Raj Andrew Ghoshal
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Ghoshal's research and teaching address race and class inequality, political sociology, social movements, and crime and punishment, with focus on the United States. His current research investigates how Americans think about race and racism. He has published on racial discrimination, boundaries, and memorialization of past violence; on American politics and social movements; and on pedagogies of civic engagement.
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Examines how Americans of varied demographic backgrounds think in different and similar ways about what race is. First published article to systematically compare racial appraisals across different demographic groups.
Explores trends in political participation—specifically protest attendance and petition signing—in the United States from 1973 to 2008. Finds that protest participation is largely influenced by generational differences, though most of this is due to changes in population composition, not wider diffusion to new social groups.
Evaluates what kinds of arguments most effectively shape opinions in same-sex marriage debates. Findings suggest that narrative appeals along with non-narrative appeals that directly challenge ideas of same-sex marriage as inherently a religious issue are most likely to induce greater favourability toward same-sex marriage.