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Jackie works part-time at a fast-food restaurant and lives in public housing. Their meals generally consist of high-fat, high-cholesterol, and low-nutrient chicken and hamburgers that they purchase at a discount in the restaurant, “because that’s about all I can afford,” as they report. Not surprisingly, Jackie has several chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. How would a sociologist interpret Jackie’s situation?

Xuxa joined a religion for reasons that are personal and spiritual to her. A sociologist analyzing Xuxa’s experience might say that she has joined a moral community. A moral community will provide her with

Why are Black Americans harmed by being more likely than White Americans to be offered “subprime” mortgage loans?

An example of an “obesogenic environment” is

Studies in which people are asked to rate occupations in terms of “prestige” show some differences in ratings by age. Compared to the others, which person would a millennial (someone born between 1981 and 1996) rate higher on occupational prestige compared to the same ratings made by an older American?

What were the “Black Codes”?

The “new” economy in which ideas, information, and forms of knowledge support and sustain innovation and growth is most commonly called the

Dakota believes that, as a Christian, she belongs to a group of people who are destined to bring the United States under God’s rule as a Christian country. Dakota’s ideas are a form of

Eustace has been accused of crime. He demands the right to a fair trial, saying, “That’s one of the fundamental tenets of our so-called government! A fair trial is a __________ right, and as such I am guaranteed it within the parameters of our governmental system!”

In 2016, British voters decided to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) and in the United States, Donald Trump was elected president. What do these two political events have in common?