Methods

Teaching Consent Before Content

I was tasked with acting as a guest lecturer for a Sociology of Gender course on the topic of BDSM … Read More

“Can We Still Come to Class If We Want To?”

In the Fall of 2024, I attempted to give students a “research day.” assuming they would appreciate the extra time … Read More

Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss how ethics chapters in sociological research methods textbooks promote a procedural rather than nuanced approach to ethics. They suggest ways for instructors to help students develop a fuller understanding of conducting ethical research.

Looking for a way to address barriers to statistical literacy and help students reach their statistical potential? This piece offers a psychosocial approach to teaching statistics to promote deeper learning.

Michael Burawoy describes service-learning as the prototype for teaching public sociology. However, it also runs the risk of reinforcing issues of power between the university and the community. Using the CISER model, Greenberg, London, and McKay (2019) discuss how to flip the script on capital and better engage first-generation and working-class students in service experiences.

Comics and the Ethnographic Sensibility

Students of ethnography are often encouraged to develop an ethnographic sensibility, or an attunement to the material and social relations … Read More