Monica Prasad on Problem-Solving Sociology*

Family is not necessarily forever. We discuss family estrangement with Kristina Scharp from the University of Washington.

Kristina Scharp is an Assistant Professor of Communications at the University …

Recent research suggests that author-nominated peer reviewers are more likely to give favorable reviews.  The decision has led Swiss National Science …

We discuss a recent article in the New York Times’ Upshot, which discusses upper-middle class Americans’ high intensity parenting style.

Kristina Scharp is an Assistant Professor of Communications at …

A discussion about a backfired tweet from Chase bank, which seemed to blame people’s economic problems on irresponsible spending.  The Tweet was picked up by Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, whose …

We discuss a recent article in Cognition, linking partisan affiliation and public trust. We ask whether its findings help cast light on the pressure …

Elise Paradis from the University of Toronto pointed out that slow journal turnaround times hurt early-career researchers.  

The question provoked a range of interesting discussions that we discuss here.

Stanford University’s Provost recently threatened to cut Stanford University Press, describing the Press as a “second rate press.”  

An interview with Michelle Silver from the University of Toronto. Michelle recently published Retirement and Discontents: Why We Won’t Stop …

An interview with Arthur Sakamoto from Texas A&M about explanations of Asian-Americans’ high educational achievement, and attributing this …

We discuss Old Town Road, a viral hit that rose to the top of the country music chart, and was subsequently delisted.  

Cristobal …

We discuss pyramid schemes and how they work.

Cristobal Young is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. He is …

Recently, Georgetown students voted to pay an additional fee in an attempt to atone for the school’s past with slavery. We discuss the idea of …

We interview Cristobal Young about his work on whether the wealthy relocate in response to tax changes.

Cristobal Young is an …

An interview with James R. Jones about his work on race.

Neda Magbouleh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology from the University …

A discussion about political upheaval and the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan.

Neda Magbouleh is an Assistant Professor of …

A discussion about recent findings that gender bias in teaching evaluation.

Neda Magbouleh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology …

A discussion about Fabio Rojas’ contention that sociologists’ failure to prioritize public impact hinders their influence over policy. The …

The Annex discusses the case of Jussie Smollett, an actor who was charged for filing a fake hate crime to gain publicity.  The case was dismissed by …

The Annex discusses a recent piece from UT Austin’s Steven Mintz in Inside Higher Ed, in which he asks how we should respond to the college …

Today, The Annex discusses an exchange in Contexts between Northwestern law professor Steven Lubet and UC Berkeley sociologist Michael Burawoy on …

We interview Margaret Hagerman on her book, White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU Press), a book about how white youth learn to reproduce white privilege.

Margaret …

Today, The Annex meets Sarah Jenkins from Cardiff Business School.  Sarah recently co-published “Trusted to Deceive: A Case Study of ‘Strategic …

In this episode, The Annex discusses current socialist thought. We ask about current views on the meaning, politics, and practical implementation …

Today, the Annex interview Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia) and Anna Mueller (University of Chicago) about their work on teen suicide.  …

Today, we discuss “cancel culture”, demands that cultural products are removed from public distribution and circulation when their creators are …

Today, The Annex discusses the College Cheating Scandal, in which several celebrities and wealthy people were caught using bribery and cheating to …

Sharon Zukin and Miriam Greenberg discuss Amazon’s decision to locate in New York City, the politics this choice evoked, and the online giant’s …

The Bulwark, an offshoot of the now-defunct Weekly Standard, evoked criticism with coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference. We …

The Annex discusses the “Momo Challenge”, an online hoax that was said to target children. We talk about the diffusion of social panic and conspiracies.

Timothy Gill is an Assistant Professor of …

An interview with Timothy Gill on Venezuela’s political crisis.

Timothy Gill is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the …

The University of California recently walked away from negotiations with academic publisher Elsevier. This move could represent a major dramatic …

We discuss the 2019 Academy Awards.

Daniel Laurison is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Swarthmore College. He recently …

A discussion about the concepts of “mesearch” and “autoethnography”, and their legitimacy as a criticism of research.

Daniel …

Joe, Gabriel, Pat Reilly (UC Irvine) and Daniel Laurison(Swarthmore) discuss whether social scientists do enough to communicate the limits of their …

An interview with Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore) about his new book, The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to be Privileged, which explains how social class …

This week, The Annex sits down with Daniel Laurison of Swarthmore. Along with his co-author Sam Friedman, wrote The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to …

Introducing ASA Presidential candidate Aldon Morris of Northwestern University.

