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Please note: in response to physical distancing protocols, UBC Sociology is now providing support remotely. Our staff will be available by email Monday-Friday between 8 am – 4 pm.

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Virtual contact was worse for older people during the pandemic than no contact, study finds

 
CNN reports on Dr. Yue Qian's research on how virtual contact was more likely to result in older people feeling lonely.

Rent increases predicted for Metro Vancouver as Canada prepares to reopen its borders

 
Dr. Nathan Lauster talks with CBC News about how rent within Vancouver will likely start rising first because it attracts international students and is a big source of jobs for many new immigrants.

Over-60s with only virtual contact ‘more lonely’

 
The BBC News reports on Dr. Yue Qian's recent study that found over-60s who relied on only telephone and online contact felt more lonely during the pandemic.
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Job Opportunities

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Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Sociology of Migration

 
The Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2022.
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Every day I use Sociology at work. The Sociology department at UBC offers great methods courses, which was a huge reason as to why I was hired. My Sociology training has also given me soft skills that help me add value to my projects. I have a deeper understanding of social circumstances and macrostructures that might be colouring the way our subjects respond.

Tiffany Eng
BA Sociology/Psychology