In the textbook used by many Florida higher education students for the Introduction to Sociology course last semester, the opening lines on the chapter titled 'Race and Ethnicity' hit close to home.

Faculty at the Florida International University are raising alarms that a new state-mandated curriculum for a sociology course “does not accurately represent the field” and that a new textbook edited ...

Much of the violence found in introductory sociology textbooks has little instructional purpose, according to UB researchers who analyzed the popular textbooks that many colleges and universities use ...

The United Faculty of Florida urged college faculty to resist state efforts to censor introductory sociology courses during a Feb. 18 webinar, held after the release of a state‑approved syllabus and ...

Florida’s public university system has approved a significantly shortened Introduction to Sociology textbook that eliminates several core subject areas, a move faculty members say reshapes how the ...

BERNARDS - Another sociology textbook recommended by the school district's professional educators has been rejected by the school board in another battle in the simmering culture wars in the district.

UPDATE, March 27, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET: According to a report from The Independent Florida Alligator, “The Florida Board of Governors removed sociology as a general education course offering in a ...

Social reading startup Highlighter partners with the 20 Million Minds Foundation for an interactive and openly-licensed Introduction to Sociology textbook I underline and highlight as I read and ...

A school board in Somerset County has rejected a high school sociology book that had been recommended by teachers, with board members calling it “trash” and “unscientific” while citing political, ...