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Type of site | Blog |
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| Founder(s) | Lisa Wade |
| URL | thesocietypages |
| Launched | 2007 |
Sociological Images is a blog that offers image-based sociological commentary and is one of the most widely read social science blogs.[1] Updated daily, it covers a wide range of social phenomena. The aim of the blog is to encourage readers to develop a "sociological imagination" and to learn to see how social institutions, interactions, and ideas affect the individual.
Started in 2007 by sociology professor Lisa Wade as a place to swap material for sociology classes, the site developed into a blog aimed at the general public as it attracted more readers. However, the site still includes a strong teaching component, including sample assignments and syllabi for sociology instructors. The site receives about 500,000 visitors per month, most from social media sites and other blogs, such as Jezebel, which partially syndicate it. Reviewers have praised the blog's ability to make sociology accessible to the general public.
- ^ Wade, Lisa; Gwen Sharp (6 May 2012). "Sociological Images: Blogging as Public Sociology". Social Science Computer Review. 31 (2): 221–228. doi:10.1177/0894439312442356. S2CID 144623281.