Michael Reay
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Office
Mannerheim Hall, Room 405
Contact
Michael.Reay@finlandia.edu
(906) 487-7351
Joined Finlandia
2018
Education
BA, Social and Political Sciences, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, 1988
MA, Sociology, University of Chicago, 1994
PhD, Sociology, University of Chicago, 2004
Hours
MWF 1:00-2:00 & TR 11:00-12:00
Current Courses
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 330 Social Stratification
SOC 353 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
SOC 354 Quantitative Analysis in the Social Sciences
SOC 372 Social Theory
Areas of Interest / Speciality
General sociology and social theory
Knowledge, science, and skill-based authority
Political economy and finance
Humor
Inspirations
Halo Jones
Max Weber
Publications
How did the Washington Consensus Move Within the IMF? Fragmented Change from the 1980s to the Aftermath of the 2008 Crisis
(with Ayse Kaya) Review of International Political Economy 2018
Using Laughter to Explore the Social Sources of Humor
Social Forces 2014
What Were They Thinking? The Federal Reserve in the Run-up to the 2008 Financial Crisis
(with Ayse Kaya and Stephen Golub) Review of International Political Economy 2014
The Flexible Unity of Economics
American Journal of Sociology 2012
Knowledge Distribution, Embodiment, and Insulation
Sociological Theory 2010
Academic Knowledge and Expert Authority in American Economics
Sociological Perspectives 2007
Using Autobiographical Statements to Investigate the Identity of American Economists
History of Political Economy (annual supplement) 2007