- Sociologist
- Gun Culture 2.0
- 1998 – Ph.D. in sociology (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
https://davidyamane.wordpress.com/
About David Yamane
David Yamane is a Professor of Sociology at Wake Forest University and one of the leading academic researchers on American gun culture. He earned a B.A. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991, then an M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After years of studying religion, he turned to the sociology of guns in 2011, in what he has called an academic midlife crisis, and has since become known for the concept of “Gun Culture 2.0,” which describes the shift in American gun ownership from hunting and recreation toward armed self-defense and concealed carry.
Yamane writes the long-running Gun Culture 2.0 blog and is working on an academic monograph of the same name. In June 2024 McFarland published his book Gun Curious: A Liberal Professor’s Surprising Journey Inside America’s Gun Culture, which recounts how a researcher with no gun background came to understand and participate in shooting, training and carry.
Key Facts
- 1991: B.A. in sociology, University of California, Berkeley
- 1998: Ph.D. in sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2011: Begins studying the sociology of guns
- June 2024: Publishes Gun Curious (McFarland)
Sources
- Wake Forest University Department of Sociology: David Yamane
- Wake Forest College: Behind the Book Q&A With Dr. David Yamane
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