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Category: sociology

Given that it’s my chosen profession, I should write about it more than I do…

Today’s Sunday School lesson is on “open-mindedness”

Posted on April 5, 2009

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Powerpoints

Posted on April 1, 2009October 7, 2022

I’m not sure if anyone will be interested in these, but over the last couple of years I’ve put together a few powerpoint presentations that others may find useful.  I’ve…

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intriguing news items

Posted on March 27, 2009March 6, 2021

I haven’t posted news articles in a while, but these two struck me as noteworthy. First, turns out the regulations of European countries during good economic times seem to have…

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Debi returns; someone packages my work and sells a book with my name on it

Posted on March 12, 2009February 12, 2020

Debi just returned to Florida from a weekend visit to Utah for a baby shower.  She very much enjoyed the trip and the shower and loved seeing everyone. Lucky her,…

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The Boston Globe calling…

Posted on March 9, 2009

I received an email from Michael Paulson, a religion reporter for The Boston Globe, yesterday asking me if I had time to talk about a new study coming out today. …

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new publication – Fighting Over “Mormon”

Posted on March 3, 2009

An article I co-authored with Michael Nielsen just came out in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. It takes a look at some claims made by the LDS Church concerning…

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never underestimate the power of the human libido

Posted on February 17, 2009

As I was walking into my building today, a recurring thought hit me, one that was spurred by the opening scenes to the movie Amelie a few years back: Just…

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insurance discounts

Posted on January 18, 2009

Not sure if anyone will be interested in this, but I occasionally talk about this issue in my classes and finally found a document to illustrate my point. Our health…

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I’m all the rage in South Dakota!

Posted on January 9, 2009

Okay, so I’m prone to hyperbole.  Anyway, Debi found a blog by a Ken Blanchard, a commentator on politics in South Dakota, who mentioned Sociology’s distaste for all things genetic…

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everglades, Miami Beach, and someone famous!

Posted on January 5, 2009March 29, 2022

Last year we snuck away during our winter break for a quick getaway to Myakka River State Park.  This year we opted for a quick weekend getaway to the Everglades….

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