By Sally Raskoff With the historic presidential election of 2008, many might believe that racism is over, and some might be tempted to think that sexism is also a thing of the past. A sociological perspective on these issues shows...

By Sally Raskoff A friend sent me an e-mail that I found very alarming. Although I consider this person a friend, we have never really talked about politics. But I was still surprised when the missive below came from her....

I heard a woman tell her friends the other day she was “playing iPhone.” Do you play with your phone technology? The ways we use MotorolaPagernew and old technologies can illustrate not only economic trends but social change as well.

In many quarters, if I say that I am happy that I was not born or raised in the U.S., Americans of many stripes would a) become angry; b) become defensive; and/or c) wonder why I...

A common theme among my posts on this blog is the ability of immigrant and racial/ethnic minority groups to assimilate into American society.