Theory

Sociological Perspectives on Disability I

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Tuesday May 17 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Virtual Platform

This session aims to contribute to current sociological analysis of disability both theoretically and methodologically. We feature papers that explore disability as a “shifting and dynamic concept,” rather than a ... more

Sociological Perspectives on Disability II

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Tuesday May 17 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Virtual Platform

Sociology of Knowledge I: Institutional Structures in Academic Knowledge

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Monday May 16 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Virtual Platform

How do the structures and processes of academia influence academic knowledge? Going back to Berger and Luckmann in the 1960s, the sociology of knowledge has grappled with the actions and ... more

Sociology of Knowledge II: Diversity in Knowledge Creation

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Monday May 16 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Virtual Platform

How does diversity influence knowledge creation? Despite a budding rhetoric of diversity, we continue to live in a culture that retains objectivity as a standard in knowledge creation. Just as ... more

Sociology of Space, Place, and Time I

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Tuesday May 17 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Virtual Platform

Social processes ‎occur in space and over time (Maritn and Miler, 2003). Thus, social processes are intertwined with ‎spatiality and temporality. Everything we study is emplaced ... place is not merely a ... more