Cults (2 of 2) (Craig Rawlings)
April 6, 2021
Part two of our two-part series on the sociology of cults.
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Annex Sociology Podcast
The Annex Sociology Podcast is a show for academic sociologists. We discuss ideas, news, and research of interest to the academic sociology community
Recent Episodes
Loneliness (Margolis & Torres)
March 22, 2021
A look at loneliness from a social science and sociological perspective.
Rating British Departments (JP Pardo-Guerra)
February 22, 2021
How the British system of rating departments influences scholarship.
Populism in 19th Century America (Adam Slez)
December 7, 2020
Adam Slez (Virginia) discusses political populism in the 19th century American West.
George Herbert Mead (Daniel Huebner)
November 16, 2020
The back story on George Herbert Mean, with Daniel Huebner.
Current Hosts
Daniel Morrison
Daniel Morrison is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Abilene Christian University.
Joseph Cohen
Joseph Cohen is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Queens College in the City University of New York
Selections from the Vault
Iranian-Americans and Race (Neda Magbouleh)
March 11, 2018
We interview Neda Magbouleh about her work on how Iranian-Americans navigate the complexities of race.
Coping with Retirement (Michelle Silver)
May 6, 2019
An interview with Michelle Silver (University of Toronto), author of Retirement and Its Discontents (Columbia).
Internet Gig Work (Alexandrea Ravenelle)
September 30, 2019
Alexandrea Ravenelle (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) discusses the inner workings of the Internet-platformed gig economy.
Using Offensive Words in Class
February 14, 2018
We discuss the case of Lawrence Rosen, who sparked controversy by using N-word in a class on hate speech. Photo Credit. By Internet Archive Book Images – https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14785007033/Source book page:
A Shortage of Marriageable Men?
October 9, 2019
We discuss the idea that a “shortage of marriageable men” seems like a strong explanation of falling marriage rates.
False Notions of Objectivity?
October 4, 2017
We discuss ASA Presidential candidate Mary Romero’s platform statement, in which she calls for us to do away with “false notions of objectivity”.
Past Hosts
Leslie Hinkson
Leslie Hinkson is the Chief Officer for Racial Justice and Equity at League of Conservation Voters
Gabriel Rossman
Gabriel Rossman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at UCLA
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