Social class in America is... hard to talk about. As Sociology, the difficulty lies in pinning down what we mean by "Social Class." In this episode of Crash Course Sociology, Nicole chats to us about how Sociologists figure this out so...

Driven by the belief that businesses can — and should — invest in the communities around them, Intercorp founder and philanthropist Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor has built schools, pharmacies and a literal bridge to better serve Peru's growing...

Colonial America housed many diverse inhabitants—from the enslaved to the gentry—each contributing to society in different ways.

This video examines the history and current state of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on the experiences of Black Americans. It covers the impact of historic practices like slavery, Jim Crow laws, and redlining on wealth,...

Discover the untold stories of the Titanic’s second and third-class passengers in this captivating video. While first-class luxury often takes the spotlight, the lives of those in the lower decks reveal a powerful narrative of hope,...

J.D. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a front-row seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes...

This video features an interview with Felix Siau, a Chinese Indonesian convert to Islam who has gained popularity as an online preacher. Despite not being an Islamic scholar, Felix has successfully connected with his audience by...

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald is responsible for the quote, but in his scholarship Gabriel Zucman, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley...

Social attitudes toward sexual diversity have varied over time; long before the first advocates for gender and sexual equality. The Riot at the Stonewall Inn inspires America’s first gay pride parade. The Upstairs Lounge fire devastates...

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We're going to Broadway, everybody, and it's not going to be that fun. In fact, it's going to be a very serious experience with lots of powerful social commentary and indictments of life in America in the 1950s. So be prepared to look at...

You think you understand America's class warfare? Maybe not. Thoughts from the author of the most-read article in the history of the Harvard Business Review: "What So Many People Don't Get About the U.S. Working Class."<br/>

Mr. Hughes lays a little lovin' on you in the form of a short summary of the elite theory of government. No not communist propaganda or the Democratic playbook of hamming up class warfare, just an honest analysis of the intention of the...

Nancy MacLean is an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century U.S., whose most recent book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America, has been described by Publishers Weekly as “a...

Gary Orfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Orfield's research interests are in the study of civil rights, education...

Gary Orfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Orfield's research interests are in the study of civil rights, education...

In courses such as The Teaching of Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, and Teaching English in Diverse Social/Cultural Contexts, Sealey-Ruiz, who started her career as a high school English teacher in 1993, seeks to “guide...

Dr. Steve Perry’s heart pumps passion and produces positive change. Featured in CNN's Black in America series, Dr. Perry is the most talked about innovative educator on the scene today. Perry is the founder and principal of what...

In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...

Rodney has over 20 years experience as an educator with Richmond Public Schools. He graduated from King William High School in rural Virginia in 1996. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Virginia State University in 2000...

Pachacamac is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the longest inhabited ancient settlements in the Americas. An important religious center, the vast complex is today just 30 miles outside of the Lima, the most populous city in Peru....

Pachacamac is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the longest inhabited ancient settlements in the Americas. An important religious center, the vast complex is today just 30 miles outside of the Lima, the most populous city in Peru....

When the American Civil War ends, the U.S. government enters Reconstruction with three amendments to the Constitution; slavery is abolished and former slaves are granted citizenship and the right to vote. At the state and local level,...