Teaching

My goals as a teacher are to help students from different backgrounds to succeed at their goals, develop skills, think critically, and apply sociological knowledge to interpret their world.

Undergraduate:

Sociology 101: Introductory Sociology

Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. Honors version available. 

Sociology 420: Political Sociology

Analysis of the reciprocal influences of state and social organizations upon each other; the social bases of political authority and stability, of revolution and counterrevolution.