The ability to document social issues using cutting-edge software is a recent component of my Honors Introduction to Sociology course. In the spring 2017 semester, students worked in teams to examine a social issue of their choice geo-spatially, with PolicyMap, which is very user-friendly software with real data that is accessible to any student. By employing Durkheim’s concept of the “social fact” and other sociological lenses, students were able to identify and explain a variety of social issues using maps! Here’s an example!