Introducing ASA Presidential candidate Shelley Correll of Stanford University.

Introducing ASA Vice Presidential candidate Rhacel Salazar-Parrenas from the University of Southern California, Dornsife.

Introducing ASA Vice Presidential candidate Jennifer Earl from the University of Arizona.

This week, The Annex sits down with Bart Bonikowski of Harvard University. Bart discusses his work on nationalism. Also, the Shutdown, Howard …

Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss a viral speech by a Dutch writer at Davos, which argues that talk …

Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announcement that he is exploring a …

Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss the 2019 federal government shutdown.

Bart …

An interview with Harvard University’s Bart Bonikowski about his work on the concept of nationalism.

Bart Bonikowksi is an …

Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss a Duke University grad program director’s letter to Chinese …

Joe, Leslie, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss internal conflict and political splintering within the …

Joe, Leslie, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss a conflict between Catholic school boys, Black …

Joe, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss Americans who work in Canadian sociology.

Joe, Leslie, Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University), and Richard Carpiano (UC Riverside) discuss a recent post on Scatterplot by Dan Hirschman, which …

This week, The Annex sits down with Richard Carpiano of UC Riverside to discuss social conflict over vaccination. Richard recently published “Public …

We discuss the politics of under-vaccination with Richard Carpiano of UC Riverside. Richard recently published “Public Attitudes towards Child …

Joe, Leslie, and Corey Fields (Georgetown University) discuss R. Kelly and reports that journal submissions are way up. Also, an interview with
…

Joe, Leslie, and Corey Fields (Georgetown University) discuss the recent R. Kelly documentary detailing the artists’ sexual predation towards …

Joe, Leslie, and Corey Fields (Georgetown University) discuss reports that article submissions are way up, and ask whether these reports are …

Joe sits down with Jay Livingston (Montclair State) to discuss reports of a loneliness epidemic, and how sociologists wage a never-ending battle …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) discuss recent charges of researcher misconduct against Portland State philosopher …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) discuss complaints about the ASA’s submission process for its annual meeting, and …

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Brian McCabe (Georgetown University) about his book, No Place Like Home: …

This week, The Annex sits down with Brian McCabe of Georgetown University. Brian is the author of No Place Like Home: …

Season 3 of The Annex ends with Joe, Clayton Childress (University of Toronto), and several special guests. We discuss the trials of writing, …

Joe interviews Gregory A. Martin (Stanford Business School) about his recent research suggesting that people’s political views conform to the places …

Joe and Clayton Childress (University of Toronto) discuss a recent article by Shamus Khan (Columbia University) in which he discusses the trials of …

Kevin Gannon, a historian from Grand View University, criticizes a recent op-ed that argues that UNC’s Silent Sam should be preserved and put on …

Joe and Clayton Childress (University of Toronto) discuss a recent poll suggesting that most Americans view political correctness negatively.

Joe and Clayton Childress (University of Toronto) discuss the trials of writing, and ways of dealing with it.

Joe and Leslie interview Jooyoung Lee (University of Toronto) about his upcoming book about violence, Ricochet.  We talk about his field work in …

This week, The Annex meets Jooyoung Lee from the University of Toronto.  Jooyoung is an expert on guns both in America and Canada, and has recently …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Jooyoung Lee (University of Toronto) discuss a proposed sex doll brothel in Toronto, humanity’s continuing struggle …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Jooyoung Lee (University of Toronto) discuss a recent exchange between Eric Klinenberg and Bradford Wilcox about being …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Jooyoung Lee (University of Toronto) discuss a recent study that finds the public places roughly equal amounts of trust in …

Joe, Gabriel and Rebecca Raby (Brock University) discuss a recent viral Twitter thread that discusses how qualitative researchers should deal with …

Joe, Gabriel and Rebecca Raby (Brock University) discuss a recent case at Florida Atlantic University in which a student was arrested for saying …

Joe, Gabriel and Rebecca Raby (Brock University) discuss a recent article by Elizabeth Bruenig in the Washginton Post about an emergent “triggering” …

Joe, Gabriel and Rebecca Raby (Brock University) discuss the role that trust and low crime play in our economy.  

