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The first wisdom of sociology:  “Things are not as they seem”

This blog is occasioned by my reflections on the global turmoil of 2020 while writing a book on climate change.  My fear is that 2020 represents the first major confrontation with a global crisis that is a harbinger of how human society must face climate change, and we seem to be failing.  

My background is as a sociologist, Ph.D. from the University of Oregon (1984) with many years since then teaching, conducting research, and acting as a college administrator at two colleges.  Since “retiring” in 2012, I have been teaching for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Dave Elliott