How Can Sociology Build a Better World?

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

Sociology excels at diagnosing social problems—but what would it mean to focus on solving them? This plenary session brings together scholars who teach and write about how to advance social change. What is the value of interventions and nudges relative to larger scale change? Can we effectively tackle a castle head on? What approaches are most effective? Can teaching sociology inspire learners to strengthen communities and create more equitable organizations? Panelists will explore how social scientists can mobilize theory, research, strategy and pedagogy to move beyond diagnosing problems to create lasting social change. This session encourages sociologists to envision a better world and reflect on what it would take to make that vision a reality.

Sub Unit

• Plenary Sessions

Presider

• Shelley J. Correll, Stanford University

Panelists

• Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard University

• Monica Prasad, Johns Hopkins University

• Michelle Jackson, Stanford University

• Adina Sterling, Columbia University

Session Organizer

• Shelley J. Correll, Stanford University