{"id":198,"date":"2021-02-06T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?p=198"},"modified":"2021-02-06T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T15:06:48","slug":"fabio-rojas-on-theory-for-the-working-sociologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/2021\/02\/06\/fabio-rojas-on-theory-for-the-working-sociologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabio Rojas on Theory for the Working Sociologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we are joined by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabio_Rojas\">Fabio Rojas<\/a>, professor of sociology at Indiana University Bloomington and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/cup.columbia.edu\/book\/theory-for-the-working-sociologist\/9780231181655\"><em>Theory for the Working Sociologist<\/em><\/a> (2017). 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