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mohunt.bsky.social

Professor of Sociology at Northeastern University. Father, husband, swimmer, wannabe-chef. Alum of Miami University and Indiana University. Views my own.

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I feel like we're moving closer by the day toward that (as yet unnamed) space in a Venn diagram where oligarchy, plutocracy, and kleptocracy intersect.

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I'm starting a 2025 reading list. So far: Escape from Freedom, Fromm The Authoritarian Personality, Adorno They Thought They Were Free, Mayer The Paranoid Style in American Politics, Hofstadter Anti-intellectualism in American Life, Hofstadter What else?

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JOB! My department is looking to fill a non-tenure-track faculty opening. The search is open rank, and will focus on teaching introductory sociology, research methods, and/or social theory. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Really interesting and smart application of intergroup contact theory. bit.ly/3BowZtL

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Today's student paper quote: "Societal forces have been shaping my individual behavior for the past 18 years and I had no idea."

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Walked across campus today with a colleague who reported he was about to teach his final class of a very long career. It was an honor to share the walk, I said, and asked if he planned anything special to mark the occasion. Answer: no. How will you approach your last lecture?

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From a student's email today: "After having read your paper from way back in 1996 where you covered different racial opinions on poverty..."

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From an undergraduate's paper I'm grading: "Next, I feel like culture is a very big part of our world." Indeed!

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New(ish) co-authored article shows how (often discarded) "don't know" survey responses can yield interesting insights... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...