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
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
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
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
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
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
MASS INCARCERATION: DATA, TRENDS, AND COMPARISON
Staggering rates of mass incarceration are impacting minority communities disproportionally and it is the consequence of… Read More
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
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
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