Social Thought and Research: Recent submissions
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Interview with Abigail Saguy
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2017-05-01)Dr. Abigail Saguy is a professor of Sociology at UCLA who specializes in Cultural Sociology, Gender, Sociology of Law, Political Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Health Policy, and Qualitative Methods. -
Interview with Alex Stoner
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2017-05-01)Dr. Alex Stoner is assistant professor of Sociology at Salisbury University. His work focuses on critical theory and political economy of the environment. His work has appeared in journals such as Logos, and Critical ... -
Book Review: Sorry I Don't Dance: Why Men Refuse to Move
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
Book Review: Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is Not the Answer
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
Religion and Inequality: The Role of Status Attainment and Social Balance Processes
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01)Religion is an important determinant of social and economic inequality, but the mechanisms that underlie this relationship are not well-understood. Early scholars recognized this connection, but their ideas do not adequately ... -
Interview with Mary C. Waters
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
Interview with Lane Kenworthy
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
To Preserve the Mountains and the Community: Indigenous Ecotourism as a Sustainable Development Strategy
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01)This research explores the role of community control, various community characteristics, and inter-community coalitions in facilitating the viability of ecotourism projects. The goal is to generate a model that can guide ... -
Narratives, Religion, and Trumatic Life Events Among Young Adults
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01)This paper contributes to the growing sociological interest in resilience by using a virtue ethics framework to examine distinct ways young adults respond to stressful life events. Based on interviews with 26 young adults ... -
America's Heartland: A Case for Social Resilience?
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01)Much has been written in recent years about the decline, problems, distinctive traditions, and political conservatism of small rural “heartland” communities. I discuss the important place that rural communities occupied ... -
Interview with Robert Wuthnow
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
Social Thought and Research, Volume 33 (2014): Front Matter
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2014-01-01) -
Book Review: Whitewashing the Web: A Review Essay
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01) -
Book Review: Rapid Climate Change: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, by Scott G. McNall
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01) -
Book Review: Is Feminism Dead or is it Fluoride in the Water?
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01) -
Book Review: Confronting Equality: Gender, Knowledge and Global Change and Analyzing Gender, Intersectionality, and Multiple Inequalities: Global, Transnational and Local Contexts
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01) -
Interview with Steven Epstein
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON THE LIFESTYLES OF THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01)The current study assessed improvement in healthy lifestyles of third-grade children from Iowa schools who participated in nutrition education lessons provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Building and ... -
INCREASING REPRESENTATION, MAINTAINING HIERARCHY: AN ASSESSMENT OF GENDER AND MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01)Despite increases in the number of women entering the medical profession during the past four decades, female medical students remain more likely than their male colleagues to enter less prestigious medical specialties. ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF EMBODIMENT AMONG SIX SUPERHEROES IN DC COMICS
(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 2013-01-01)This study analyzes the changes in physical presentation of several DC comic book superheroes, finding that the bodies of superheroes have become far more sexualized, exaggerated, and unrealistic in recent years. The comic ...