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Nissim Mizrachi, PhD will present his book Beyond Suspicion: The Moral Clash Between Rootedness and Progressive Liberalism on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Nissim Mizrachi Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University and head of the Challenge of Living Together area at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute will present his book:Demie Kurz, PhD Research Affiliate in the Department of Sociology, published a new book.
Demie Kurz, “Letting Go: Parenting Teenagers and Young Adults in an Age of Uncertainty” (Oxford University Press, 2024)Roberto Gonzales, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Education Quoted in Boston Globe
OPINION She had the right paperwork. A Mass. employer turned her away anyway.Benjamin Shestakofsky Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, co-authors new article
“Relationships that Matter: Four Perspectives on AI, Work, and Organizations,” published in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences.Dorothy Roberts, Penn Sociology Standing Faculty, Receives the MacArthur Genius Award!
Dorothy Roberts, is George A.Unequal Childhoods, by Annette Lareau, PhD has recently been translated and published into French
Unequal Childhoods, has recently been translated and published into French. There was a recent conference, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, which was held in Paris on October 17, 2024.Elena Van Stee, PhD Candidate published an article in Socius with Alanna Gillis (St. Lawrence University):
"The Pact: How a Seemingly Race-Neutral Behavioral Policy Reproduced Racial Inequality at a Predominantly White Liberal Arts College"Joyce Kim, and I'm a PhD Candidate in Sociology and Higher Education publishes a new Article in "Social Problems"
"A Moral Dilemma of “Selling Out”: Race, Class, and Career Considerations among Elite College Students"Joyce Kim, PhD Candidate in Soc & Higher Education, has won the Graduate Student paper award from the Altruism, Morality, & Social Solidarity section of ASA
Joyce Kim, PhD Candidate in Soc & Higher Education, has won the Graduate Student p
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Explosive Conflict: Time-Dynamics of Violence
By: Randall Collins
This sequel to Randall Collins' world-influential micro-sociology of violence introduces the question of time-dynamics: what determines how long conflict lasts and how much damage it does.
Birth Control Battles
How Race and Class Divided American Religion
Conservative and progressive religious groups fiercely disagree about issues of sex and gender. But how did we get here? Melissa J.
In Defense of Disciplines
Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University
In Defense of Disciplines presents a fresh and daring analysis of the argument surrounding interdisciplinarity.
The Power of the Internet in China
Citizen Activism Online
A pioneering and award-winning study of the innovative forms and multi-institutional dynamics of internet activism in China.
American Zoo
A Sociological Safari
David Grazian takes us on a safari through the contemporary zoo, alive with its many contradictions and strange wonders.
Planning and Control of Land Development
By: Lance Freeman, With Daniel Mandelker, Carol Necole Brown, Stuart Meck, Dwight H. Merriam, Peter W. Salsich, Jr., and Edward J. Sullivan
University of North Carolina Press.
Unequal Childhoods
Class, Race, and Family Life, With an Update a Decade Later
Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children.
Blue Chicago
The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
David Grazian takes us inside the world of contemporary urban blues clubs to uncover how such images are manufactured and sold to music fans and audiences.
