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Is there a liberal bias in sociology and higher education? | Utterly Moderate Podcast

This episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast deals with liberal bias in higher education and what to do about it, with a specific focus on the field of sociology.

According to Gallup, a strong majority (68%) of Americans believe that higher education is headed in the wrong direction. Barely more than a third (36%) of Americans express a high level of confidence in U.S. colleges and universities, down from 57% only a decade ago.

Americans give the following reasons for this low confidence: political agendas, wrong focus/teaching the wrong things, and cost/expenses.

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Is this concern about “political agendas” warranted? Let’s first take a look at the politics of American professors.

In a 2016-2017 survey, UCLA researchers found a liberal-to-conservative (L:C) ratio of 5:1 among American college professors.

Other studies show a much larger

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