Sociology Educators Leverage ‘Hamburger America’ to Illustrate Bureaucracy and Cultural Embeddedness in American Society

Sociology professors are increasingly employing innovative pedagogical tools, such as the 2004 documentary Hamburger America by filmmaker George Motz, to make abstract sociological concepts like social construction, cultural objects, and…

Teaching Sociology Through the Lens of the American Hamburger: Unpacking Bureaucracy, Culture, and Social Construction

The challenge of making abstract sociological concepts tangible and intuitive for students is a persistent one in academia, particularly in foundational courses like Introduction to Sociology. Ideas such as social…