Rebecca Raby is …

Joe and Gabriel interview Rebecca Raby (Brock University).  Rebecca and her colleague Shauna Pomerantz recently published Smart Girls: Success, …

This week, The Annex sits down with Rebecca Raby (Brock University).  Rebecca and her colleague Shauna Pomerantz recently published Smart Girls: …

Percheski

Joe, Leslie, and Christine Percheski (Northwestern University) discuss the story of He Jiankui, a Chinese professor who claimed to have …

Percheski

This week, The Annex sits down with  Christine Percheski of Northwestern University to discuss her recent research on the dissolution of …

Percheski

Joe and Leslie sit down with Christine Percheski (Northwestern University) to discuss her recent research on the dissolution of marriages …

Percheski

Joe, Leslie, and Christine Percheski (Northwestern University) discuss a UN report on countries’ failure to meet carbon emission-cutting …

Percheski

Joe, Leslie, and Christine Percheski (Northwestern University) discuss a recent report on the prevalence of mental health problems among …

Horowitz

This week, The Annex sits down with Mark Horowitz of Seton Hall.  Mark authored “Sociology’s Sacred Victims and the Politics of Knowledge: …

Horowitz

Joe and Leslie interview Mark Horowitz of Seton Hall.  Mark authored “Sociology’s Sacred Victims and the Politics of Knowledge: Moral …

Horowitz

Joe, Leslie, and Mark Horowitz (Seton Hall) discuss a TIAA survey that finds economic disparities among adjuncts, in which many adjuncts …

Horowitz

Joe, Leslie, and Mark Horowitz (Seton Hall) talk about what has been on their minds on the afternoon of Election Day 2018, before the …

Horowitz

Joe, Leslie, and Mark Horowitz (Seton Hall) discuss e-Sports’ emergence as a college sport.

Horowitz

Joe, Leslie, and Mark Horowitz (Seton Hall) discuss student protests at Seton Hall over representation, and one of the students’ demands for …

Joe talks to Philip Cohen (University of Maryland, College Park) about commercial publishers’ efforts at vertical integration, and concerns about …

Santos

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development) discuss punishments levied against New School Professor …

Santos

An interview with Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development), one of the researchers who questioned official death counts of …

Santos

An interview with Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development), one of the researchers who questioned official death counts of …

Santos

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development) discuss Trump’s reaction to the Tree of Life shooting massacre in Pittsburgh.

Santos

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development) discuss a proposal to field an African-American team at the …

Santos

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Alexis Santos (Penn State Health and Human Development) discuss a lawsuit in which three academic publishers (Sage, Oxford, and Cambridge) sued Georgia State for copyright infringement …

Rojas

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Fabio Rojas (Indiana University) discuss his and Rashawn Ray’s (University of Maryland, College Park) plans for their …

Rojas

This week, The Annex meets Fabio Rojas from Indiana University.  Fabio Rojas is the current editor of Contexts Magazine, and is the author of From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became …

Rojas

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Fabio Rojas (Indiana University) about his work on the historical development of the Black Studies discipline.

Fabio Rojas is the current editor of Contexts Magazine, and is the …

Rojas

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Fabio Rojas (Indiana University) discuss a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University disadvantages Asians in its admissions process.

Fabio Rojas is the current editor of Contexts Magazine, …

Rojas

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Fabio Rojas (Indiana University) discuss elitism in sociology.

Fabio Rojas is the current editor of Contexts Magazine, …

This is a special episode of The Annex that looks at sociology at community colleges.  We meet four colleagues at community colleges: Shirley Leyro (…

Streib

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Jessi Streib (Duke University) discuss a recent Gallup poll suggesting that public confidence in higher …

Streib

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Jessi Streib (Duke University) discuss how they deal with attendance in their classes.

