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On today’s Annex, we discuss the Christian nationalism and the sociology of religion with Samuel Perry (University of Oklahoma) and Robin Perrin (Pepperdine). Host Daniel Morrison (Christian Abeline) Photo Credit. By Ttacit – I took this photo myself at the location, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48386117

In today’s episode, we discuss the need for a more radical sociology with Michelle Jackson from Stanford. Michelle authored the book Manifesto for a Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform (Stanford). Hosts are Joseph Cohen (CUNY Queens College) and Daniel Morrison (Abeline Christian). Photo Credits. By Rhododendrites – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62338586

In this episode, we discuss the complicated relationship between the police and the African-American community. Our guests are Vincent Roscigno (Ohio State), Kayla Prieto-Hodge (Rutgers Camden), and Kalfani Ture (Quinnipiac). Photo Credit. Alvin C. Krupnick Co, photographer. Truck on street near Litan Hotel carrying soldiers and African Americans during Tulsa, Okla., race riot in. Oklahoma Tulsa, 1921. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/95517748/.

In this episode of The Annex, we discuss how conceptions of danger influence police culture with Michael Sierra-Arevalo (University of Texas, Austin). Sierra-Arevalo recently published “American Policing and the Danger Imperative” in Law and Society. Photo Credit. Bain News Service, Publisher. Police, Bayonne strike. , 1916. [?] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014702988/.

It has been a very tough decade for the sociology job market, and faculty jobs are getting tougher to land. At the same time, doctoral students often feel discouraged from pursuing a career outside of the academy. One viable response may be to reconsider old attitudes about a career in applied sociology. In this episode, we discuss the applied field with Karen Albright, former President of the Associate for Applied and Clinical Sociology and former Chair of the ASA’s Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology. Photo Credit. Assembly line at the Ford Motor Company’s Highland Park plant. Highland Park Michigan, ca. 1913. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011661021/.

This episode is the second installment of our two-part series on the Sociology of Cults. If you missed our first episode with Rick Moore, catch it here. In today’s episode, we strike at the heart of our interests in cults with a talk about group pressures on belief systems with Craig Rawlings of Duke University. Craig recently published “Cognitive Authority and the Constraint of Attitude Change in Groups” in American Sociological Review. Photo Credits. By Jonestown Institute, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12374156

This is the first in a two-part series on the Sociology of Cults. Our first episode examines the concept of New Religious Movements in sociology. My guest is Rick Moore from Washington University of St Louis. Photo Credit. By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1588349

On today’s episode of the The Annex , we look at the topic of loneliness from a sociological perspective. Our guests are Rachel Margolis (Western University) and Stacey Torres (University of California, San Francisco). Rachel is a demographer and sociologist whose specialties include gerontology, kinship, and social relations. She recently co-published “Measuring Older Adult Loneliness Across Countries” in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B. Stacey Torres is an ethnographer whose expertise includes aging, social relations, and local community. She recently published “On Elastic Ties: Distance and Intimacy in Social Relationships” in Sociological Science. Photo Credit. “A fairy moon and a lonely shore”. Japan, None. [Between 1890 and 1940] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008680225/.

In this episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, we discuss the British system of evaluating departments’ scholarly productivity with JP Pardo-Guerra from the University of California, San Diego. JP recently authored “Research Metrics, Labor Markets, and Epistimc Change: Evidence from Britain, 1970 – 2018“. Pardo-Guerra explains how the system works, and how it shapes intellectual production. Special guest co-host Charles Gomez (CUNY Queens College). Photo Credit. By Michael D Beckwith – Own workAlternative: https://unsplash.com/photos/whvzQn_11Vc Michael D Beckwith, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59421390

On today's Annex, we talk to Adam Slez from the University of Virginia. Adam is the author of The Making of the Populist Movement: State, Market, and Party on the Western Frontier (2020, Oxford), and an expert on 19th century American political populism. Adam tells us the story of the original Populist movement in the late-19th century Dakotas, and reflects on what the history of populism can teach us about political populism today. Photo Credit. By James B. Weaver presidential campaign - http://sageamericanhistory.net/gildedage/documents/PopulistPlat1892.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79292807

In today's episode of The Annex, we delve into the back story of George Herbert Mead, a major figure in classical sociology. Our guest is Daniel Huebner from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Daniel is the Author of Becoming Mead: The Social Process of Academic Knowledge (2014, University of Chicago Press), Guest host Daniel Morrison from Abilene Christian University. Photo Credit. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2567107

