Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own
Zachary Levenson | 06 March 2026 | Truthout
Imagine the following scenario: You’re teaching Introduction to Sociology at a community college in Florida, and today, you’re trying to explain the well-documented pay gap between men and women in the United States. You check the guidance you just received from your dean, who received instructions via email from the executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System. The instructions state explicitly that explaining “unequal outcomes between men and women” in terms of “institutional sexism” would violate state law…