Other readings:

• “The …

Streib

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Jessi Streib (Duke University) discuss the concept of toxic masculinity, and a recent New York Times essay …

Streib

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Jessi Streib (Duke University) on the study of culture and social class.   Jessi Streib wrote The Power of …

Streib

Today, we meet with Jessi Streib of Duke University. Jessi wrote The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages with Oxford …

Melissa Wilde from the University of Pennsylvania discusses her recent article in The Conversation, which argues that the Roman Catholic Church might …

Gabriel and Joe discuss the “Sokal Squared” hoax, in which ridiculous articles were submitted and often accepted in humanities journals.  The hoax …

Melissa Wilde from University of Pennsylvania discusses her soon-to-be-released book on how early struggles over birth control reflected race fears, …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Melissa Wilde from the University of Pennsylvania discuss the John Jay scandal, in which several professors have been …

Joe, Gabriel and Melissa Wilde discuss how Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo physics professor, won a Nobel Prize before promotion to full …

This week, The Annex sits down with Melissa Wilde from the University of Pennsylvania.  Melissa is a comparative-historical sociologists who wrote …

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel talk about Eliza Brown and Mary Patrick’s forthcoming piece in the American Sociological Review on egg freezing.

Bedera

Joe interviews Nicole Bedera, a graduate student at Michigan who recently posted a viral tweet reviewing recent research on teen sexual …

Gill

Joe interviews Timothy Gill from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington on Venezuela’s evolving political and economic crisis, from Chavez …

Gill

This week, The Annex brings you three prerecorded segments.  First, the gang talk about Eliza Brown and Mary Patrick’s forthcoming piece in the …

Hackett

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel ask Conrad Hackett from the Pew Research Center about careers in the private research industry.

Hackett

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Conrad Hackett from the Pew Research Center, one of the country’s most Twitter famous sociologists, what …

Hackett

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Conrad Hackett of the Pew Research Center discuss researchers’ efforts to reassess official counts of how many people died after Hurricane Maria.

This week, the gang sits down with Conrad Hackett from the Pew Research Center.  Conrad recently authored  The Future of World Religions: Population …

Hackett

Joe, Leslie and Gabriel interview Conrad Hackett from the Pew Research Center about The Future of World Religions: Population Growth …

Prasad

Joe and Gabriel interview Monica Prasad of Northwestern University about her recent article in Contemporary Sociology, “Problem-Solving …

This week, The Annex sits down with Barry Eidlin from McGill University.  Barry recently published Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and …

The Annex sits down with Barry Eidlin from McGill University.  Barry recently published Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada with …

Sex is distributed unequally.  We discuss an analysis by Paula England calculating a sexual GINI coefficient.

Barry Eidin is an …

Jordan Peterson suggests that our discipline is overrun by postmodernism?  Is it true?  What does that even mean?

Barry Eidin is an …

This week, The Annex sits down with Clayton Childress from the University of Toronto.  Clayton wrote Under the Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a Novel  with Princeton University Press.  We discuss the …

Junk science spreads quickly on the Internet.  What should scientists about this phenomenon?

Clayton Childress is an Assistant …

We discuss recent reports that the Washington University of St. Louis is planning on charging for IRB review.

Clayton Childress is …

The Annex sits down with Clayton Childress from the University of Toronto.  Clayton wrote Under the Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a Novel  with Princeton University Press.  We discuss the process of …

We went long with Vincent Roscigno from Ohio State.  We save the best banter topic for a standalone bonus episode, in which we discuss the …

We interview Vinny Roscigno about his current work on the concept of power.

Vincent Roscigno is a Professor of Sociology at …

We discuss citizenship problems facing Caribbean Brits.

Vincent Roscigno is a Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University.  He …

We discuss a new personnel strategy at Southern Illinois University, in which administrators are searching for volunteer faculty.

This week, The Annex sits down with Vincent Roscigno of Ohio State University.  Vincent is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology, former editor of …

We discuss a recent confrontation between a Starbucks employee and patrons that triggered outrage about racial inequality.

Jean …

To what degree does fear motivate racism? Does it make a difference anyways?

Jean Beaman is an Assistant Professor of …

Gabriel discusses his donation to the opera.

Jean Beaman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University. Jean wrote …

Jean Beaman discusses her work comparing racial integration in the United States and France.

Jean Beaman is an Assistant Professor …

Jean Beaman from Purdue

This week, The Annex sits down with Jean Beaman from Purdue University.  Jean is the author of Citizen Outsider: Children of …

In this ALL-BANTER episode, we discuss China’s social rating system, managing our schools’ and discipline’s service obligations, and reactions to …

China is developing a social rating systems that could be used as an engine of social control.

Barry Eidin is an Assistant …

In this segment, we discuss reactions the reboot of the sitcom, Roseanne, and the negative reactions to her portrayal as a Trump supporter.

Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and directs the …

This week, The Annex is thrilled to sit down with Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University.  Robert just published The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in …

This week, The Annex meets Benjamin Shestakofsky, a doctoral student from UC Berkeley, and soon to be faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania

We discuss plans to add a citizenship question to the Census.

Benjamin Shestakofsky is a doctoral student from UC Berkeley, and …

A Penn law professor comments that black students perform poorly. What are we to make of it?

Benjamin Shestakofsky is a doctoral …

We discuss the Cambridge Analytics scandal, in which a company stole Facebook user data to advance the Republican 2016 campaign.

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We discuss how humans can retain relevance in a fast-automating future.

Benjamin Shestakofsky is a doctoral student from UC …

The Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting program has drawings of the President in diapers. Is this good for the discipline?

National Geographic has a special issue on race that’s getting a lot of groans.

Pat Reilly is a Visiting Assistant Professor at …

We discuss a recent argument between the Washington Post’s Robert Samuel and sociologist David Brady.

Pat Reilly is a Visiting …

Pat Reilly discusses his research on the career trajectories and early career challenges of comedians.

Pat Reilly is a Visiting …

This week, The Annex sits down with Pat Reilly from the University of California, Irvine.  Pat’s researches career development and social networks in …

This week, The Annex sits down with Amy Binder of the University of California, San Diego.  Amy is the author of Becoming Right: How Campuses Shape …

We talk about service obligations and finding the most efficient use of faculty time.

Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and …

In episode 23 of The Annex, we meet Neda Maghbouleh from the University of Toronto.  Neda is the author of The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans …

We discuss the 2018 Oscars

Neda Magbouleh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology from the University of Toronto. She wrote The …

We discuss “generations theories”, which postulate that massive cohorts of 10 – 20 years have relevant, predictive shared traits.

…

We interview Neda Magbouleh about her work on how Iranian-Americans navigate the complexities of race.

Neda Magbouleh is an …

Many people did not like Roseanne’s depiction as a Trump supporter in a sitcom.

Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and …

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There is a brand-new, terrific sociology podcast on the block:  Sociologia con Acento, a Spanish-language sociology podcast hosted by Daniel …

In this segment of The Annex, we interview Becky Yang Hsu of Georgetown University about her new book, Borrowing Together: Microfinance and …

Hsu

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Becky Yang Hsu (Georgetown University) discuss the disappearance of full-time faculty positions in the discipline, its …

Hsu

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Becky Yang Hsu (Georgetown University) discuss the potential impact of Black Panther’s commercial success on studio’s …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Becky Yang Hsu (Georgetown University) discuss the humorous differences in perspectives that emerge when contemplating a …

In this week’s episode of The Annex, we talk to Becky Yang Hsu of Georgetown University.  Becky recently published a new book, Borrowing Together: …

We discuss racial disparities in the mortgage market.

Japonica Brown-Saracino is a Professor of Sociology at Boston University.  …

We discuss how enrollments are collapsing at low-ranked universities.

Japonica Brown-Saracino is a Professor of Sociology at Boston …

We discuss how identity and geography interact with Japonica Brown-Saracino, who just wrote a book on small town lesbian and bisexual communities.

This week, The Annex meets Japonica Brown-Saracino from Boston University.  Japonica discusses research from her new book, How Places Make Us: Novel …

This week on The Annex, we talk with Kieran Healy from Duke University.  Kieran is author of the much-acclaimed 2017 theory paper “Fuck Nuance” in …

A study shows that a Columbian business school’s placement outcomes soured after it cut core curricular requirements.

Kieran Healy…

We discuss the case of Lawrence Rosen, who sparked controversy by using N-word in a class on hate speech.

Kieran Healy is an …

We discuss Kieran Healy’s paper “Fuck Nuance” in Contemporary Sociology.

Kieran Healy is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke …

Gabriel discusses the UCLA campus Republicans’ internal debates about whether or not to invite Milo Yiannopoulos to speak.

Luft

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Aliza Luft (UCLA) discuss sexual misconduct problems at the University of Wisconsin, Madison sociology department.

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Luft

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Aliza Luft (UCLA)  discuss genetic genealogy, and people’s confused conceptions about the history of race and ethnicity.

Luft

Joe, Leslie, and Gabriel interview Aliza Luft (UCLA) about her research on genocide.

