May 2012
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May 12th
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May 9th
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“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who...”
– Frederick Douglass
May 9th
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April 2012
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Apr 11th
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March 2012
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Mar 28th
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“While upon my endless journey of knowledge, touching upon the deep insights of...”
– A note from a reader correcting a punctuation mistake.
Mar 19th
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Mar 13th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 1st
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February 2012
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 1st
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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!
Jan 31st
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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.
Jan 26th
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Jan 18th
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Listen We are excited to announce that W. W. Norton...
Jan 17th
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Jan 9th
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December 2011
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The Growing Gap between Rich and Poor Countries,...
Dec 28th
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For the First Time Ever, More than Half the...
Dec 21st
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Agents of Socialization
Dec 14th
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Social Inequality in the U.S.
Dec 7th
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November 2011
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Sexual Behavior by the Numbers
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Religious Affiliations in the U.S.
Nov 23rd
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Racial and Ethnic Populations in the U.S.
Nov 16th
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Internet Connectivity around the World
Nov 9th
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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
Nov 7th
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Nov 6th
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How much does it cost to defeat an incumbent?
Nov 2nd
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
Oct 27th
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Incarceration Rates around the World
Oct 26th
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Oct 24th
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Comparing Quality of Life among Countries
Oct 19th
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“Social sci­ence is a neces­si­ty for the pub­lic. In a world where mas­sive...”
– – Raewyn Connell (via Global Sociology Blog)
Oct 18th
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“There was a divide between the grad student crowd gathered to hear Zizek and the...”
–    From Sociologist Jonathan Wynn’s post in the Everyday Sociology Blog, which describes the order and organization within the community at Zuccotti Park. 
Oct 13th
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Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman, and Michael Lewis... →
wwnorton: 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…
Oct 13th
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Gender Empowerment around the World
Oct 12th
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Oct 12th
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Oct 6th
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Educational Attainment in the United States
Oct 5th
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September 2011
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Sep 28th
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Sep 23rd
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