Sociology

 

Research by Clark’s sociology faculty focuses on a wide range of topics, including cultural identity, religion, social movements, family relationships, social stratification, genocide, and the sociology of sport.

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Submissions from 2016

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Diaspora Conversations: Ethics, Ethicality, Work and Life, Gargi Bhattacharyya and Parminder Bhachu

Submissions from 2015

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Law and Everyday Life, Patricia Ewick

Submissions from 2014

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The dilemmas of social movement identity and the case of the Voice of the Faithful, Patricia Ewick and Marc W. Steinberg

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The challenge of interdisciplinarity: A conversation about introductory courses to jewish studies, Lori Lefkovitz, David Shneer, and Shelly Tenenbaum

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The invisibility of diasporic capital and multiply migrant creativity, Parminder Bhachu

Submissions from 2013

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Principles, Passions, and the Paradox of Modern Law: A Comment on Bybee, Patricia Ewick

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The consequences of exposure to developmental, neurological, and respiratory toxins for school performance: A closer look at environmental ascription in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Helen Scharber, Cristina Lucier, Bruce London, Anna Rosofsky, and John Shandra

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The work stories do: Charles Tilly's legacy on the provision of reasons, storytelling, and trust in contentious performances, Marc W. Steinberg and Patricia Ewick

Submissions from 2012

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Nongovernmental organizations, democracy, and deforestation: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Louis E. Esparza, and Bruce London

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Proximity to industrial toxins and childhood respiratory, developmental, and neurological diseases: Environmental ascription in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Cristina Legot, Bruce London, Anna Rosofsky, and John Shandra

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The International Monetary Fund, Structural Adjustment, and Infant Mortality: A Cross-National Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa, Carrie L. Shandra, John M. Shandra, and Bruce London

Submissions from 2011

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Toxic pollution and school performance scores: Environmental ascription in east baton rouge parish, Louisiana, Cristina Lucier, Anna Rosofsky, Bruce London, Helen Scharber, and John M. Shandra

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World bank structural adjustment, water, and sanitation: A cross-national analysis of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Carrie L. Shandra, John M. Shandra, and Bruce London

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Do commercial debt-for-nature swaps matter for forests? A cross-national test of world polity theory, John M. Shandra, Michael Restivo, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London

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World bank lending and deforestation: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London

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The International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and structural adjustment: A cross-national analysis of forest loss, John M. Shandra, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London

Submissions from 2010

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Debt, Structural Adjustment, and Biodiversity Loss: A Cross-National Analysis of Threatened Mammals and Birds, John M. Shandra, Laura A. McKinney, Christopher Leckband, and Bruce London

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Environmental ascription: High-volume polluters, schools, and human capital, Cristina Legot, Bruce London, and John Shandra

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Do non-governmental organizations impact health?: A cross-national analysis of infant mortality, John M. Shandra, Carrie L. Shandra, and Bruce London

Submissions from 2009

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The scale of injustice, Patricia Ewick

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Ecologically unequal exchange and deforestation: A cross-national analysis of forestry export flows, John M. Shandra, Christopher Leckband, and Bruce London

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Ecologically unequal exchange, world polity, and biodiversity loss: A cross-national analysis of threatened mammals, John M. Shandra, Christopher Leckband, Laura A. McKinney, and Bruce London

Submissions from 2008

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Women, non-governmental organizations, and deforestation: A cross-national study, John M. Shandra, Carrie L. Shandra, and Bruce London

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Consciousness and Ideology, Patricia Ewick

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Debt, structural adjustment, and organic water pollution: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Eran Shor, and Bruce London