Aliza is an expert on genocide and extreme politics. She …

This week, The Annex sits down with Aliza Luft of UCLA.  Aliza authored the 2015 Sociological Theory article, “Toward a Dynamic THeory of Action at …

Joe, Leslie, and Gabriel discuss a scandal in which CUNY faculty were being probed for using pay-to-play publications for jobs and promotions.  We …

Joe, Leslie, and Gabriel discuss the 2018 State of the Union address, whether Trump could find resonance with a larger part of society, and how …

This week, it’s an Annex banter episode, with discussions about the State of the Union address, the politicization of the term chain migration in the …

We discuss the differences between how the concept of chain migration is used in politics versus the academy

Joseph Nathan …

In this special episode of The Annex, we introduce the second of the three podcast pilots we developed over the break.  The idea behind International …

I asked Charles for a head shot.  He gave me this

This week, The Annex talks with Charles Seguin from the University of Arizona, who is working on a …

In this special episode of The Annex, we introduce the pilot episode of a new podcasting project, The B-Side, hosted by Leslie Hinkson and Corey Fields of Georgetown.  The B-Side is a show that discusses big ideas from …

We discuss the public framing of DACA youth as a model minority.

Charles Seguin is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn State…

Aziz Ansari was accused of sexual coercion in an article on Babe.net.  The story exposed different views on the limits of #metoo.

…

Seguin

Joe, Leslie, and Gabriel interview Charles Seguin (University of Arizona), who is working on a book about political movements to outlaw …

This week, we talk with Yasemin Besen-Cassino from Montclair State University about gender and early work experiences. Yasemin is the author of a new …

Why isn’t there more?

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is a Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She recently wrote The …

You can’t use these words in HHS communiques.

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is a Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She …

Misery loves company.

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is a Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She recently wrote The Cost …

Moon Pie is making a name for itself by going after customers.

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is a Professor of Sociology at Montclair State …

We discuss a dust-up between Ta-Neisi Coates and Cornell West.

Yasemin Besen-Cassino is a Professor of Sociology at Montclair State …

We interview Montclair State’s Yasemin Bessen-Cassino about her research on gender-based employment inequality among preteens and teens.

We discuss Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama.

David Brady is Professor in the School of Public Policy and Director of the Blum Initiative …

David Brady discusses the comparative study of policy and poverty, and the value of an international perspective in the study of poverty

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and David Brady (UC Irvine) discuss media appearances, and what journalists are looking for when they talk to us.

In this episode, we speak with David Brady from the University of California, Riverside’s School of Public Policy , and author of Rich Democracies, …

Gabriel makes the case to Joe, Leslie, and Elizabeth Popp-Berman (SUNY Albany) about whether the ASA should replace round tables with more poster …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Elizabeth Popp Berman (SUNY Albany) discuss Richard Reeves’ “Dream Hoarders”, and conceptions of inequality that portray …

The gang meet Elizabeth Popp-Berman (SUNY Albany), author of Creating the Market University: How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine, about …

Joe, Leslie, Gabriel, and Elizabeth Popp-Berman (SUNY Albany) discuss the disorientation of news from the new Trump administration, and whether …

This week, we talk to Elizabeth Popp Berman from SUNY Albany (42:35).   Elizabeth is the author of the much-acclaimed Creating the Market University: How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine (Princeton University …

This week, we speak with Robert Francis from Johns Hopkins.  Robert is a doctoral student whose fieldwork engages white, rural men who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.  His most recent findings are …

The case of Nicolas Guéguen, a professor recently charged with data fabrication, leads to a broader discussion of data fabrication and research …

For many people, Meghan Markle will be their first exposure to a real world black princess.

Robert Francis is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins. He recently published “Him, Not Her: Why Working-Class …

Brooke Harrington, a business and politics professor at Denmark’s Copenhagen Business School who studies international tax havens, was charged with …

This week, we talk to Philip Cohen from the University of Maryland, College Park.  Philip currently directs the ASA Section on the Family, Contexts, …

We discuss backlash to the #metoo movement.

Philip Cohen is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College …

We interview Philip Cohen from the University of Maryland, College park about his work on open science in sociology, and his new book, Enduring Bonds.

In this completely dispensable, all-banter episode, we discuss the possibility of long-term societal changes stemming from recent sexual harassment allegations (3:00), the dynamics governing the fates of identity-based …

We discuss our initial reactions to sexual harassment and rape allegations that eventually developed into the #metoo movement.

Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and directs the Sociocast Project.…

This week, we talk to Donnell Butler, a Pahara-Aspen education fellow and the Senior Associate Dean for Planning and Analysis of Student Outcomes at …

We discuss a provision of the proposed Trump tax bill that treats tuition waivers as income, and asks what the impact of those changes would be for …

The University of Wisconsin, Superior closes its sociology department.  We ask whether this is a canary in a coalmine, or an idiosyncratic event.

We discuss how we became interested in sociology.

Donnell Butler is the Pahara-Aspen education fellow and the Senior Associate …

Donnell Butler a Senior Dean at Franklin & Marshall, discusses the executive track as a career path for sociology academics, and how …

We interview John Eason from Texas A&M, and author of Big House on the Prairie: Rise of the Rural Ghetto and Prison Proliferation (University of …

Charges that the 2018 Eastern Sociological Society’s scheduled plenary speakers reflect elitism in sociology.

John Eason is an …

We discuss class politics and class coalitions.

John Eason is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M. He wrote Big …

We interview John Eason about his work on the rural prison industry and the communities that house them, and his book on the topic, Big House on the …

This week, we talk to David Peterson from Northwestern University (31:22).  David is a sociologist of knowledge and science, and his research …

We discuss the case of Amy Cuddy, a researcher who rose to fame based on research that failed replication. She was then featured in a New York Times

An interview with David Peterson about his work comparing social and natural science work.

David Peterson is a former graduate student at Northwestern University, and a current postdoctoral fellow at …

A new nursing textbook from Pearson has been criticized as racist.

David Peterson is a former graduate student at Northwestern University, and a current postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Institute for …

This week, we speak with Boston University‘s Ashley Mears, the current chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Consumers and …

An interview with Boston University’s Ashley Mears about her research on the young women who work for VIP bottle services.

Ashley …

Gabriel Rossman discusses how the story of Harvey Weinstein embodies precisely the kind of qualities that research identifies as Oscar bait.

We discuss two cases in which online outrage spurred changes in academia: the cases of George Cicariello-Maher and the Third World Quarterly …

We discuss the ethics of citing unethical research.

Ashley Mears is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University. …

This week, we speak to Stephen Vaisey from Duke University about sociology’s engagement of other disciplines.  Stephen’s research spans the …

Gabriel Rossman describes how the case of Harvey Weinstein follows what we know about the development of scandals

Stephen Vaisey…

Making a commitment to quit Stata and learn R.  Is it even necessary?  How to do it?

Stephen Vaisey is a Professor of Sociology at …

We discuss China’s Uyghurs, the casting of Uyghurs as whites in Chinese culture, and the Uyghurs’ heritage.

Stephen Vaisey is a …

Stephen Vaisey discusses his experience with interdisciplinary research in research that bridges sociology and decision sciences.

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HThis week, we talk to Cristina Mora from UC Berkeley about politics and the Hispanic community in America and abroad.  Cristina’s book is Making …

We discuss ASA Presidential candidate Mary Romero’s platform statement, in which she calls for us to do away with “false notions of objectivity“.  …

Cristina Mora discusses her work on Hispanics and politics in both the United States and Spain.

G. Cristina Mora is an Associate …

This week, we speak to Georgetown sociologist Corey Fields, author of Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African American …

A discussion of Chris Hayes’ A Colony and a Nation.

Corey Fields is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University…

Christianity and Post-Christianity in Europe

Corey Fields is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He …

Reactions to news that Twitter will increase its character limits.

Corey Fields is an Associate Professor of Sociology at …

We discuss the plight of the Uyghurs in China.

Corey Fields is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He …

Corey Fields discusses his research on black Republicans.

Corey Fields is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown …

Daniel Fridman, University of Texas at Austin

In this episode, Daniel Fridman (University of Texas at Austin) joins us to discuss Freedom from Work: Embracing Financial Self-Help in the United States and Argentina…

In this episode, the gang discusses race, medicine, and Leslie’s new book, Subprime Health.  Also, a discussion about automation and job loss …

Dover’s “Greek Homosexuality”

In the inaugural episode of The Annex, Joe, Leslie and Gabriel discuss conspiracy theories and fake news, Dover’s Greek Homosexuality. Leslie also asks if Taylor Swift losing it, Gabriel …