The Social Significance of Barack Obama
With a candidacy that has provoked much deliberation over race relations, social movements, and the nature of political campaigns, prominent sociologists discuss the social significance … Read More
Archive: Oct 2008
Katrina, Jesus, and Mass Media
what went wrong after katrina Welfare critics have argued that reliance on government assistance instead of “legitimate” work has created a class of people … Read More
Sociology and Politics
With 2008 being an election year, we weren’t surprised to receive a number of wonderful contributions on politics. Several of those were exceptional, and … Read More
Diversifying the College Campus
One thing I know is that race-neutral alternatives to affirmative action have not diversified college campuses. The latter half of the 1990s witnessed … Read More
Terrorism
People today are well aware that we live in a world in which terrorism is an ever-present threat. But we are less aware that this … Read More
Gender Politics
Despite the female candidates involved in the historic 2008 election, women trail men in all types of elected offices in the United States. The fascinating … Read More
Hollywood Doesn't Threaten Family Values
Politicians have long played on the apparent disconnect between Hollywood celebrities and mainstream “family values.” While Hollywood may provide multiple examples of people who have … Read More
Coping with Innocence After Death Row
The ranks of those exonerated of crimes they didn’t commit increases every year, raising questions central to society’s ideas about fairness, justice, and responsibility. Sociological … Read More
Storytelling in Politics
Conservative storytellers are known for their ability to “produce a narrative” while progressives have been criticized for their inability to do so. Telling progressive stories, … Read More
Why you voted
On November 4, 2008, probably 140 million Americans cast votes in the election for President of the United States. Nearly as many citizens, although eligible, … Read More
