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Students and professors discuss introductory topics in sociology, making connections to their readings, research and life experiences. This podcast is a companion to the online textbook A Sociology Experiment, but no knowledge of the textbook or its materials is necessary to listen! Hosted and produced by Zahin Das

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Chapter 8: Sociology of Families - Values, Roles & Media in the Construction of Family

2021/10/07

Harry Zhu, Cassidy Bushnell, Jasmine El-Shurafa and chapter author Anglea Barian discuss the idea of family through sociological lenses.

Chapter 7 Part 3: Race & Ethnicity - Race in the Institution

2021/06/01

Rod Golden, Major Barnett and Dr. Rashawn Ray discuss the past, present and future of institutional racism in America.

Chapter 7 Part 2: Race & Ethnicity - Race in the Mind

2021/06/01

Rod Golden, Major Barnett and Dr. Rashawn Ray discuss how the human mind conceives of race across different spheres of society.

Chapter 7 Part 1: Race & Ethnicity - Race in the Conversation

2021/06/01

Rod Golden, Major Barnett and Dr. Rashawn Ray discuss what it means to confront race and racism in American society.

Chapter 6: Gender & Sexuality - Constructing, Accepting and Living Identity

2021/06/01

Katharine Fleischner, Peyton Syrnyk and author Todd Schoepflin discuss sociological ways to think about gender and sexuality.

Chapter 4 Part 2: Social Class, Inequality & Poverty - The Inequality Problem

2021/04/09

Alexia Brown, Akhila Boda, Jing Zhang, Dr. Christian Schlaerth, and author Todd Schoepflin discuss the consequences and potential redresses of inequality as a national phenomenon.

Chapter 4 Part 1: Social Class, Inequality & Poverty - Meritocratic Myths & the Role of Class

2021/04/09

Alexia Brown, Akhila Boda, Jing Zhang, Dr. Christian Schlaerth, and author Todd Schoepflin discuss the sociology of class.

Chapter 3 Part 2: Social Structure & the Individual - Self Construction, Authenticity & Algorithms in the Social Media Age

2021/04/09

Alex Wright-Ropp, Amshah Mushtaq and author Judith Halasz discuss the interaction between individuals and the social structures they inhabit in the digital world.

Chapter 3 Part 1: Social Structure & the Individual - Identity, Symbols, and Changing Norms

2021/04/09

Alex Wright-Ropp, Amshah Mushtaq and author Judith Halasz discuss the interaction between individuals and the social structures they inhabit.

Chapter 2: Research Methods - Bias, Doubt & the Ethics of Sociological Inquiry

2021/03/05

Annie Olson, Vanessa Haddad and author Gwen Sharp discuss the methodological challenges of seeking answers to sociological questions.

Chapter 1: An Introduction - High School Cliques, Lonely Billionaires & Karl Marx

2021/03/05

Alaza Flores, Andrew Wang and author Shamus Khan discuss Durkheim, Marx and introductory sociological concepts.