..Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six

Thanks to Greater Greater Washington for linking to my previous post! Most of the trends I discuss here did not take place so much during...

In her fascinating 1974 M.A. thesis on the Capitol Hill renovation movement, Anita Rechler finds that, while DC and Ward 6 population decl...

The end of the semester is always so busy. We're in the midst of grading and doing a wide range of administrative activities to keep our...

What looks like local history or arbitrary personal choice is often influenced or shaped by larger social or historical forces. Social cha...

In the Washington Post , Steven Pearlstein recently discussed how investors have moved from investing in production to investing in finan...

Thanksgiving is a day of many activities, including sports. Sociologists explore many aspects of sports and society. Just one example is th...

Things have been really busy. Wanted to share something quickly. The Capitol Hill area experienced gentrification -- the replacement of lowe...