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This Week in Sociological Perspective, audio
Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go ‘round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.
 

Mar 11, 2022

This week we discuss some insights from World War II and the nuclear stand-off in its aftermath. And, I speak with Professor Daniel Karell of Yale University about his recent paper titled “Small town propaganda: The content and emotions of politicized digital local news in the United States.” The paper is to be published in Poetics, and is co-authored by Anjali Agrawal.

Segment 1 – Daniel Karell on “Small town propaganda: The content and emotions of politicized digital local news in the United States.”

Segment 2 -- Insights from World War II, other conflicts, and the nuclear stalement of the latter half of the 20th century.