| Jerome L. Himmelstein Professor of Sociology at Amherst College |
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Contact Info:
OFFICE HOURS: Mon 9-10:30, Thurs, 1-2:30 COURSES FOR FALL 2007: Sociology 15 (Foundations of Sociological Theory) and Sociology 41 (The American Right) COURSES FOR SPRING 2008: Sociology 16 (Social Research) and Sociology 43 (Drugs and Society)
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What I Teach
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I teach courses on drugs and society, the American Right, and sociological theory. Click here for a short description of each course. Click below for recent syllabi. Syllabus for Sociology 15, Fall, 2007 Syllabus for Sociology 41, Fall 2007 Syllabus for Sociology 43,
Spring 2007 |
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My Current Research
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I am currently studying changes in public discussion of marijuana since the mid 1970s and efforts to reform marijuana laws. More generally, I am interested in the very different ways we handle different drugs--as food, medicine, key to consciousness expansion, or source of harm. |
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Other Work I've Done
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have written on corporate philanthropy, the American Right, and
the history of marijuana laws in the U.S. Click here for a list of selected articles and reviews. Click here for a summary of my books: Looking Good and Doing Good : Corporate Philanthropy and Corporate Power (co-winner outstanding Book Award, ARNOVA, 1999) To the Right : The Transformation of American Conservatism The Strange Career of Marihuana: Politics and Ideology of Drug Control in America |
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Education
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I got my B.A. from Columbia (1970) and my Ph.D. from Berkeley (1979). I did postdoctoral work at Michigan. I have also studied at the London School of Economics. |
| More about me | see my C.V. |