by David Yamane | Dec 15, 2021 | gender, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the second of...
by David Yamane | Dec 13, 2021 | Craig Douglas, John Johnston, Melody Lauer, Randy Miyan, Rob Pincus, sociology, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
Another year of Sociology of Guns at Wake Forest University is in the books. This is the 7th time in 7 years I have taught the course. COVID made some things different this semester. In fall 2020, I taught the course online. I was happy to be able to meet this...
by David Yamane | Aug 3, 2021 | gun rights, injury, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, suicide
With Module 8 the course shifts its attention to what could generally be called negative outcomes with firearms: injury and death, both suicide (Module 8) and homicide (Module 9), as well as issues surrounding police use of force (Module 10). I am particularly...
by David Yamane | Jul 13, 2021 | Craig Douglas, John Johnston, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
It’s hard to believe that I first taught my “Sociology of Guns” seminar at Wake Forest six years ago, in the fall of 2015. This fall I will teach the course for the seventh time in seven academic years. Although some aspects of the course do not...
by David Yamane | Oct 27, 2020 | Gun Culture, mental health, Michael Soldini, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, suicide, Walk the Talk America
Although the topic is grim — suicide — I am very excited to welcome to my Sociology of Guns seminar today two guests who have unique perspectives on the issue. Michael Sodini is founder and President of Walk the Talk America (WTTA), and Rob Pincus is a...
by David Yamane | Oct 22, 2020 | Claude Werner, Data, homicide, Michael Soldini, negative outcomes, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, suicide, Walk the Talk America
Although my scholarship and teaching on the sociology of guns highlights the non-criminological and epidemiological aspects of guns in society, I do not entirely ignore negative outcomes with guns. In my Sociology of Guns seminar, I typically allocate 2 or 3 of the...
