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417 - Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Invited Session. Social Change and Social Justice: The Impact of Applied Sociology
Mon, August 22, 2:30 to 4:10pm, TBASession Submission Type: Invited Session
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Sociological research can have a wide variety of impacts on society beyond the generation of knowledge. This session will focus on research that is focused on making a social impact. Sociologists whose research has been used to affect social change and justice through legislative testimony, research reports, policy change, and media coverage.
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Using Applied Sociology to Support Activist Organizing in Immigrant Communities - Mindy L. Fried, Arbor Consulting Partners
Changing Workplaces to Work for Workers: Reflections on the Work, Family and Health Network - Erin Kelly, MIT Sloan School of Management
Moving Between Research and Practice: Reflections from Educational Justice Scholarship - Tressie Cottom, Virginia Commonwealth University
How the Other Half Lives: What’s It Like to Be a Non-Traditional Academic Briefing the White House? - Sarah O. Meadows, RAND Corporation