Annex Sociology Podcast

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The Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting Program Mar 28, 2018

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

Nat Geo Takes on Race Mar 28, 2018

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

Robert Samuel and David Brady Argue about Poverty Mar 28, 2018

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

The Comedy Business (Pat Reilly) Mar 28, 2018

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

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Economic Development and the Soviets Mar 14, 2018

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We discuss explanations for the Soviet’s economic development, and the limits of parsimony.

Conservatism on Campus (Amy Binder) Mar 14, 2018

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We discuss how campus conservatism differs between elite and non-elite schools.

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Oscars 2018 Mar 11, 2018

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We discuss the 2018 Oscars

Generations Theories Mar 11, 2018

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

Iranian-Americans and Race (Neda Magbouleh) Mar 11, 2018

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

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Microfinance and Social Ties (Becky Yang-Hsu) Mar 05, 2018

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In this segment of The Annex, we interview Becky Yang Hsu of Georgetown University about her new book, Borrowing Together: Microfinance and Cultivating Social Ties with Cambridge University Press.

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