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Sociology With Z

by TJ Zahn

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Sociological issues

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Episodes

  1. Sociology: September 9th, 2026

    Discussion on Cultural Capital and other concepts of culture.

  2. Sociology: September 8th

    Introduction to Culture and Socialization

  3. Sociology: September 3rd

    Discussion on Ethics in research

  4. Sociology: September 2nd

    Types of Research Questions

  5. Sociology: September 1st, 2026

    Operationalization & Social Research Methods

  6. Sociology, August 28th

    Review of the Sociological Imagination and Elwell's "Promise." Brief introduction to the 4 basic sociological perspectives.

  7. Sociology, August 27th

    Discussion on Social Facts, "The Forest and the Trees" and Mills' theory of the Sociological Imagination.

  8. Wednesday, August 26th

    Intro to Sociology: Early Sociologists

  9. Sociology: March 31st

    Merton's Bank Parable and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, 'The Bear Who Wasn't and the "Definition of a Situation" and the Theory of Desirable Difficulty.

  10. Sociology: March 30th, 2026

    The Wason Test, "Definition of a Situation" and an introduction to the I.R.P.

  11. Sociology: March 26th

    The Disciplinary Society & Foucault's Panopticon

  12. Sociology: March 25th

    Stigma and the use of Urban Legends as a means of social control.

  13. Sociology: March 24th

    Discussion on Original Fairy Tales and Measures of Social Control

  14. Sociology: March 23rd

    Methods of Social Control and the use of folklore as a means of preventing deviant action.

  15. Sociology: March 12th

    Follow-up on the Stanford Prison Project: Discussion on Solidarity, Accountability and Depersonalization amongst the "actors" in the experiment.

  16. Sociology: March 11th

    Social Disorganization, Culture Conflict and Conflict Theories of Government.

  17. Sociology, March 10th

    Differential Association theory of Deviance.

  18. Sociology: March 9th

    Illegitimate Opportunities Theory and Social Control/Bond Theory of Deviant Behavior.

  19. Sociology: March 6th

    Labeling & Strain Theories of Deviance

  20. Sociology, March 5th

    Agency & Reflexivity, an Introduction to Deviance and discussion on the Structural Functionalism theory of Deviance.

  21. Sociology: March 3rd

    Discussion on McDonaldization, Social Interactions and Formal Organizations

  22. Sociology: 2/26

    Social Networking, Weak Ties Theory and an introduction to Social Structures.

  23. Sociology: February 25th, 2026

    Agents of Socialization, the process of Resocialization and Goffman's "Total Institutions"

  24. Sociology: February 24th, 2026

    Cooley's Looking Glass Self Theory and the Perception of Self.

  25. Sociology: February 23rd, 2026

    Effects of Social Isolation and the case of Genie Wiley

  26. Sociology: February 20th

    Effects of Nature vs. Nurture

  27. Sociology: February 19th

    Mead's Role-taking Theory and Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development.

  28. Sociology: February 18th, 2026

    Discussion on the "Sense of Self"

  29. Sociology: February 13th

    Discussion on Culture Shock and Friedman's Flatteners

  30. Sociology: February 12th, 2026

    Subcultures & Counter-Cultures

  31. Sociology: February 11th, 2026

    Cultural Appropriation, Culture Jamming and Culture Shock

  32. Sociology: February 10th, 2026

    Barber's Jihad vs. McWorld, Ethnocentrism and impacts of globalization.

  33. Sociology: February 9th, 2026

    Discussion on the Perspectives of Globalization & Benjamin Barber's Jihad vs. McWorld

  34. Sociology: February 6th

    Language, Code-Switching and Situational Appropriateness

  35. Sociology: February 5th, 2026

    Discussion on Non-Material Culture and Linguistic Relativity.

  36. Sociology: February 4th

    "101 Characteristics of Americans" and the various types of cultural capital.

  37. Sociology: February 3rd

    Discussion on American "taboos" and cultural "universals" and "particulars"

  38. Sociology: February 2nd, 2026

    Discussion on Unethical Experiments and Social Research Methods

  39. Sociology: January 30th, 2026

    Discussion on types of Survey Questions in Social Research

  40. Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

    Discussion on Social Research Methods and Milner's Body Rituals of the Nacirema

  41. Tuesday, January 27th

    The Sociological Perspectives & Elwell's Promise

  42. Sociology: January 26th

    Discussion on the Early Sociologists and C. Wright Mills: "The Sociological Imagination"

  43. January 22, 2026

    Intro Discussion on Social Forces and the Early Sociologists

  44. Module 8: Sociology of Family

    Soc of Family

  45. Theories of Deviance

    Explanation of different theories of Deviant Behavior

  46. Module 7: Deviance

    Basics of Deviance in Sociology

  47. Module 5 Part 2

    Module 5 Part 2

  48. Module 5: Social Construction of Reality Part 1

    Module 5

  49. Module 4: Socialization

    Theories on Socialization

  50. Components of Culture

    Aspects of Culture (Module 3)

About this show

Sociological issues

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Sociology With Z have?

Sociology With Z has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on September 9, 2026.

What is Sociology With Z about?

Sociological issues

How often does Sociology With Z release new episodes?

Sociology With Z publishes about every 52 days, based on its 50 episodes since September 2019.

Who hosts Sociology With Z?

Sociology With Z is created and hosted by TJ Zahn.
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