by Theresa Rocha Beardall and Carrie Freshour
Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash The one thing we know is that teaching sociology is uncomfortable …
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by Ilana Horwitz, Kaylee Matheny, and Natalie Milan
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Fall 2021
Protesters at a Stop Abortion Bans Rally in St Paul, Minnesotan in 2019. (Photo by Lorie Shaull, Source Flickr, …
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Photo by Andrew James (Source: Unsplash) The Michigan Anishinaabek (Odawa, Bodewadmi, and Ojibwe Indians) have many historic political heroes.
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There is much more to Asian America/ns than the model minority myth and forever foreigner stereotype. That’s what I wanted to show as the guest …
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The first-gen experience is all about precarity. As a first-gen college student and first-gen advocate, I know. Unlike our continuing-gen peers, first-gen students don’t necessarily …
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The weekend I graduated from the 2018 Emerge program—a six-month boot-camp for women wanting to run for office—a very different graduation picture showed up in …
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Bill Bielby reflects on his role as an expert witness for women seeking class action status for a discrimination suit against Wal-Mart. He argues that sociologists must take the stand to point out the difference between policies and practices. Without expert testimony, courts can too easily believe that discrimination ends when well-intentioned policies are put in place.
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Theda Skocpol explains the basics of the Affordable Care Act, arguing that Americans embrace the reform when they understand its core provisions.
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Too often discussions lack historical context; Claude S. Fischer argues that honest debate depends on our ability to construct relative comparisons rooted in reality.
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Contrary to popular conceptions, many people remain sexually active well into their golden years in spite of the decline of partner availability and overall health. Sexuality remains an important part of the lives of the elderly, though its expression may decrease or change over time.
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