The literatures on social movements, the media, and sociology of culture have addressed how ideological frames are imposed events cultural texts. I extend this work framing by describing construction selection processes that explain why media writers appropriate some but not others, resonate with broad beliefs. analyze rhetoric in accounts from 1985 to 1990 dangers posed children society heavy metal music rap music. also examine images used amplify each genre Although both genres lyrical...

Elite universities are credited as launch points for the widest variety of meaningful careers. Yet, year after at most selective universities, nearly half graduating seniors head to a surprisingly narrow band professional options. Over past few decades, this has largely been into finance and consulting sectors, but increasingly it also includes high-tech firms. This study uses cultural-organizational lens show how student cultures campus structures steer large portions anxious uncertain...

Preface ix Chapter 1: Introduction 1 2: Who Are Conservative Students? 29 3: Sponsored Conservatism: The Landscape of National Organizations 76 4: How Conservatives Think about Campus: Effects College Reputations, Social Scenes, and Academics on Student Experience 113 5: Provoking Liberals Campaigning for Republicans: Two Styles at the Western Public Universities 161 6: Civilized Discourse, Highbrow Provocation, a Fuller Embrace Campaigning: Three Eastern Elite University 213 7: Femininity...

Preface vii One: Introduction to Afrocentrism and Creationism, Challengers Educational Injustice 1 Two: The 29 Three: History of the Three Afrocentric Cases: Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York State 53 Four: Cultural, Political, Organizational Factors Influencing Outcomes 104 Five: Four Creationist Louisiana State, California Vista, California, Kansas 136 Six: 194 Seven: Making More Institutional Study Challenge 216 Appendix 245 Notes 249 References 285 Index 297

The study of elites is enjoying a revival at time increasing economic inequality. Sociologists education have been leaders in this area, researching how affluent families position their children to compete favorably highly stratified higher system. However, scholars done less research on students do symbolic work own bolster elite status. In study, we use qualitative interviews with 56 undergraduates Harvard and Stanford Universities explore construct status hierarchy among campuses....

In this article, the authors use qualitative data from interviews with 51 diverse employers to examine what actions, if any, take in pursuit of their stated need for young workers skills. Contrary Berg's model, often describe a clear specific academic skills, conditions that require such and costly actions they obtain these However, contrary economic attempting achieve productivity goals, respond shortcomings skills by taking previously unnoted increase labor market stratification. They...

Integrating an analysis of fields into studies social change provides a better understanding the outcomes achieved by challengers. We demonstrate value field through case study effort regarding urban land use. An organization led wealthy and well-connected individuals pressed city government powerful for-profit developer to incorporate progressive goals new development project. show how was able achieve success in policy formation but faced significantly more obstacles when trying enter...

This article analyzes the newest front in creationist battle: intelligent design. I demonstrate how reactions to this challenge can be productively examined using social movements concepts area of repression, or protest control, arguing that vigorous repression challenger demands often leads a growing sense solidarity and moral obligation among challenging groups like creationists. Following discussion movement dynamics, explore question students might actually affected if design were...

When will a curricular challenge advance in school system, and when it not? In this article, the author compares three cases which advocates fought to have an Afrocentric curriculum implemented public schools' social studies history classes: Atlanta, Georgia; New York State; Washington, DC. Although challengers all made same cultural claims about scholarly pedagogical legitimacy of Afrocentrism, they achieved different outcomes locations. The local organizational practices that were place...

Using concepts associated with effectively maintained inequality theory and horizontal stratification, the authors ask whether private-public dividing line is a “threshold of consequence” for early-career market entry. To address this empirically, use novel LinkedIn data set to analyze job pathways graduating class 2016 from top 25 private public universities in United States. In past qualitative research, find evidence that elite graduates enter high-status industries greater proportion...

By AMY BINDER, MARY BLAIR-LOY, JOHN EVANS, KWAI NG, and MICHAEL SCHUDSON 2008, the much publicized cultural turn in sociology is old news.1 How far are we from point where made our initial toward culture? Some say midst of it (Friedland Mohr 2004), while others believe fact moving beyond (Bonnell Hunt 1999). Rather than debate this question, goal special volume The Annals to add substance claim that all must concern itself with meaning. will provide evidence work being done throughout...

This article is concerned with college‐aged activists’ discussions about provocative speakers invited to their campuses. Our research shows how the students on front lines of debates over free expression and inclusion conceptualize stakes think consequences political involvement. analysis goes beyond simplistic portrayals young people as being either “for” or “against” speech rights. Instead, we argue that conservative activists adopt an absolutist stance toward First Amendment, which...