Sociology in the News

Role Strain and Burnout: It’s Not Just Me . . . or the Job | July 2023

“Burnout” is among the phrases that have become more widely used and recognized since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Sociological Imagination” and the Policing of Mental Health | May 2023

On November 3, 2018, Laudemer Arboleda, a mentally ill man, was killed by police officer Andrew Hall in Danville, a wealthy San Francisco suburb.

U.S. Mass Shootings and the Need for a Sociological Perspective | April 2023

In the United States, the month of January 2023 set a record for having the most mass shootings since 2014

The Evolution of Gen Z: Seeking to Change the World | Feb 2023

The economy, gun policy, violent crime, and climate change are a few of the things Gen Z wants to change.

Sociology Majors: Aiming for the Career Readiness Bullseye | Jan 2023

In the January 2018 Strada-Gallup Why Higher Ed report, 58% of respondents indicated that employment/career motivations are the main reasons for pursuing higher education.

Advancing Student Engagement with the Scientific Method | Dec 2022

There are indications that something is seriously wrong with the U.S. education system. This may be especially so with our system of higher education.

The Sociology of “Back to Normal”: Post-Pandemic Life - Sophie Nathenson, Ph.D. | Nov 2022

Weeks into the Covid-19 Pandemic, we began hearing the phrase “the new normal” from politicians, mainstream and social media outlets, and many of our friends and family.

Age Discrimination Goes Online - Jill Quadagno, Ph.D. | October 2022

In February 2022, The New York Times reported on a scheme concocted by top executives at IBM to replace older employees with millennials.

Has Divorce Declined? If So, for Whom? | October 2022

The number of divorces per 1,000 people declined from a peak of 5.3 in 1979 to 2.3 in 2020.

Framing Language about Monkeypox in the Media: Learning from the Mistakes of the Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS - Jeanne Kimpel Ph. D.| Sept '22

The Military Is a Social Institution - Morten G. Ender | Sept 2022

The military is an invisible institution in undergraduate sociology.

The Elusive Second Chance: Is Redemption a Right or a Privilege? - David Newman Ph.D. | Aug 2022

Are second chances available to all who seek them, as our “everybody deserves a second chance” cultural rhetoric implies?

War in Ukraine: Construction of National Identities, Manufacturing Consent, and the Power of Collective Memory

On February 24, 2022, the Russian army invaded Ukraine, starting a brutal war that sent shock waves around the world.

She-flation - Erin K. Anderson PhD | June 2022

U.S. inflation has risen higher in the past year than it has in any year since 1981 and women are generally bearing the greatest burdens of these price hikes.

A Lesson from DaBaby: The Intersections of HIV | March 2022

Learn about the discourse that stigmatizes LGBTQ communities and hampers efforts to prevent, test, and treat HIV.

Biology, Culture, and Sexual Assault - Greg Lukasik, Ph.D. | February 2022

Taking a look at sexual assault as it relates to culture today.

"Untangling the Effects of Social Media When Discussing Mental Health" - Sophie Nathenson, Ph.D. | January 2022

Research shows that for individuals already experiencing depression or anxiety, social media can exacerbate those symptoms, while healthy people are less likely to be influenced.

"The Great Resignation" - Erin K. Anderson, Ph.D. | December 2021

Many factors are contributing to the higher unemployment rates across the globe compared to pre-COVID times.

"The COVID-19 Pandemic is Not Going Away-- This is Why" - Greg Lukasik, Ph.D. | November 2021

Despite efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible, COVID-19 infection rates are still increasing across the globe.