Alex speaks with Lotta Stern about the tendency in sociology to overlook voluntary actions and associations as a means of addressing some of the largest social challenges of our day, and about the importance of avoiding absolutism in sociological thinking.

References

1. “Class Origin and Elite Position of Men in Business Firms in Sweden, 1993-2007: The Importance of Education, Cognitive Ability, and Personality” by Eric Bihagen, Magnus Nermo, and Charlotta Stern

Link: https://academic.oup.com/esr/article-abstract/29/5/939/430557?login=false 

2. “Sociology and Classical Liberalism” by Daniel B. Klein and Charlotta Stern

Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24562033 

3. “Social Darwinism” by History.com Editors

Link: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/social-darwinism 

4. “Conflict Theory Definition, Founder, and Examples” by Adam Hayes

Link: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/conflict-theory.asp#:~:text=Marxist%20conflict%20theory%20sees%20society,dominance%20of%20the%20ruling%20class

5. “Rent Seeking” by CFI Team

Link: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/rent-seeking/#:~:text=Rent%2Dseeking%20is%20a%20concept,the%20distribution%20of%20economic%20resources