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The Social Breakdown

The sociology podcast nobody wants, but everybody needs! Come join us as we break down the complex social world one topic at a time using our sociological imagination.

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SOC215 - Social Stratification, Capitalism, and Inequality: All the Sad Things

SOC215 - Social Stratification, Capitalism, and Inequality: All the Sad Things

This week we’re introducing the alliterative and uber important concept of social stratification: how people are sorted ... Read more

1 May 2019

44mins

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SOC211 - "It Ain't a Rug!": Edward Said's Orientalism

SOC211 - "It Ain't a Rug!": Edward Said's Orientalism

We’re getting theoretical this week and tackling Orientalism, a concept and book by the fantastic Dr. Edward Said. If yo... Read more

20 Feb 2019

42mins

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SOC 214 - Reproductive Politics: The Body as a Site of Political Struggle

SOC 214 - Reproductive Politics: The Body as a Site of Political Struggle

In this episode, the team tackles one of the most sensitive topics within current social discussions - reproductive poli... Read more

3 Apr 2019

42mins

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(out)Breakaway Episode 9 - "It's not just the 'flu'"

(out)Breakaway Episode 9 - "It's not just the 'flu'"

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is rapidly developing around the world and so are our thoughts, emotions, and of course, our soci... Read more

20 Mar 2020

55mins

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SOC210 - PhD's Guide to Research Ethics

SOC210 - PhD's Guide to Research Ethics

This week, we’re bringing the PhD’s Guide series back to cover research ethics! Nowadays, researchers must carefully bal... Read more

6 Feb 2019

39mins

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Breakaway Episode 8 - Girl Power and the #Girlboss Movement

Breakaway Episode 8 - Girl Power and the #Girlboss Movement

“If you wanna be my lover, you have got to--” listen to this breakaway episode! Today, Penn and Ellen get together to ta... Read more

26 Feb 2020

27mins

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Breakaway 6 - "JPOP, KPOP, and Boy Bands" A Rant by Dr. Penn

Breakaway 6 - "JPOP, KPOP, and Boy Bands" A Rant by Dr. Penn

We do a quick breakaway this week on a fun topic - boybands! Why is J-Pop and K-Pop so globally popular? What’s the diff... Read more

17 Apr 2019

25mins

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SOC213 - Doulas and Midwives and Women's Health, Oh My! (Guest Edition)

SOC213 - Doulas and Midwives and Women's Health, Oh My! (Guest Edition)

The Social Breakdown Team is at it again with another really important topic--Women’s Health! On this week’s show Omar a... Read more

20 Mar 2019

45mins

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SOC209 - Winter Mini-Ep: Gifts for Grad Students

SOC209 - Winter Mini-Ep: Gifts for Grad Students

It is that time of year! Time to wind down, take a break, and enjoy the holidays. It’s also time for the Social Breakdow... Read more

19 Dec 2018

5mins

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SOC 212 - Our Imagined Communities: Intro to Migration Studies (Guest Edition)

SOC 212 - Our Imagined Communities: Intro to Migration Studies (Guest Edition)

This week, we have a guest speaker on to give an introduction to migration studies. This topic has a lot to do with curr... Read more

6 Mar 2019

34mins

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Intro to Spring Semester

Intro to Spring Semester

Aloha! We’re coming back--we promise! This week we’ve a little update for you on our new set up for Spring semester. Tak... Read more

30 Jan 2019

4mins

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SOC310 - PhD's Guide to BOOK$

SOC310 - PhD's Guide to BOOK$

Have you ever taken a class and been forced to buy a $100 textbook? Have you ever been a teacher and was forced to assig... Read more

11 Mar 2020

40mins

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