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This Contexts piece highlights the many sides of Michael Burawoy and invites us to remember his work as a teacher, scholar, mentor, activist, and more. contexts.org/blog/burawoy...

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TSP, @firstpublics.bsky.social, @contexts.org, Council on Contemporary Families, and our partners have you covered with the latest public sociology/social science research, media, and more! Check out our weekly recap here: 🔗 bit.ly/3XdMwnW 🔗

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‘If death studies is to extend beyond the disciplinary periphery, it must fully re-engage with mainstream sociology’ – Sharon Mallon and Laura Towers respond to this call for action in their new book, ‘Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives’ tinyurl.com/ykw9fm8r

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The bankruptcy proceedings of the nation's largest prison healthcare provider, Wellpath, are revealing a lot about how these private providers operate and it's more terrifying that we thought. Here's what we've learned and what we're doing about it. // THREAD news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-l...

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there is no such thing as "healthcare" in jails and prisons. what exists is a cost control service sold to DOCs, which only incidentally provides care to incarcerated ppl. it's "healthcare theater" as a strategy to suppress spending and defang legal challenges www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/heal...

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Some of society's most vulnerable people are locked up behind bars – and the deeply troubled correctional "healthcare" system fails them every single day. What will it take to get people the care they need? Read our new report 👇 https://buff.ly/417P7Rq

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When the US government becomes the biggest merchant of doubt... This is agnotology on steroids.

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"Between 2000 and 2020, the number of young people incarcerated in the United States declined by an astonishing 77 percent." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/m...

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Thanks to @lpeblog.bsky.social for the invitation to write about what policy scholars should do if "policy" is permanently broken. There are lots of good answers, but we can't afford to ignore the question.

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Are Democratic leaders making cities more dangerous than Republicans? Trump + others have repeatedly made claims like this. New paper in Science Advances w/ @chriswarshaw.bsky.social, Dan Jones & Matt Harvey shows that, in short, the answer is no.

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I often show this video in class, and students routinely have a lot to say in response. Opens up a discussion about the linkages between structural racism, mass incarceration, labor exploitation, and climate change, among other things. youtu.be/XM5voSl6eWA?...

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"Speed and efficiency is not everything. You also have to slow cook the soul for epistemological change at universities." - Gayatri Spivak on "Teaching for a Broken World"

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More proof of what we've been saying forever: relationships matter! Having a longitudinal family doctor matters!! "Increased care continuity and care coordination are associated with decreased overuse..." #overdiagnosis #surdiagnostic #lessismore bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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“A vida presta!” - Fernanda Torres

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A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.

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Are you interested for writing for us? Submissions are open! Check out what we're looking for on our submission's page:

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University of Georgia School of Law Professor @thomaskadri.bsky.social was selected as a Visiting Fellow at the Law Department of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. (1/3)

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Hoje em reunião de pesquisa, relembramos as aulas de métodos da @lorenagbarberia.bsky.social com outros pesquisadores. A incrível conexão de tantos de nós da FFLCH com os experimentos de ensino dela - incrível como ela mudou a forma de tanta gente ver pesquisa e ensino sobre métodos na USP e além.

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My friend and coauthor Chris Muller has a great interview about the history of incarceration in the United States lpeproject.org/blog/between...

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blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2024/11/19/c...

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Amazing project!

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This article, by Barry Eidlen, breaks down some of the victories union reformers have made recently. The article also outlines some of their key goals moving forward, such as increased transparency and accountability of union officials:

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Need some resources for teaching after an election? Check out this guide from the Boston College Center for Teaching Excellence:

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It is meet-the-team day! Today, we introduce you to our co-editor, Dr. Diana Graizbord. @dgraizbord.bsky.social is a professor of Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Georgia. dianagraizbord.wordpress.com

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It is meet-the-team Friday! Today we introduce you to Stephanie Hanus-Knapp! Stephanie is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Georgia where her teaching and research focus on family, life course, and aging. sociology.uga.edu/directory/pe...

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🚨 New Publication @firstpublics.bsky.social! Check out Kirsten Vinyeta's Class Note on how she implemented a community-engaged research project on water conservation in her Environmental Sociology course! A triple win for students, faculty, and community.

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Is watching the Olympics inspiring you to teach the social dimensions of sports and mega-events in your Sociology classes? Write to us! We welcome Reflections and Class Notes on teaching as public sociology all year long! Submissions here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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We are so excited about this! Join us in a conversation about how to best engage with 2024 politics in Sociology classes. With Edwin Ackerman, Ben Bradlow, Cedric de Leon & Johnnie Lotesta. Moderated by @dgraizbord.bsky.social Register here: bit.ly/3yaUPr2

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Finalizing your syllabi and thinking about equitable assignments? See Estefan and colleagues' (2023) Teaching Sociology piece and further recommended text compiled by Becky Supiano (2023) on equitable classrooms. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Interested in teaching community based learning courses? Read this week’s open letter from Bernadette Ludwig, Susan Rakosi Rosenbloom, and Kristin Kenneavy as they reflect on the needed motivations and planning to execute a CBL course. Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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Looking to write more about your teaching? Consider submitting a short 400-500 word class note on a specific approach, activity, or concrete dimension of teaching. See our submissions page here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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How do we merge our scholarship, teaching, and commitment to public sociology? Calvin John Smiley reflects on teaching Intro to Sociology to incarcerated youth in NYC noting the importance of earning trust and embracing applied teaching techniques. thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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Struggling with Friday attendance in Intro to Sociology classes? In our latest class note, Anna Rogers details her experience with “Pop Culture Fridays” that boosts attendance and promotes sociological analysis. Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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ASA Presidents Joya Misra, Prudence Carter, Adia Harvey Wingfield defend the value of sociology in response to Florida's "gross mischaracterization" of the discipline and the state's decision to eliminate sociology as a core course option. www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024...

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In our latest reflection, Dr. Taura Taylor explains the "sociological character arc" and reflects on having a plurality of interests and "legitimacy" in the academy. Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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In our latest reflection, Jeff Shelton walks through his experience of teaching Intro to Sociology courses during the pandemic where he emphasized giving students the tools to ground class discussions in empirical data. Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/firstpublics...

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Struggling to talk with students about the ongoing crisis in Gaza? @JSTOR_Daily provides a syllabus of background readings to help students begin to make sense of the current and recurring violence. Check it out here: daily.jstor.org/israel-and-g...

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How do we implement community-based learning (CBL) in an era of austerity? Sarah Brown (2024) discusses how field trips can be a tool to engage students and achieve the core benefits of CBL. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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For more than a decade, the all-white judges of Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal systematically ignored thousands of claims from prisoners, most of them Black, who said they had been wrongly convicted. Efforts to expose the injustice went unheard.

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