Sociology Archives - From The Square

Loving Day During a Time of #BlackLivesMatter

June 12, 2021

—Tanya Katerí Hernandez
Fifty-four years after the Loving v. Virginia decision, interracial marriage bans no longer exist, but White Supremacist violence and rhetoric still flourish.

Commentary on Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring

April 7, 2021

—Myra Marx Ferree
This lovely collection by Rita Stephan and Mounira Maya Charrad highlights the voices of the challengers and their perspectives on what must change and how to create a democracy in which they are full participants.

Porn is ruining America, but not for the reasons you might think

March 30, 2021

—Bernadette Barton
Raunch culture matters because it is sexist, not because it is sexy.

Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring

March 25, 2021

—Aili Mari Tripp
The book is a welcome contribution for those who research and teach about women in this region, but also for those of us who teach about global feminisms and women’s movements around the world.

Resistance, Revolution, and Reform

March 22, 2021

—Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad
We aim for this volume, with women’s agency as its central focus, to give voice to Arab women as they tell their own stories of activism for democracy, human rights, and women’s rights.

The Pornification of America

February 8, 2021

Read an excerpt from the introduction to The Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture Is Ruining Our Society by Bernadette Barton.

The Meaning of Marriage: An eBook Special

February 4, 2021

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