenon or her NYT op-ed on the enduring power of blond.
How do we get students to think about time as a social and political construct? Dawn Lyon (2023) invites students to reflect on how time relates to inequality, capitalism, and power in an accessible and easy to implement set of class exercises.
A Conversation with Prudence Carter
In advance of the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting we at First Publics were thrilled to chat with ASA President Prudence … Read More