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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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