NORM VIOLATION: PETS OR FOOD?
Why don’t we eat dogs? That question will always get student’s attention. The definitions of “appropriate” food are … Read More
MINIMUM WAGE: DO WE UNDERSTAND THAT REALITY?
What does it mean to live on minimum wage in the US? For any student readers of this blog, you … Read More
ON MLK DAY 2014, WHAT HAS CHANGED? NOT ENOUGH.
Unfortunately, for many Americas, the perception may be that the person and issues behind the holiday honoring the birth of … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: HOW HARD IS IT FOR A WHITE MAN TO GET ARRESTED?
Without doing any quantitative analysis, I would bet that the vast majority of articles (academic and otherwise) that discuss racial … Read More
GLOBALIZATION OF COMMODITY CHAINS: WHERE DID MY T-SHIRT COME FROM?
The globalization of commodity chains is something that students have a general idea about, but I find it challenging to … Read More
SHOPPING WHILE BLACK: LAUGHING AT THE ABSURDITY
In my last post, I looked at several cases of racial profiling of black Americans while they … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: WHAT CAN BLACK PEOPLE AFFORD?
Racial profiling involves making judgements about an individual based on the erroneous assumptions about the qualities of an entire racial group. Read More
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?
TEACHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOCIOLOGY COURSES IS VITAL and should arguably include a focus on CLIMATE JUSTICE. Teaching students … Read More
MAKING CLASSIC SOCIAL THEORY RELEVANT: MAX WEBER
How do we best teach students in introductory courses the classic social theory of Max Weber (and others) … Read More
THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION: AWAKENING IT BY VIEWING OTHER CULTURES
UPDATED: September 18, 2017 Being embedded in the structures and culture of one’s society can make it more difficult to … Read More