February 2012
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January 2012
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New YouTube Playlist: "Research Methods in... →
We have just posted a new YouTube playlist featuring sociologists talking about their research methods. The researchers interviewed include Deborah Carr, Jooyoung Lee, Ashley Mears, Nikki Jones, Brian Powell, and Sharon Zukin. We’ll post more soon, so stay tuned!
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#ShitSociologistsSay →
It seems appropriate that sociologists would hop on this meme a couple of weeks after it jumped the shark. Nevertheless it’s very funny.
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December 2011
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The Growing Gap between Rich and Poor Countries,...
For the First Time Ever, More than Half the...
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Agents of Socialization
Social Inequality in the U.S.
November 2011
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Sexual Behavior by the Numbers
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Religious Affiliations in the U.S.
Racial and Ethnic Populations in the U.S.
Internet Connectivity around the World
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We need to call out these contradictions in public: for example, the US state...
– From an interview with sociologist Howard Winant
How much does it cost to defeat an incumbent?
October 2011
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Our top 1% are a lot more cohesive than 3 million people ought to be. They go to...
– Sociologist Bethany Bryson
Incarceration Rates around the World
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Comparing Quality of Life among Countries
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Social science is a necessity for the public. In a world where massive...
– – Raewyn Connell (via Global Sociology Blog)
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There was a divide between the grad student crowd gathered to hear Zizek and the...
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From Sociologist Jonathan Wynn’s post in the Everyday Sociology Blog, which describes the order and organization within the community at Zuccotti Park.
Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman, and Michael Lewis... →
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Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize-winning economist: “You are right to be indignant. This system is not working right. It is not right that we have so many people without jobs when we have so many needs that we have to fill. It is not right that we are throwing people out of their houses when we…
Gender Empowerment around the World
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Educational Attainment in the United States
September 2011
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Change in Cohabitation in the U.S.
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Graying of the World Population
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When such differences in perception and belief are grounded in, or at least...
– Lawrence Bobo on the prospects of a post-racial society.
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#sociologymovies Favorites
Some of our favorites from the hashtag game we started last Thursday on Twitter. This is but a small sampling, you can see more here.
@ei_schwartz: Villa Victor Victoria
@familyunequal: Menace II the Division of Labor in Society
@lindno: Star Trek II: The Wrath of @shamuskhan
@learnsociology: Harriet Martineau the Spy
@CarriePMcD: Gender Trouble in Little China
@createsociology: Waiting...
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New Infographic: Steps in the Research Process