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Moral Matters: Conversations with Sociologists on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

Moral Matters is a Podcast of the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association. We interview top scholars in the field of sociology working on issues related to altruism, morality, and social solidarity! The views on this podcast are those of its participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the ASA or the AMSS Section. Music by Dustin Ragland Art by Meagin Goff

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00:35:45

Modernity's Corruption with Nicholas Hoover Wilson

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2025/10/18

In this episode, we talk with Nicholas Hoover Wilson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University about his new book, Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India. We discuss how corruption became corruption and what we should be thinking about today when it comes to defining and addressing corruption.https://cup.columbia.edu/book/modernitys-corruption/9780231192194/

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00:33:40

Matthew Andersson on The Science of Dignity

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2025/06/25

In this episode of Moral Matters, Nicole and Jiwon interview Matthew Andersson on his recent book with Steven Hitlin, The Science of Dignity: Measuring Personhood and WellBeing in the United States.In this book, they integrate classic and contemporary treatments of dignity and use them to position dignity as a public health concern affected by resources and stressors, drawing on multiple years of recent data collected by Gallup that offer innovative measurement of subjective dignity and its

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00:52:33

Speaking of Solidarity w/ Francesca Polletta

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2025/04/24

In our second Speaking of Solidarity webinar, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of solidarity and social change with Francesca Polletta. Polletta is the Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology at UC Irvine, and a leading scholar of culture, politics, social movements, and the law, and the author of many books and articles. In this conversation we discuss ⁠Changing Minds: Social Movements’ Cultural Impacts,⁠ with Edwin Amenta (2025, Russell Sage), and ⁠Inventing the Ties that Bind: Imagining

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00:32:23

Construing People as Casese - w/ Barbara Kiviat

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2025/03/18

In this episode, we interview Barbara Kiviat, assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University. She is an economic sociologist who studies how moral beliefs and other cultural understandings shape markets and justify the inequalities they produce. We discuss with Kiviat her recent article, "The Moral Affordances of Construing People as Cases: How Algorithms and the Data They Depend on Obscure Narrative and Noncomparative Justice," which won distinguished article award with the AMSS section

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00:33:17

Speaking of Solidarity with Michèle Lamont

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2025/03/12

Seeing Others in these Times with Michele LamontIn Janurary, the ASA Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity section was proud to host a live conversation with renowned sociologist Michele Lamont to discuss her book, Seeing Others: How Recognition Works, and How it Can Heal our Divided World and explore the dynamics of recognition in today's challenging times. This is a condensed version of that conversation. You can check out Professor Lamont's book at the link below as well.Seeing

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00:31:53

On Dehumanization and Genocide: Interview with Aliza...

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2024/03/05

How does someone become the kind of person who commits genocide, and what role does dehumanization and moral agency play? In this interview with Dr. Aliza Luft, we discuss her research on genocide, moral agency, and dehumanization. Discussing her research on genocide in Rwanda and the Holocaust, Luft provides some keen insight on how violence leads to dehumanization and how local political and religious leaders play a critical role in stopping genocide from emerging. Luft is an Assistant Professor

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00:31:32

Does spirituality lead to political engagement?

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2023/12/15

Religious practice is often associated with being more politically and civically engaged, but what about spiritual practices?In this episode of Moral Matters, we interview Jamie Kucinskas and Evan Stewart about their article "Selfish or Substituting Spirituality? Clarifying the Relationship between Spiritual Practice and Political Engagement." We talk about how both religious and spiritual practices are linked to political and civic engagement. Here's Jaime and Evan's article in

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00:29:58

Wrecked: Auto Workers' Strikes and Moral Economies...

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2023/12/01

In this episode we discuss labor strikes, moral economies, and lessons we can learn from the famous 1937 GM strike in Flint Michigan from Dr. Josh Murray, associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. We also discuss his book, with Michael Schwartz, Wrecked: How the American Automobile Industry Destroyed Its Capacity to Compete.

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00:45:39

Moral Minefields ft. Shai Dromi & Sam Stabler

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2023/10/03

In this episode of Moral Matters, Shai Dromi and Sam Stabler discuss their new book, ⁠⁠Moral Minefields: How Sociologists Debate Good Science.⁠⁠ Shai Dromi is Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology at Harvard University and Sam Stabler is a Doctoral Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Hunter College (CUNY). Moral Matters is a podcast sponsored by the Altruism, Morality and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association. The 2023-2024 season is hosted by Kerby Goff (Boniuk

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00:26:45

In conversation with Hajar Yazdiha

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2023/08/10

Listen in for an amazingly generative conversation with Dr. Hajar Yazdiha, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. We talked about her new book, The Struggle for the People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement (Princeton University Press 2023), and the importance of the study of morality and social solidarity for the broader discipline of sociology.

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00:22:52

In Conversation with Francesca Polletta

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2023/06/06

Check out the conversation with Francesca Polletta discussing her work and research of imaginary ties and social movements.

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00:36:36

In Conversation with Galen Watts

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2022/12/07

Check out this conversation with Dr. Galen Watts (KU Leuven) on his recent book, The Spiritual Turn: The Religion of the Heart and the Making of Romantic Liberal Modernity, published in 2022 by Oxford University Press.

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00:28:43

In Conversation with Netta Kahana

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2022/12/07

In this episode, Scott Hamilton, Chair of the Communication Committee of the AMSS Section and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas engages in a conversation with Netta Kahana, PhD Student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on her recent article, "The road worth taking, the life worth living, and the person worth being: Morality, authenticity and personhood in volunteer tourism and beyond," published in Tourist Studies in 2021. Do not miss out this thought-provoking

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00:27:50

In Conversation with David Melamed and Penny Edgell

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2022/12/07

Check out the conversation between ex-chair Professor David Melamed (The Ohio State University) and this year's current chair Professor Penny Edgell (University of Minnesota) discussing the importance of public sociology and a recent publication by Professor Edgell.

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00:25:08

In Conversation with Matthew Baggetta

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2022/12/07

In this episode, Professor Matthew Baggetta (Indiana University) discusses two recent publications, "Systematic Social Observation in the Study of Civil Society Organizations," published in Sociological Methods and Research, and "Observing Civic Engagement: Using. Systematic Social Observation to Study Civil Society Organization Convenings," published in VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. Check it out!

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00:25:04

In Conversation with Bin Xu

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2022/12/07

In this podcast conversation, Professor Bin Xu (Emory University), president-elect of the AMSS section, discusses his recent book "Chairman Mao's Children: Generation and the Politics of Memory in China" published in 2021 with Cambridge University Press.

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