Socialization is a key mechanism of social reproduction. Yet, like the functionalists who
introduced the concept, socialization has fallen out of favor, critiqued for ignoring power and …

The past 20 years have seen dramatic rises in suicide rates in the United States and other
countries around the world. These trends have been identified as a public health crisis in …

Names: Mohr, John, author. Title: Measuring culture/John W. Mohr [and eight others].
Description: New York: Columbia University Press, 2020.| Includes bibliographical …

A growing body of research in sociology uses the concept of cultural schemas to explain
how culture influences beliefs and actions. However, this work often relies on belief or …

Cultural schemas are a central cognitive mechanism through which culture affects action. In
this article, we develop a theoretical model of cultural schemas that is better able to support …

Nonprofits offer services to disadvantaged populations, mobilize collective action, and
advocate for civil rights. Conducting this work requires significant resources, raising the …

Although values were once the central focus of institutional scholarship, they occupy a
marginal position in the contemporary literature. Viewing this situation as both a significant …

In Symbolic Violence Michael Burawoy brings Pierre Bourdieu into an extended debate with
Marxism—a tradition Bourdieu ostensibly avoided. While Bourdieu's expansive body of work …

A perennial concern in frame analysis is explaining how frames structure perception and
persuade audiences. In this article, we suggest that the distinction between personal culture …

The process of leaving deeply meaningful and embodied identities can be experienced as a
struggle against addiction, with continuing cognitive, emotional, and physiological …