I am very happy to report that my second academic article on gun culture was published today in the journal Sociology Compass (my first was on religion and gun ownership). Thanks to a generous grant from Wake Forest University’s ZSR Library and the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, “The Sociology of U.S. Gun Culture” … Continue reading
Wake Forest University’s Commencement ceremony was particularly special this year because my oldest son graduated (with a B.S. in Finance, Summa Cum Laude, if I may brag on him just a bit). It is always exciting to be present to the symbolic transition of students from their pasts into their futures. All the more so … Continue reading
I ordinarily do not repeat seminars in successive semesters, but a scheduling fluke this spring has me teaching my Sociology of Guns seminar once again. No major changes to the overall structure of the course, though I have tweaked the readings as I usually do. (You can download the syllabus as a PDF document here: … Continue reading
Here is the fourth of four student final reflection papers for my Sociology of Guns seminar. You can read about the background to this writing and the first reflection here, and read the second and third reflection papers as well. As I noted before Christmas, I am teaching this course for the third time in … Continue reading
Here is the third of four student final reflection papers for my Sociology of Guns seminar. You can read about the background to this writing and the first reflection here, and read the second reflection paper here. By Callie Cleckner At the beginning of the semester, I was very anti-gun. In fact, I really only … Continue reading
Following is the second of four end-of-semester student reflection papers for my Sociology of Guns seminar. Background on the assignment and the first reflection are available here. By Henry Mellon Many people have very strong opinions on guns. Some people feel very strongly that people should be able to own whatever gun they want, and … Continue reading
As before, one of the three major learning objectives for Version 2.0 of my Sociology of Guns seminar was that the students would: Better understand your personal beliefs about guns, including scrutinizing your own relationship to guns so as to make informed choices about your own participation with and the place of guns in the … Continue reading
