About the Book: Natasha Warikoo (2022).Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools. May 2022, University of Chicago Press. This book addresses the impact of Asian American youth’s academic success on ethnic assimilation. The findings are based on research in a well-off suburban community with a large and growing Asian American population. In “Woodcrest” white and … Continue reading Book Review
Man Yao (The Ohio State University) interviews Karen A. Cerulo (Rutgers University) about her works on culture and cognition and the vision of a jargon-free sociology. How did you become interested in sociology and the study of culture? I started out working in the sociology of music. I have a music background and I wanted to try to combine two interests: music and sociology. My … Continue reading Four Questions for Karen A. Cerulo
State of the ‘22 ASA Culture Section Mentor Program Marshall A. Taylor (New Mexico State University) This is now the third year for the section’s mentoring program. The first two iterations of the program laid a foundation of excellence, and our goal this year was to continue that success (“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”), while also looking for new ways to make the … Continue reading Mentorship Program Report
(Please note that all of the times below are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). 1. The Racial Politics of Culture? Critical Perspectives from Cultural Sociology Sat, August 6, 8:00 to 9:30am, LACC, Floor: Level 2, 303B What is the relationship between the cultural and the racial? What political factors and social forces shape the racial politics of culture? How are processes of distinction, consumption and … Continue reading ASA 2022 Culture Section Session Schedule
Finding Connection in Culture: Beyond the Whirlwind and the Treadmill As we approach the 2022 ASA meetings, many of us are not sure whether we are being sucked up in a whirlwind or stuck on a treadmill. We are caught between tumult and stasis, pulled from one “can you believe that just happened?” moment to the next while struggling to move forward with work and life. … Continue reading Letter from Chair, Summer 2022
John Mohr Dissertation Improvement Grant About the Grant The John Mohr Dissertation Improvement Grant of $1000 will go to 1 racially or ethnically under-represented graduate student at a public institution studying any topic. The recipient must be a member of the Sociology of Culture section. This grant recognizes that scholars of color, especially graduate students, have been historically, systematically disadvantaged in academia and uses a … Continue reading Special Announcements
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