Why does following social norms so often feel natural?  And how is it that so many different people stay in line even without authoritarian controls?  In this episode we’re going micro with George Herbert Mead’s concept of the self.  I look … Continue reading →

The Self, George Herbert Mead

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We’re talking sports again on the podcast!  This time, building community through minor league baseball.  Where major league sports focus on winning and making money, minor league teams play a greater role in bringing together different aspects of the local … Continue reading →

Careers 2: Minor League Baseball with Nick Bavin

BMW, Louis Vuitton, Vineyard Vines – what makes these products so expensive, and why do people pay so much for them? Part of it may be their quality, but more importantly there is a certain cache to the labels themselves. … Continue reading →

Conspicuous Consumption

Sociology is interesting, but how do you make a career out of it?  One way, of course, is to get a PhD and become a professor, but that doesn’t suit everyone.  There are a lot of careers out there that … Continue reading →

Careers 1: Transportation Planning with Michael Ousdahl

Classical theorist Emile Durkheim (my personal favorite!) came up with the concept of collective effervescence to describe the way we feed of each others’ emotions when in a group.  But how exactly does that happen in practice?  And how does … Continue reading →

Interaction Ritual Chains

The long football season (okay, not as long as baseball) is coming to a close with the Super Bowl.  The best players of America’s game square off in a grand show of strength, athleticism, hyper-masculinity, and commercialism.  In this episode … Continue reading →

The Self, George Herbert Mead

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