Sociology Sessions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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