2+ week, 3+ day ago (468+ words) By Meredith McCarroll " Published on November 13, 2025 In "Economic Sociology," Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina presents students with a social and philosophical question." "I ask, "How many of you like a lot of inequality?" Usually none of them raises their hands. But then I say, "How many of you would want perfect equality?" He shakes his head. "Nobody raises their hand. They"ve never thought of that." Duina brings questions like these to his classes, never revealing much about his beliefs because his focus is on helping students examine their own tendencies." "So, where are you and why? Why do you accept some degree of inequality?" he asks. Students are thus encouraged to understand or at least see their own ways of justifying the world around them, including inequalities. His most recent book has a similar aim." Using four…...