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TALKING ABOUT RACE: Don’t avoid it.
Talking about race is not white America’s strong suit. I taught a course on racism and ethnic relations for the … Read More
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UNARMED BLACK MAN KILLED BY POLICE…IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT?
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black … Read More
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TOOLS FOR TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: Teach well. It matters.
Updated February 2018 Looking for resources for teaching sociology? Below are snippets of some of the … Read More
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RACE AND GUNS: Racial profiling and carrying a weapon
White men go shopping with their guns and express their rights; black men get assaulted carrying a permitted … Read More
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RACISM AND THE POLICE: The Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black citizens since the shooting … Read More
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SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN CONTEXT
An understanding of the sociological imagination can be difficult in our very individually focused society. As a topic, the sociological … Read More
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MASS INCARCERATION: DATA, TRENDS, AND COMPARISON
Staggering rates of mass incarceration are impacting minority communities disproportionally and it is the consequence of … Read More
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NACIREMA: UPDATING A CLASSIC TO SEE YOUR OWN CULTURE AS AN OUTSIDER
Nacirema, that “exotic”, far-off place where people do “strange” things is one of the best ways to help … Read More
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GLOBALIZATION: MEASURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
When most people think about “globalization” they likely think about the global economy. In the more recent era, globalization was pushed … Read More
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THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE: BLURRY DISTINCTIONS AND CHANGING CATEGORIES
The social construction of race is made evident when we see how the boundaries and distinctions that supposedly distinguish … Read More