Today, The Annex talks to Matt Rafalow (Google) about how social inequalities in education and technology persist after all students gain access to devices and the Internet. His new book, Digital Divisions: How Schools Create Inequality in the Tech Era (University of Chicago) presents the results of an ethnographic study that investigates how teachers encourage different kinds of digital engagement to the children of different social classes and races. Guest hosts Ellen Meiser (University of Hawaii) and Nga Than (CUNY Graduate Center). Photo Credit. By Aigner Ronja, Kohlmeier Michelle - Eigene Werke der Authorinnen unter Anleitung von Schuetze77 mit Einwilligung aller sichtbaren Personen und deren Erziehungsberechtigten zur Veröffentlichung, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81822856

Today, The Annex talks about labor organization, and the faculty labor issues that our unions are engaging. This episode features three excellent guests: Sofya Aptekar (CUNY School of Labor Studies), Albert Fu (Kutztown University) and Sarah Mason (UC Santa Cruz). Today's host is Leslie Hinkson (League of Conservation Voters). Related Resources and Links Vermont State colleges storySociology’s ties to police Public Higher Education Workers principlesFollow PHEW on twitter @PHEWnetwork

Today, The Annex meets Eli Wilson (University of New Mexico) to discuss his book, Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers (NYU Press). Special guest hosts Ellen Meiser (University of Hawaii) and Nga Than (CUNY Graduate Center) Photo Credit. By schramms - https://www.flickr.com/photos/schramms/5267312978/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77125248

In today's episode of The Annex, we present a talk with Anna Bounds (CUNY Queens College) to discuss her book on urban doomsday preparation, Bracing for the Apocalypse: An Ethnographic Study of New York's 'Prepper" Subculture (2020, Routledge). Our talk took place in May, during New York's darkest COVID19 days. We talk about the immediate impact of COVID19 in New York City, and how the prepper community prepared for such a day. Our discussion was recorded on May 5, 2020. Photo Credits. By Original: United States Department of Defense (either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy)Derivative work: Victorrocha (talk) - Operation_Crossroads_Baker_(wide).jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6931019

Today, we jump into the world of the sociology of food with three excellent experts from the field. Sarah Bowen (North Carolina State), author of Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It (Oxford) Jennifer Gaddis (University of Wisconsin, Madison Human Ecology) is author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Read Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (UC Press). Kara Young, who is currently working on Gut Feelings: The Emotions of Food Inequality. Photo Credit. By FranHogan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92751823

Today, The Annex meets Rob Santos, Chief Methodologist at the Urban Institute and incoming President of the American Statistical Association. We discuss concerns about the politicization of the 2020 Census, and pursuing careers in private research. Special guest co-host Joshua De La Rosa, Senior Data Scientist for the City of New York and Adjunct Lecturer at Queens College's Data Analytics Program. Photo Credit. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1334605

COVID19 has pushed school online, and learning online is a new experience for a lot of students. In today's episode of the QC Pod, we talk to Queens College's educational technology gurus -- Eva Fernandez and Michelle Fraboni -- to discuss how students succeed while studying online.   Eva Fernandez is Queens College's Associate Provost for Innovation and Student Success, and a Professor of Linguistics and Communications. Michelle Fraboni is an Assistant Professor of Education at Queens College. They are, respectively, the former and current Directors of Queens College's Center for Teaching and Learning.   For more tips and information on College resources, visit Queens College's Center for Teaching and Learning.

Today, The Annex is pleased to present a very special episode assembled by Jonathan Wynn from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst on the challenges of chairing sociology departments in the face of COVID19 and the many other challenges society faces. He is joined by two experienced departmental leaders, Yasemin Bessen-Cassino (Montclair State) and Kim Weeden (Cornell University).   Photo Credit. By Pexels - https://pixabay.com/en/chairs-conference-room-furniture-2181923/ archive copy, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75937422

We sit down with Tania Jenkins (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) about Doctor's Orders (Columbia University Press), a book about occupational inequality in America's medical profession. We talk about Medical Doctors and Osteopathic Doctors, the origins of this professional distinction, how this inequality plays out in doctors' career trajectories, and whether these occupational distinctions lead to differences in quality of care. Hosts Joseph Cohen and Leslie Hinkson.