Sociology Archive

Rhett Brymer, Miami University – Referee Bias in NCAA Football

Are the referees playing by the rules? Rhett Brymer, a professor at the Farmer School of

Jessica Gall Myrick, Indiana University – Celebrity Influence

The suicide of Robin Williams is just the latest example of a celebrity’s actions raising the

David Zweig, University of Toronto Scarborough – Knowledge Hiding

The hiding of information and knowledge can prove disastrous. David Zweig, an associate professor of organizational

Stacy Tye-Williams, Iowa State – Workplace Bullies

Bullying has never been limited to the schoolyard. Stacy Tye-Williams, professor of communication studies and English

David Cotter, Union College – Gender Inequality Trends

Are we getting closer towards achieving gender equality or have the trends begun to reverse? Dr.

Jacob Hirsh, University of Toronto – Predicting Sustainability

Certain personality traits appear to have direct correlations with somewhat unrelated attitudes. Dr. Jacob Hirsh, a

Richard Lachmann, University at Albany – The Tonality of Textbooks

The tone of a written passage can fully influence how it is comprehended. Dr. Richard Lachmann,

Leah Levac, University of Guelph – Community Vitality Index

How can we best improve communities as a whole? Dr. Leah Levac, a political scientist at

Jean M. Twenge, SDSU – A Corrision of Trust

As a population, it seems we’re growing less and less trusting. Dr. Jean M. Twenge, psychologist

Union College’s David Cotter records at the WAMC Studios

The Academic Minute was pleased to welcome Dr. David Cotter to our studios at WAMC Northeast