Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Why did Florida decide to remove sociology from its general studies curriculum? This clip from Heterodox Out Loud features Jukka Savolainen discussing the state of Florida's decision to remove the intro to sociology course from the general studies curriculum and the reaction of the American Sociological Association. Savolainen highlights the perceived tension between sociology's self-presentation as a pure science and its activist tendencies.

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