Claude S. Fischer
Claude S. Fischer is Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth.
Inequality Is About Access to Public Goods, Not Income
Fixing inequality is about more than addressing the income gap.
Smartphones Aren’t Anti-Social
Systematic, reliable evidence that Americans converse less in person than before is hard to find.
The Problem with David Brooks
In true American style, Brooks understands our lives to be the products of individual will alone.
Family Farms vs. Americanism
Below the surface–and sometimes above it–a lot of today’s debates around immigration reform are about cultural assimilation.
Building the Natural Market
Smithian ideas about natural political laws and natural human reason thrived long beyond the Revolution.
For Americans, Science and Religion Are Largely Compatible
It is when science directly touches faith that the conflict flares up.
Finding Public Relief
One of the major changes in American life about 100-120 years ago was the domestication of public spaces.
Discrimination and Hiring
From job-seeking to medical treatment, many decision-makers decide with a racial tilt (consciously or not).
Lurching Toward Happiness in America
Claude S. Fischer paints a broad picture of what Americans say they want—and suggests what might finally get them there.
