Theodore Roosevelt and Women's Rights
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that, while Theodore Roosevelt was a staunch advocate of women's suffrage, "...he never thought that women could be equal to men in all respects."
Polarization and the Changing American Economy
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley discusses changes in American society since World War Two. He contends that, while the United States provided a reasonable degree of economic equality and opportunity in the 1950's and 1960's, i...
Social Class and Social Mobility
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about what he says is the myth that the United States is the land of opportunity and social fluidity. According to Professor Conley, although most Americans believe the United States to be...
Employment During World War II
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that there was less employment discrimination towards women during World War II than there was during Depression, The , but it did persist and then, "...it returns full force after the War."
What Justifies the State?: John Rawl's Theory of Justice
In the early 1970s John Rawls uses the tradition of social contract as the basis for creating an imagined group that must decide on the rules of justice behind a "veil of ignorance." It is Rawls' contention that people will generate just rules if fo...
Combining Two Inequalities in One Statement
When and how to combine two inequalities into one statement, called a compound inequality.
Working: Working Couples and Marital Stability
Whether due to gender role conflict or other factors, the stress brought on when both adults work outside the home can have a significant impact on marital stability.
Civil Rights Movement, The: Beginnings
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the seeds of the civil rights movement in the years following World War II. Professor Gerstle explains that the move towards racial equality in America was motivated to some extent by the Cold War and th...