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(Another) Sociological Celebration of Baseball

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By Karen Sternheimer Three years ago, Todd Schoepflin wrote about his love of baseball and its sociological significance. As a father of young players, he noted its absence during the pandemic-related shutdown of 2020. Because of its inter

Comment by Stubort on “The Social Construction of Time”

Wrong. General relativity addresses the physical nature of time. If time is a social construct then

Culture, Structure, and Public Transportation

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By Karen Sternheimer Traveling by train from Chamonix, France to Grindelwald, Switzerland was a breeze, despite having to change trains five (!) times. It wouldn’t have been so easy in most other countries. Certainly not where we live, in

James Loewen and the Sociology of Sundown Towns

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By Colby King Sociologist James Loewen passed away on Thursday, August 19 at the age of 79. In an obituary in the New York Times, he is described as a “civil rights champion who took high school teachers and textbook publishers to task for

Race, Class, and “Hybrid” Masculinities

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By Jessica Poling In 1995, gender theorist R.W. Connell wrote her seminal book, Masculinities. In this book, Connell expands our understanding of gender by focusing on gender relations (rather than roles) with a specific focus on masculini

The Art and Science of Survey Writing

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By Karen Sternheimer Recently, the question about citizenship in the 2020 Census has made news. Critics are concerned that such a question might lead to a lower response rate, most notably by immigrants. While a census by definition is di

What is Anomie?

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By Sally Raskoff A neighbor and I were talking as he was on his daily dog-walk past my home. He was expressing concern about how badly people drive, how rude they are, how no one seems to have any manners anymore, how people are more likel

Can Teachers Speak the Truth about Donald Trump?

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By Peter Kaufman Consider this statement: Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America, is a racist, sexist, xenophobic bigot who constantly tells lies and makes wildly misleading claims. I offer this statement not as

Are Social Scientists Anti-Social? How to Test Hypotheses

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By Karen Sternheimer A colleague recently posed this question about social scientists' behavior while we chatted after a social event. She thought it was particularly interesting that sociologists, of all people, might not be the most soci

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