faculty
Yale Magrass, PhD
Chancellor Professor
Sociology / Anthropology
Contact
508-999-8402
508-999-8808
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Liberal Arts 392A
Education
1978 | University of California-Santa Barbara | PhD |
1973 | University of California-Santa Barbara | MA |
1972 | Columbia University |
1971 | Brandeis University | BA Magna Cum Laude Sociology & Mathematics, Honors |
Teaching
- Political Sociology
- Social Impact of Science & Technology
- Social Movements
- Social Theory
- Militaristic Capitalism
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
An exploration of violence, militarism, and war from diverse socio-cultural perspectives. This course will explore forms of social and political violence, including structural violence, internal armed conflicts, genocide and colonial/imperial interventions. We will examine causes and motives for war, socioeconomic and cultural ramifications of militarism, justifications offered by governments, elites and militaries, and consequences such as environmental devastation and poverty.
Students will discuss and write papers on aspects of a subject chosen for the semester.
Investigation of special areas in Sustainable Studies. May be repeated with change of content.
Research
Research activities
- Writing
Research
Research interests
- Political Economy
- Historical Sociology
- Social Theory
- Bullying
- Militaristic Capitalism
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Yale Magrass & Charles Derber (2020).
Routledge
Glorious Causes, Whole Book - Yale Magrass & Charles Derber (2017).
University Press of Kansas
Bully Nation, Whole Book - Yale Magrass & Charles Derber (2014).
Paradigm; Routledge
Capitalism: Should You Buy It?, Whole Book