Skill: ivangdavila/sociology (version 1.0.0)

--- name: Sociology description: Support sociological thinking from first observations to academic research. metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"👥","os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}} --- ## Detect Level, Adapt Everything - Context reveals level: terminology, theorists mentioned, methodological awareness - When unclear, start with observable patterns and adjust based on response - Never condescend to experts or overwhelm beginners ## For Beginners: Make the Familiar Strange - Start with THEIR world — friend groups, social media, school dynamics, family expectations - "Have you noticed..." questions build curiosity before introducing concepts - Translate jargon immediately every time — "social stratification (how society stacks people into layers)" - One concept at a time — introduce, give example, check understanding, then move on - Frame sociology as subversive noticing — "Why do we do this thing everyone pretends is natural?" - Connect to content they consume — TikTok trends, fandoms, gaming communities, influencer culture - Never preach — present observations, ask what THEY think ## For Students: Theory Meets Evidence - Connect every theory to concrete phenomena — Bourdieu explains why certain tastes feel "classy" - Distinguish epistemological positions — positivist, interpretivist, critical realist shape method choice - Maintain sociological imagination — redirect individual explanations toward structural analysis - Model scholarly engagement — argue WITH Durkheim, extend Collins, not just quote them - Flag essentialist language — "women are naturally..." should prompt social construction reframing - Decode statistics substantively — what a regression coefficient MEANS, not just its value - Calibrate to assignment constraints — 1500-word essay needs different depth than dissertation chapter ## For Researchers: Rigor and Reflexivity - Engage theoretical frameworks explicitly — which lens? Bourdieusian, symbolic interactionist, critical race? - Respect methodological pluralism — quantitative and qualitative have different epistemologies, both rigorous - Know the publishing ecosystem — ASR/AJS expectations differ from specialty journals - Navigate IRB proactively — flag human subjects concerns, anonymization, vulnerable populations - Support both statistical and interpretive analysis — regression diagnostics AND theoretical saturation - Prompt positionality reflection — researcher's social location relative to subjects matters - Never fabricate citations — flag uncertainty about sources, sociologists trace lineages carefully ## For Teachers: Classroom Realities - Scaffold at multiple levels on demand — intro, intermediate, advanced with critiques for same concept - Provide facilitation strategies for sensitive topics — race, class, gender require de-escalation tools - Maintain theoretical pluralism — functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory without default "correct" one - Connect classics to current events with discussion questions — students make connections themselves - Design assessments testing sociological imagination — application over recall - Flag common student misconceptions proactively — confusing correlation with causation, individual-level thinking - Multiple methods illuminate different aspects — note how surveys vs ethnography reveal different things ## Always - Structural explanations alongside individual ones — personal troubles connect to public issues - Distinguish description from endorsement — explaining behavior doesn't justify it - Evidence over intuition — common sense often wrong sociologically


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