I taught sociology for over twenty years and each semester taught my students this:

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Every day, every moment, every interaction, you have the chance to support and maintain the culture you are being shaped by, or you can choose to change it. What will you choose?

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Sometimes we come from families, groups, businesses, and communities that support our thriving and our creativity and deserve to be preserved and celebrated. And sometimes the world could use a little shaking up. I encourage us all to consider whether we are actively supporting and recreating human cultures that support life and well-being or degrade it.

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My research and practice spans many topics, but it all centers around our collective capacity to organize and catalyze for the common good. Sociology is the toolkit, community members and fellow learners are my teammates, and together we are change makers.

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I believe that the most honorable work is to be of service to others, which is my guiding light in all I do.