What do a paper route, a law school detour, and life between blue- and white-collar worlds have to do with becoming a sociologist?
In a recent feature for the Kohli Foundation for Sociology, I reflected on how growing up in diverse social worlds shaped my early sociological insight—and how a single classroom experience redirected my career.
I also explore why the entrepreneurial dream persists, despite overwhelming odds, and how sociology’s critical lens continues to challenge dominant narratives
