First Publics

Dialogues

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: Shamus Khan

First Publics on November 20, 2023

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

Dialogues

Intro Textbooks as Public Sociology: Dalton Conley

First Publics on November 8, 2023

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.

Reflections

Public Sociology’s Expression

Michael Kennedy on November 1, 2023

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

Connections

Want a new way to teach the Sociological Imagination?! Use an autobiography of Malcolm X, see more here!July 27, 2026

Want a new way to teach the Sociological Imagination?! Use an autobiography of Malcolm X, see more here!

You don’t have to deal with a static canon anymore! Here is a toolkit making classical theory relevant and dynamic for cultivating transferable skills.July 8, 2026

You don't have to deal with a static canon anymore! Here is a toolkit making classical theory relevant and dynamic for cultivating transferable skills.

Computational LiteracyJune 23, 2026

Computational literacy provides new avenues for students to connect sociological concepts with empirical cases. Tom Wolff and colleagues integrate computational skill-building into existing topical courses.

Social Justice Pedagogy and Others…June 15, 2026

Who are you as a teacher? Dr. Johnston's "Introduction to Secondary Teaching" builds from that question outward. He weaves together teacher identity, presence, passion, and stance with social justice pedagogy and evidence-based practice into a framework built for real classrooms.

Teaching Intro to sociology?June 8, 2026

This textbook will help you introduce the concepts of inequality and social change to the students to act and think like global citizens!