Dr. Mora teaches courses on masculinities, youth cultures, education, immigration, violence, and social inequality.
Courses | Publications | Presentations
Dr. Mora, who has taught at Oxy since 2006, received the The Linda and Tod Whilte Teaching Prize in 2014 and the Donald Loftsgordon Memorial Award for Outstanding Teacher in 2017. His current research projects focus on masculinities, education, youth cultures, and juvenile justice. He served on the Editorial Board of and is currently servicing as an Advisory Editor for .
Courses
Sociology 370 Sociology of (Non) Violence
This course examines the social phenomenon of human violence. We first consider classical and contemporary sociological theories on violence and violent conflicts, and the main sociological definitions of violence used over the last century. We then turn to empirical studies that explore the social processes and societal structures that give rise to the various forms of violence, intrapersonal, interpersonal, familial, collective, political, and nonviolent movements presently observed throughout the world. Sociology 101 or permission of instructor.
Sociology 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
Seminar is offered in conjunction with sociology majors' ongoing library research for the senior thesis. Seminar meetings will be devoted to discussion and critique of work in progress. Prerequisite: senior Sociology majors only. We strongly encourage students to have taken theory and methods before taking the senior seminar (always taught in the Fall).
Sociology 225 Masculinities
This course examines the construction and reproduction of masculinities, primarily in the United States. We explore the impact these gendered identities have on individual?s lives and social interactions. Consideration will be given to the intersection of ethnicity, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and gender, and the role of social institutions and inequities in the social construction of masculinities. Prerequisite: Sociology 101.
Sociology 315 Sociology of Education
This course uses different sociological perspectives to examine social aspects of schooling and educational institutions in the United States. Specifically, the course focuses on factors that may impede and/or facilitate learning such as social class, gender, race and ethnicity, teacher and parental expectations, and peers. Additionally, the role of education in the acculturation and assimilation process is considered, as are the ways in which schools ameliorate and/or replicate social inequalities. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of instructor.
Publications
Articles (Double-Blind Peer Reviewed)
Christianakis, M. & Mora R. 2016. (Re)writing Identities: Past, Present, and Future Narratives of Young People in Juvenile Detention Facilities. Life Writing, 1-16.
Mora, R. and Christianakis, M. 2015. Elite Discourse on Unaccompanied Minors and the U.S.-Mexico Border. iMex, 8: 87-99.
Christianakis, M., Fernandez, S., and Mora, R. 2014. Curricular and Pedagogical Intersectionalities. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 19(2): 95-100.
Mora, R. (2013). “Dicks are for chicks”: Latino Boys, Masculinity, and the Abjection of Homosexuality. Gender and Education, 25(3): 340-356.
Mora, R. & Christianakis, M. 2013. Feeding the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Convergence of Neoliberalism, Conservatism, and Penal Populism. Journal of Educational Controversy, 7(1).
--- [Christianakis, M. & Mora, R. 2014. Educating, Not Criminalizing, Youth of Color: Challenging Neoliberal Agendas and Penal Populism. In P.L. Thomas, B. Porfilio, J. Gorlewski, & P.R. Carr (Eds.), Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity, pp. 128-147. Routledge. Revised & Adapted.]
Mora, R. 2012. “Do it for all your pubic hairs!”: Latino Boys, Masculinity, and Puberty. Gender and Society, 26(3): 433-460.
-- [Mora, R. 2015. Latino Boys, Masculinity, and Puberty. In C.J. Pascoe & T. Bridges (Eds.), Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity, and Change, pp. 235-244. Oxford University Press. Adapted.]
-- [Mora, R. 2015. Latino Boys, Masculinity, and Puberty. In V. Burr
(Ed.), Gender & Psychology, Volume 3, pp. 260-284. Routledge. Reprinted.]
-- [Mora, R. 2015. Latino Boys, Pubescence, and Masculinity. In Dorothy Hodgson (Ed.), The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader, pp. 171-179. Oxford University Press. Adapted]
Mora, R. 2011. “School is so boring”: High-Stakes Testing and Boredom at an Urban Middle School. Perspectives on Urban Education 9(1).
-- [Mora, R. 2013. Standardized Testing and Boredom at an Urban Middle School. In Joe Bower and P.L. Thomas (Eds.), De-testing and De-grading Schools: Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and Standardization, pp. 96-104. Peter Lang Publishing. Revised & Adapted.]
-- [Mora, R. 2016. B is for Boredom. In Joe Bower and P.L. Thomas (Eds.), De- testing and De-grading Schools: Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and Standardization, Revised Edition. Peter Lang Publishing. Revised & Adapted.]
Mora, R. & Christianakis, M. 2011. Charter Schools, Mar