Current and Past Research

• Post-Hurricane Katrina Research and Relief Work
• Working Papers
• Article Reprints
  

Classical Sociological Theory

(Go here for a guide for Sociology 3101)

• Syllabus for Sociology 3101 (pdf version)
• Syllabus for a graduate seminar (Sociology 7121) (pdf version)
  
  
• Adam Smith (pdf)
• Tocqueville (pdf)
• Marx (notes on texts only) -
  • Various texts
  • Capital, Vol. I
• Weber - Lectures (pdf)
  • Notes on texts:
    • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    • The Sociology of Religion
    • General Economic History
• Durkheim (pdf)
• Additional Theory Lectures (pdf) - General Introduction; Spencer, Simmel, Mead)
   
• Diagrams
  
  *I like the LibertyClassics editions of Adam Smith's books, but students sometimes have trouble finding them.  The Wealth of Nations and the Theory of Moral Sentiments are available here and here.

Political Sociology

(Go here for a guide for Sociology 4421)

• Lectures (pdf)
• Syllabus for undergraduate class, Sociology 4421 (pdf)
• Syllabus for graduate seminar (pdf)
• An Outline of Party Realignment in America since World War II (pdf)
  
  
• Diagrams from my articles

Comparative-Historical Sociology

• Syllabus for graduate seminar (pdf) - Fall 2002.

Sociological Methods

(Go here for a guide for Sociology 2211)

• Syllabus (pdf version)
• Lectures
• See the results of the 2000 to 2005 Baton Rouge Area Surveys here
  (conducted by the students of Sociology 2211)

Also ...

Press "Clippings"

• Recent political and social analyses in the Press
  • Also see this page for articles on Globalization: outsourcing, offshore manufacturing, unemployment, and politics
  • And see this page for articles about the social, political, and economic impact of Hurricane Katrina
  • And see this page for articles about Network & Dimensional Analysis in Public Affairs

Social Science Links

• Data Sources, Research Institutes, and other useful Social Science Links

Trend Charts

• Charts of Major Opinion, Voting, and Social Trends

Polls

• 2004 Election Polls - polls, analyses, etc.
• Surveys conducted by the LSU Sociology Department
• Exit Polls for Presidential Elections, 1976-2004 (from The New York Times)
• Election polls and analyses for previous elections -2002, 2000, 1998
• "The Polls" Section, Public Opinion Quarterly, 1975-99 (A list of articles on public opinion trends)
• "Retro-Politics: The Political Typology: Version 3.0" (by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, November 1999)
• Changes in Public Opinion since the 9/11 (2001) terrorist attacks
  • Constantly updated polls from PollingReport.com, here
  • Also see the Trends section of my website for other findings

This site is always ...

• Map to my office
• I made the animations on this website.  Click here: to see more of my animations!
  Video clips of me playing rock/blues: slide guitar, harmonica.

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