More than half a century ago, sociologist J. Milton Yinger remarked about religion," There
are few major subjects about which men know so little, yet feel so certain." Samuel L. Perry …

Where is the new sociology of morality headed? We identify and examine some of its new
frontiers, both empirical and conceptual. First, we consider moral practices, discourses, and …

Research on occupational choice focuses on individualistic work values and emphasizes
economic returns. Drawing from 62 in-depth interviews with Asian, Black, and White first …

Drawing on ethnographic, interview, and textual data with researchers creating machine
learning solutions for health care, the author explains how researchers justify their projects …

This book is an edited version of my Ph. D. dissertation in sociology from 2020 with two
newly written chapters (5 and 6). Many people should and could be thanked in this regard …

This article suggests three orientations within sociology toward issues of morality and
character development. The first stems from Durkheim, one where sociological tools …

The impact of transnational influences in the making of postwar sociology in the United
States is often acknowledged. However, phenomenology is rarely counted among these …

Hva er historiske eliteinstitusjoner, og hvordan er det å være en del av dem i det som
betegnes som en særpreget egalitær kultur? Der hvor tidligere studier av eliter i Norge har …