Date: Saturday, August 9

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 051: Insurgent Sociological Theory
Room: Grant Park Parlor

Sponsor: Social Problems Theory

Organizer &

Presider: Joshua H. Stout, Illinois State University

Discussant: David C. Lane, Illinois State University

Description: 

This session explores how theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches can challenge the status quo and provide avenues for generating social change, emphasizing critical theory, constructionist frameworks, and their application.

Papers:

“A Categorical Problem: How Rigid Classifications Lead Us Astray in Defining and Responding to Social Problems,” Brian Monahan and Dale Sheptak, Baldwin Wallace University

“Beyond Public Sociology: Navigating Tensions between Theory Building and Epistemic Justice,” Molly Clark-Barol, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Collective Somnambulism and Fascinated Receptivity in the Insurgent Sociology of C. Wright Mills,” Stephen Pfohl, Boston College

“Measuring Carcerality in an Increasingly Datafied World,” Amelia Roskin-Frazee and Christine Head, University of California, Irvine

“The Latent Social Structure of a Narrative of Success: The Father of the Year,” Keith R. Johnson, Retired Scholar

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