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Jason Capps

Lecturer (Sociology)
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Phone

(206) 398-4609

Email

cappsj@seattleu.edu

Office

Rianna 105

Teaching and Research Interests

Political Sociology, Social Psychology, Sociological Theory, Sport and Society, & Punishment and Social Control

Classes Taught:

Sociological Perspectives, Politics and Society, Sport and Society, Social Class & Inequality, & Social-Cultural Basis of Sport (Graduate Level)

Biography

Key Publications
Capps, Jason S. 2002. "Explaining Punitiveness: Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance." North American Journal of Psychology 4, 2:263-78.
Kunkel, Karl R. and Jason S. Capps. 2005. "Private Prisons." in Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities, edited by Mary F. Bosworth. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Faculty Highlights

Cohan 2Mark Cohan, accomplished scholar of the Steampunk subculture, was featured in the Seattle University Magazine.

Obrien, JJodi O’Brien recently published “Seeking Normal? Considering Same-Sex Marriage” in Seattle Journal for Social Justice.  

Efird, RRobert Efird is back from a Fulbright-sponsored sabbatical in China, where he spent a year working with local communities engaged in environmental education. 

Perry, Gary2Gary Perry presented a paper at the 2012 meetings of the Association of Black Sociologists titled “Class, Take Out Your iPhones: Teaching Urban Sociology with New Media.”