The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • Roots of Progessivism

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  • RIP Nelson Mandela

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  • So You Want to be a Model?

    Just Hit the Genetic Lottery! Read more

  • The Privilege of Silence: A Sociopoetic Observation on Race

    How Privileged it is to Never Have to Think About Race I’ve always thought that there’s a great deal of poetry in the practice of sociology, and perhaps an even greater influence of the sociological imagination on the practice of poetry. I’m also a big fan of open mic poetry. So when I find a Read more

  • An Open Letter to Congressman Trey Radel

    On Embracing an Opportunity to Learn Dear Congressman Radel: I am one of your constituents from Southwest Florida, though as a liberal, I haven’t been particularly well represented by you and your office. Perhaps that goes without saying. Regardless, I certainly cannot fault you for being a conservative politician, elected from a conservative district, for Read more

  • Put an End to Bubble Thinking

    Standardized Testing Encourages Shallow Thinking I have a sign up in my classroom titled “NO BUBBLE THINKING!” Bubble Thinking is defined as proposing explanations that offer simple, concrete answers to otherwise complex phenomena. History, my students discover, requires a more nuanced thinking. Students must understand context and multivariate causations. They have to understand that the Read more

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