A right-leaning sociolog believes that group like this is uncommon.
A right-leaning sociologist will take a fall course called” The Traditional Convention in Sociological Thought,” which Princeton University may offer.
The course, co-taught by Professors Craig Calhoun and Shamus Khan, aims to examine the “intellectual tradition” of orthodoxy as opposed to” conservative activities.”
In response to questions about the choice of authors, many of whom lean to the political left, Khan ( pictured, right ) responded with more comments to The College Fix.
” We won’t be teaching conservative social movements ( Trump, Tea Party, etc. )” partly because it’s not my area of expertise. Additionally, I’m not interested in teaching conservatism as an identity ( people who identify as conservative or not ),” Professor Khan told The Fix in an email. Rather, the goal is to demonstrate and to track the liberal ideas that are at the heart of a lot of anthropology.
Concepts he claims reflect liberal ideas, regardless of whether the thinkers who express them identify as conventional, will be the subject of the course, which include legitimate hierarchy, nature, family, and traditionalism.
However, the initial reading list, which includes names like Kenneth Clark, Karl Polanyi, Daniel Bell, and Hannah Arendt, leans strongly toward figures who are not generally associated with conventional thought or who are not well known for their contributions to the liberal movement. But, some people expressed caution about the negative effects of being a single parent, such as the delayed Princeton socioologist Sarah McLanahan.
Khan claimed that the course is still being developed, that the most recent reading list was a” space holder” and that” there will be many different readings” as well.
The course will examine five main themes:” ( 1 ) conservatism within the classical sociological tradition; ( 2 ) a focus on the case of” The Ghetto” and the experiences of Black Americans in urban America; ( 3 ) the conservative embrace and concerns about capitalism; ( 4 ) the sociology of the family; and ( 5 ) religion in social life.”
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One traditional professor of sociology claimed that the program might be helpful.
When questioned about the school’s information, Professor Alexander Riley, a liberal sociology teacher at Bucknell University, responded to an email to say,” It’s difficult to say much about this without seeing the whole reading list. There are valuable sources for a course like this, according to Lewis, Bell, and McLanahan, also on their test of readings.
Even though its framing risks a left-leaning view, Riley called the school’s presence at Princeton” amazing and good.”
” It’s probable that the program will become spun from the left and the conventional views of the scriptures that have received sluggish criticisms,” Riley said.” But just the fact that they are presenting these views to kids at all is pleasant,” she said. Students rarely get a glimpse that there might be intelligent, sensible traditional perspectives on the relevant social issues in most sociologists classes.
One of the professors, Khan, has recently suggested Brett Kavanaugh lied during the confirmation hearing for a seat on the empty Supreme Court because of his wealthy background.
According to his university profile,” He writes on society, injustice, sex, and leaders.”
The other professor, Calhoun ( pictured, left ), is traveling from Arizona State University.
According to his profile, he formerly served as the head of the London School of Economics and writes about school concerns and capitalism.
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Faculty Craig Calhoun and Shamus Khan, Princeton University, IMAGE CAPTION AND CREDIT
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