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A SocImages Collection: Police, Black Americans, and U.S. Society
by Lisa Wade, PhD
See, also, the Ferguson syllabus put together by Sociologists for Justice, the Baltimore syllabus, and this summary of the facts by Nicki Lisa Cole. Race and policing: Race and gun laws in practice When force is hardest to justify, victims of homicide by police are most likely to be black The failure of racial profiling Stand Your Ground increases […]
When Force is Hardest to Justify, Victims of Police Violence Are Most Likely to be Black
by Lisa Wade, PhD
A Pew study found that 63% of white and 20% of black people think that Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Darren Wilson was not about race. This week many people will probably say the same about two more black men killed by police, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. Those people are wrong. African Americans are, […]
The Vanishing Barbershop?
by Kristen Barber PhD
The barbershop holds a special place in American culture. With its red, white, and blue striped poles, dark Naugahyde chairs, and straight razor shaves, the barbershop has been a place where men congregate to shore up their stubble and get a handle on their hair. From a sociological perspective, the barbershop is an interesting place […]
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Lisa Wade, PhD, is the founder and principal writer for Sociological Images. After studying philosophy, human sexuality, and sociology, she became a professor of sociology at Occidental College. She is the author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus and the textbook Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions, with Myra Marx Ferree. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Visit her website for her curriculum vitae, syllabi, and information on public speaking.