Midwest Sociology
Commentary
After Charlottesville: A Contexts Symposium
Following the events in Charlottesville, VA, sociologists weigh in on issues such as racism, nationalism, and immigration.
Back on Track? Stall and Rebound for Gender Equality 1977-2012
This paper is part of the Council on Contemporary Families’ new Gender Revolution Rebound Symposium. Click to expand graphics throughout. For almost a decade now, researchers have been struck by a stall in what had been a remarkably rapid and seemingly unstoppable increase in support for gender equity and approval of women’s workforce participation up […]
Peter Hall on Sociological Memoir
In this episode, Colorado State professor emeritus Peter M. Hall drops in to talk about his forthcoming memoir, “Growing up Red, White, and Jewish: the Personal and the Political”. We discuss the potential of memoir as a sociological method, and we consider how telling one’s life story helps to reshape identity in the context of […]
Tim Pippert on Diversity in College Recruitment Brochures
In this episode, we talk to Tim Pippert, Associate Professor of Sociology at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. In his recent co-authored paper, “We’ve Got Minorities, Yes We Do: Visual Representations of Racial and Ethnic Diversity In College Recruitment Materials“, Pippert explores the over-representation of students of color on college brochures throughout the United States. In this […]
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Midwest Sociology is a partnership between the Midwest Sociological Society and The Society Pages dedicated to bringing sociology–especially sociology produced in our region– to broader public visibility and influence.
