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• Elitism?

  

  There are a variety of ways of valorizing individuals and institutions in our society. We can value contribution and productivity; effectiveness; talent and... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 SOCIETY

• Philosophy of Social Science and the Graduate Student

  

  Is there any reason to think that a course in philosophy of social science can be helpful for a graduate student in sociology or political science (or education... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 SOCIETY

• Hip Hop, the Boardroom, and the Street

  What are some of the factors that influences the ideas, values, and models of life of young inner-city African-American men today? Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 SOCIETY

• What is a European?

  

  One of the great achievements of the establishment of the European Union was the beginnings of a broader transnational identity from Spain to Finland — or so... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 SOCIETY

• A More Inclusive University

  

  The challenge of creating a truly inclusive university is a difficult one. Inclusiveness is more than diversity. It is an institution and culture in which peopl... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 SOCIETY

• John Levi Martin on Theory

  

  I've found the work of John Levi Martin to be particularly original when it comes to rethinking some of the basis assumptions of sociological theory. (Here are ... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 SOCIETY

• Underinvesting in the Public Good

  

  There are quite a few investments in social programs that would have spectacular return on investment, but that in fact remain unfunded or underfunded. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 SOCIETY

• George and Bennett on Case Study Methodology

  

  Establishing causal relationships within the fabric of the social world is more challenging than in the biological or physical-chemical domains. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SOCIETY

• Historicizing Social Action

  

  It is self evident that people are influenced by the historical circumstances in which they are raised and live. People are historicized as actors. The hard... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 SOCIETY

• New Tools for College Success

  

  Today is the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action in Washington DC. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have spearheaded this effort t... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 SOCIETY

• Shaping of Inner-city African-American Experience

  

  It is recognized by ethnographers that place and history mean a great deal in the everyday experience that people have in their neighborhoods — villages,... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 SOCIETY

• Geddes on Methods

  

  Earlier posts have examined some recent thinking about social science methods (link, link). Here I will examine another recent contributor to this field, Barbar... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 SOCIETY

• How Professionals Think

  

  photo: Morris Engel, Dock Workers 1947 (link)The topic of how actors arrive at their choices and behavior has come up a number of times here. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 SOCIETY

• ENPOSS Call for Papers

  

  The European Network for Philosophy of Social Science will hold its next meeting as a joint conference with the North American counterpart, the Philosophy of... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 SOCIETY

• The Luminaries and the Researcher

  

  Social theory is a well-defined field that is centered on a group of core thinkers that we might refer to as "luminaries". These are figures from the... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 SOCIETY

• Seven Years of Understanding Society

  

  This week marks the seventh anniversary of Understanding Society. That's 954 posts, almost a million words, and about a hundred posts in the past twelve months. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 SOCIETY

• Social Knowledge at the Micro Level

  

  People engage in their social worlds on the basis of a dense set of abilities and cognitive frameworks that permit them to make sense of the interactions they... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 SOCIETY

• Granular Perspectives on the Cultural Revolution

  

  It has been observed in earlier posts that there is still a lot we do not understand about China's Cultural Revolution (post, post, post). Why such a sudden... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Social Mechanisms and ABM Methods

  

  One particularly appealing aspect of agent-based models is the role they can play in demonstrating the inner workings of a major class of social mechanisms,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Modeling Organizational Performance

  

  Organizations do things that we care about. They are generally at least partially designed in order to bring about certain kinds of outcomes, and managers... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 SOCIETY