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April 2016

April 29, 2016

Using Critical Realism to Teach the Fundamentals of Sociological Research for Practitioners

This is the fourth blog in a series of posts about Critical Realism and research...

April 18, 2016

Incorporating Critical Realism into Research Methods Classes

This is the third of three blogs in which I list 23 readings we could use...

April 17, 2016

5 Great Articles Using Critical Realism in Social Science Research

In preparation for my upcoming webinar on CR & Research Methods on May 3, 2016, at 12 noon...

April 16, 2016

Books on Critical Realism and Sociological Research Methods

As part of an upcoming webinar on Critical Realism and Sociological Research Methods that I'm...

April 13, 2016

Critical Realism and Sociological Research Methods Webinar April 28th

On April 28, 2016, at 12 Noon EDT, I'll be giving a free webinar on...

April 01, 2016

Seeking the Sacred?

How do people seek the sacred? For a recent project, I interviewed 26 young adults in...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Teaching Sociology at Princeton Theological Seminary

I’ve received my dream job. I’ve enthusiastically accepted the calling to use my expertise in...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Why Does American Sociology Need Critical Realism?

In this brief video interview, Professor Douglas Porpora explains how he became increasingly interested in...

December 2015

December 08, 2015

Critical Realism, Sociology and History Webinar, Dec. 9th 2015, 2:30 EST with George Steinmetz

What is the best approach to historical research, a search for general causal laws, an...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

Virtue and Vulnerability

This post was originally published on my homepage, margaritamooney.com, on September 3, 2015. Is Viktor...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Yale Makes: The Calhoun Happiness Project Launches its First Little Platoon

Calhoun Happiness Project member, Cameron Yick '2017, has launched a new student group called Yale...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Loneliness and Our Social Brain

How is your happiness project at Yale going? a friend recently asked. It's going great!...

February 19, 2014

Small Acts of Love Go a Long Way

Guest Blog by Christina Bradley. Yale Class of 2016. Member of the Calhoun Happiness Project....

February 06, 2014

Atonement and Resilience

How can the concept of resilience be applied to atonement between victims of crime and...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Googling Tradition

Dear Google: Can you tell me how to put on a mantilla? My stifled laugh...

January 03, 2014

Surviving and Thriving in the Northeast Winter

Canadian polar bears taught me an important lesson: layers keep you warm when it’s freezing...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

The Happy Society Inspires Kentucky

Positive sociology has been inspiring Kentucky residents through the efforts of Beau Weston, the Van...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Happiness at Yale

How can Yalies get more flow? Last night at the fourth meeting of the Calhoun...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

The Calhoun Happiness Project at Yale

How can Yale undergraduates learn and apply principles from positive psychology and positive sociology? More...

August 2013

August 07, 2013

Robert Bellah Memorial at the American Sociological Association

Robert Bellah, the famous sociologist of religion who passed away last week, received a thoughtful obituary...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Goodbye, Robert Bellah

Robert Bellah once wrote: "Because good social science is always morally serious, we can transpose Weber's...

July 17, 2013

How Can We Be A Good Samaritan When The “Mission” Is Over?

This summer, thousands of high school and college students across the country will go on...

July 10, 2013

I Just Wanted to Thank You for Teaching me about Well-Being

Laying on her bathroom floor sobbing, my former student cried out, "I have low-well being...My...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

Flow: Let’s Get Serious about Leisure

Do you take your leisure seriously? If not, you aren’t going to get flow which...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Flow: Order in Consciousness

Did you know that you can actually increase your ability to enjoy the things in...

May 01, 2013

“No More Choices, Please!”

Have you ever felt overwhelmed at the number of choices to buy a salad dressing...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Is Tocqueville Still Relevant?

It is with a bit of trepidation that I begin discussing with my students in...

March 13, 2013

Conversations with Robert Bellah

Sitting in his office perched above the hills in Berkeley, California, yesterday I got to...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Positive Sociology in the Classroom

My recent visit with Jane Dutton of the University of Michigan's Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship...

February 12, 2013

How Does One Get Invited on a “Monastic Vacation?”

As a follow up to my recent post about my Monastic Vacation at a 13th-century...

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