Sociology Sessions

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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

A Sociology Experiment


    • Oct 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Chapter 8: Sociology of Families - Values, Roles & Media in the Construction of Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 35:24


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 43:34


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 34:22


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 22:39


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 29:00


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 32:42


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 29:36


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 21:09


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 27:00


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 29:31


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 21:51


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

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