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…

120-year text analysis reveals how society’s view of lawyers’ personalities has shifted

The research, led by Liang Xu, Yiwen Wu, and Zehua Jiang, provides a quantitative window into the collective psyche of the English-speaking world. The findings suggest that while lawyers have…

The McDonaldization of Society: Using the American Cheeseburger to Demystify Bureaucracy and Social Construction in Sociology Education

The intricate challenge of translating abstract sociological concepts such as social construction, cultural objects, and bureaucracy into tangible, intuitive understandings for students represents a cornerstone of general education curricula, particularly…