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Does evil persist when good people do nothing?

The answer matters, even if cousin June Bug might disagree

Mar 14

Does evil persist when good people do nothing?

Mar 14

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The Triplett Paradox

Or, why you don’t want sociologists getting too good at their jobs

Jan 22

The Triplett Paradox

Jan 22

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’Tis the season to be bonding

Eventually, I will get to talking about Christmas game nights and holiday cook-offs. But first, I need to talk about Meerkats.

Dec 26, 2024

’Tis the season to be bonding

Dec 26, 2024

Facts don’t care about your feelings, but your feelings care about facts.

Or, why I love a song from Toad the Wet Sprocket

Mar 23

Facts don’t care about your feelings, but your feelings care about facts.

Mar 23

The Diversity Opportunity

How Trump’s anti-DEI push is the event needed to permanently entrench DEI principles in our government

Mar 5

The Diversity Opportunity

Mar 5

On side-eyes and face scrunches

A brief introduction to the phenomenon of social control

Feb 20

On side-eyes and face scrunches

Feb 20

The reality of social construction/destruction

How a sociological idea holds the key to repairing our political landscape

Feb 3

The reality of social construction/destruction

Feb 3

The difference between free speech and academic freedom

One is about elevated collective knowledge and the other is about personal, individual opinion.

Dec 10, 2024

The difference between free speech and academic freedom

Dec 10, 2024

The Simple Math of Toxicity

Some sociology of the family for the Holiday Season

Dec 1, 2024

The Simple Math of Toxicity

Dec 1, 2024

A sociologist and a stranger

My beliefs and morals place me at odds with the people and places I once felt so connected to.

Nov 25, 2024

A sociologist and a stranger

Nov 25, 2024

Roderick Graham

Roderick Graham

Gadfly | Professor of Sociology at Old Dominion University | I post about social science, culture, and progressive politics | Views are my own

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