Sociology is not what it used to be, observes Peter L. Berger, director of the Institute on Religion and World Affairs at Boston University. It has evolved into little more than a political instrument ...

Carol Thomas' seminal work on the contested relations of and between the sociologies of health, illness, and disability has resulted in a plethora of critical insights into disabled people’s sense of ...

Consumer evaluation research is defined and analyzed as an experimental model for establishing a link between social science research and public policy. The paper reports the results of an 18-month ...

This course provides an in-depth introduction to design science research, focusing on the scientific study of how people/teams develop new products, systems, and services. Students will develop skills ...

As U.S. presidential election campaigns heat up, candidates can expect an earful of complaints over taxes. Now a new study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist argues that American middle ...