Lisa Wade, PhD

Dr. Lisa Wade is a cultural critic and sociologist based in Los Angeles, California. A professor at Occidental College, her research involves discourses about race, gender, sexuality, and the body. She is widely-known for her work on the popular blog Sociological Images, and appears frequently in print, radio, and television news and opinion outlets.

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The One Graph That Proves Stand Your Ground Laws Help Jurors Let White Defendants Go Free

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Asiana Flight 214: Flight Attendants Are Unsung Heroes in the San Francisco Crash

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9 Things Two Professors Wish You Would Understand About the Real World

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2 Out Of 3 College Students Say They're Going to Save the World While At Work

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Occidental College Lawsuit: A Professor Reports On New Sexual Assault Lawsuit At the College

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Tax Day 2013: What Taxes On the Rich Mean For Every American

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100 Iconic American Companies Exploiting Prisoners to Sell You Products

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Is Outing Prop 8 Supporters On the Internet OK?

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Internet Porn: Everything You Never Knew About Adult Entertainment Online

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Why Some Middle Class Blacks Can't Get Ahead

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What Rappers Are Actually Saying About the Police

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0% Of Gun Ads Mention Protecting Your Family, So What Makes People Buy Guns?

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Most Women Would Rather Divorce Than Be a Housewife

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Fox News Falsely Claims Feminists Want to Have Sex With Underage Men

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The Number of People in Private Prisons Has Grown By 1,664% in the Last 19 Years