“Clydesdale’s impressive study yielded a rich and entertainingly told story of what young people are up to in their first year beyond the family nest. It is a superb book, convincing in its ethnographic realism, surprising in its findings, insightful in its analyses and discussion.”
—Paul Attewell, Qualitative Sociology. 31:207-210 (2008)
News & reviews: See Lang’s Chronicle column about the book — “The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment;” see also scholarly reviews in College Composition and Communication; Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare; Journal of College Student Development;Teaching Sociology; Qualitative Sociology; Contemporary Sociology; Journal for Scientific Study of Religion; Canadian Journal of Sociology
Other Publications:
Colleagues asked me about the implications of The First Year Out for teaching. This was my response, published in the Chronicle Review: “Wake up and smell the new epistemology.”
I was honored by the Social Science Research Council to write this essay on religion and college students: “Abandoned, Pursued, or Safely Stowed?” (it was a part of their web forum on the religious life of 1st year American undergraduates). Review the entire forum: http://religion.ssrc.org/reforum/
“Affirmative Action in American Law Schools: A Critical Response to Richard Sander’s “A Reply to Critics”,” with Richard O Lempert, William C. Kidder, David L. Chambers. University of Michigan Legal Working Paper Series. University of Michigan John M. Olin Center for Law & Economics Working Paper Series. Working Paper 60. (February 2006).