Sociology Department News

Article by Laura Grindstaff & Gabriella Torres Valencia published in Information, Communication & Society

Sociology Colloquium Series: "Digital Divisions: How Schools Create Inequality in the Tech Era" by Matt Rafalow

Articles by Ryan Finnigan published by Socius, Sociological Sciences, and Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness

Aliyah Middleton selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Policy Research Scholars leadership program

Article on Taiwan's civil society and COVID response by Prof. Ming-Cheng Lo published in the American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Professor Erin Hamilton's co-authored article wins the Published Article Award from the ASA Population Section Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Publication

Article by Abbey Berghaus published in Sexualities
Abbey Berghaus's article titled "Making Visible the Invisible: Bisexual Parents Ponder Coming Out to Their Kids" is published in Sexualities.

Carole Joffe publishes Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America, UC Press
It seems unthinkable that citizens of one of the most powerful nations in the world must risk their lives and livelihoods in the search for access to necessary health care. And yet it is no surprise that in many places throughout the United States, getting an abortion can be a monumental challenge. Anti-choice politicians and activists have worked tirelessly to impose needless restrictions on this straightforward medical procedure that, at best, delay it and, at worst, create medical risks and deny women their constitutionally protected right to choose.

Professors Mary Jackman and Kimberlee Shauman publish article on excess African American deaths over the 20th century
Professors Caitlin Patler and Erin Hamilton publish Op-Ed on the Supreme Court's decision on DACA
Supreme Court decision is welcome news for DACA recipients but program remains vulnerable
Sociology Statement Regarding the Murder of George Floyd
The events of the last week demand unequivocal condemnation of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, as well as all incidents of police misuse of violence against Black and brown Americans. Such violence has recurred with frightening regularity throughout US history and is on display again during the current protests.

Professor Orly Clerge wins Mary C. Douglas Prize for Best Book in the Sociology of Culture
Orly Clerge wins the Mary C. Douglas Prize for Best Book in the Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association for her book, "The New Noir: Race, Identity, and Diaspora in Black Suburbia" (UC Press, 2019).

Professor Bruce Haynes interviewed on PBS
Professor Bruce Haynes appeared on KVIE television show Studio Sacramento for an episode devoted to the topic of "Race and Injustice in America."
Open letter about the COLA movement from sociology faculty to UCD leaders and UCOP
Open letter about the COLA movement from sociology faculty to UCD leaders and UCOP