July 31, 2025 Often, instructors are tasked with career advising for our majors. Check out this review by Catherine Solomon ...

Ranita Ray is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico, where she holds an endowed chair. For 15 ...

Often, instructors are tasked with career advising for our majors. Check out this review by Catherine Solomon in Teaching Sociology of The Employable Sociologist: A Guide for Undergraduates (Martinez ...

Deploying sociological theory is a core part of our teaching in cultural studies. Indeed, one of our most prominent theorists ...

A large, circular library with reading desks and seating in the middle. Photo by Tamás Mészáros is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ...

Listen to Jon Wynn discuss how he “tweaked the formula” for engaging different audiences by writing fiction inspired by and using sociology and social theory via this “Give Theory a Chance” podcast!

Daniel Chambliss joins us to discuss The Mundanity of Excellence: An Ethnographic Report on the Stratification of Swimmers, ...

Sexualization of Women in the Media M&M’s were not the first nor the only gendered commercial food product. In the 1940s, the Chiquita Banana, the world’s first branded fruit, made her debut. The ...

These are just a few of the ways that systemic racism has shaped basketball culture in New York City. As a result of these challenges, black and brown players have had to overcome significant ...

Social networks are a great way to introduce people to the power of Sociology. In my Intro class, I make a point to show students the way their social networks shape the spread of divorce, how people ...

One of my regular courses at UWB is a Senior Seminar on “Commercial Sex Work, Sexual Health, and Global Human Rights.” Since sex work (and sexuality in general) is a topic that can bring up a lot of ...