Kai Erikson, the chairman of Yale's sociology department, could think of a word that aptly described the mood of his colleagues last week. But, he cautioned, "you can't print it." A more genteel ...

social theory, sociology of post-coloniality, race and ethnicity, globalization, race and popular culture, gender and sexuality, and the sociology of African societies. In 1908 Emile Durkheim wrote: ...

My teaching and research interests focus on social inequality and health. My interest in the general area of social inequality is a product of my early graduate training in social demography. During ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

Xiaorui Huang is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at Boston College. His research focuses on environmental sociology, political economy, global and transnational sociology, sociology of ...

Courses Taught: Protest, Politics, and Change: Social Movements; Conspiracy Culture; Order and Change in Society Bio: Sarah J. Halford is a PhD Candidate in the Sociology Department. She studies ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Curious about the difference between social work and sociology? Learn how one focuses on researching society while the other ...

Sam Friedman is a sociologist of class and inequality, and his research focuses in particular on the cultural dimensions of contemporary class division. He recently co-authored Born To Rule which ...

Suzanne Hall is Professor of Sociology at LSE and Head of Department. Her work explores the intersections of global migration and urban marginalisation. Suzi focuses on everyday claims to space and ...