"They say the state's process for developing the textbook and new course framework was opaque, rushed and designed to pressure universities into adopting censored learning materials without a legal directive to do so. Furthermore, the textbook-a heavily edited version of an open-source sociology textbook titled Introduction to Sociology 3e-now makes only cursory mentions of important sociological concepts regarding race, gender, sexuality and other topics that have drawn Republican ire."
"Compared to the original 669-page textbook, the new version is just 267 pages. Unlike the original, the state-approved version doesn't include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality. It also scraps a section on the government-led genocide of Native Americans. And while the original uses the word "transgender" 68 times and "racism" 115 times, the former term appears only once in the new textbook and the latter six times."
Florida International University sociology faculty object to a state-mandated, heavily edited textbook required for an introductory general education course. The state process for creating the textbook and course framework was described as opaque, rushed, and intended to pressure universities into adopting censored materials without a legal mandate. The new text, derived from an open-source Introduction to Sociology 3e, is reduced from 669 pages to 267 pages and omits chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, and gender, sex and sexuality. Word usage for terms like "transgender" and "racism" is greatly reduced, and faculty say the changes whitewash core sociological concepts and undermine educational quality and academic freedom.
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