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 | Nov 2, 2021 | Guns, scholarship, sociology
Although the printed journal is not due out until February 2022, by the magic of the internet, the articles appearing in the special issue of Sociological Perspectives that I co-edited are now available online (though mostly pay-walled, sorry). The Special Issue...
by David Yamane | Jul 28, 2021 | sociology, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Wake Forest University
Everyone approaches the study of and teaching about guns from a particular perspective. My own perspective comes from my involvement in gun culture over the past decade, which has profoundly shifted my perspective on guns and gun owners. Over the years I have refined...
by David Yamane | Jun 23, 2021 | Data, Gun Culture, gun ownership, LGBT, publication, Sociological Perspectives, sociology
For the past 18 months, I have been co-editing, with Trent Steidley of the University of Denver, a special issue of the scholarly journal, Sociological Perspectives. The theme is “A Sociology of Firearms for the 21st Century.” A major goal we had in...
by David Yamane | Apr 29, 2021 | Data, Gun Culture, scholarship, sociology
I have been trying to understand what I call, following gun journalist Michael Bane, Gun Culture 2.0 for over 10 years now. I am currently in a race to finish my book on the topic before Gun Culture 3.0 arrives. I have not yet seen any convincing evidence that...
by David Yamane | Dec 31, 2020 | Data, Gun Culture, gun ownership, liberals, Sociological Inquiry, sociology
Early in 2020 I wrote an entry on this blog asking “Who are the liberal gun owners?” I was responding to media interest in liberals who own guns in an election year. In response to an inquiry from the Associated Press, I did some quick and dirty analyses...
