Sociology Archive

Melissa Wooten, University of Massachusetts Amherst – Are Black Colleges Necessary

Black colleges are doing great things for their students, so why does a negative view persist?

Amy Nuttall, Michigan State – Children as Caregivers

Should we let kids just be kids? Amy Nuttall, assistant professor of human development and family

Jean M. Twenge, San Diego State University – Working Mothers

Are attitudes on working mothers changing? Jean M. Twenge, San Diego State psychologist, is delving into

Lewis Davis, Union College – Racial Solidarity

Does your race affect your view of social status? Lewis Davis, professor of economics at Union

Christopher Salas-Wright, University of Texas at Austin – Immigrants and Crime

Are immigrants wrongly portrayed as being criminals in the public sphere? Christopher Salas-Wright, assistant professor in

Joseph Reagle, Northeastern – Peeple

Would you rate your friends like you rate a business on Yelp? Joseph Reagle, assistant professor

Martin Krieger, University of Southern California – Gravitation and Architecture

Does the city draw you in? Martin Krieger, professor of planning at the University of Southern

Felicity Duncan, Cabrini College – Dislike Button

Are you ready for a dislike button on Facebook? Felicity Duncan, assistant professor of communications at

Julie McCarthy, University of Toronto – Workplace Anxiety

How does anxiety affect the workplace? Julie McCarthy, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management

Stephen Christ, Truman State University – Authenticity of Mexican Restaurants

How do you define authenticity in a restaurant? Stephen Christ, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Truman State