Ethan Shapiro analyzes the contemporary growth of the craft beer sector through a microsociological lens
Honours student Ethan Shapiro’s research takes on the growth of a rapidly expanding Canadian craft beer industry, aiming to understand the topic through everyday processes rather than macroeconomic models.
Prof. David Tindall: Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the ‘freedom convoy’ protest
Prof. David Tindall notes that in comparison to other protests in Canada where Indigenous groups were subject to military-style policing, videos circulating of the “freedom convoy” showed RCMP hugging and shaking hands with protestors at the border in Alberta.
Dr. Rafael Wainer receives Department of Sociology’s Sessional Instructor Award
The department is pleased to recognize Dr. Wainer’s commitment to engaged teaching and his long standing contributions to undergraduate teaching with this award.
Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn on CBC Early Edition on police responses to social movements
Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn about police responses to social movements as responses to recent protests have puzzled Canadian populations.
Prof. Ghaziani quoted on Yahoo Life article on the embracement of labels by queer youth
Prof. Ghaziani commented on Yahoo Life’s article discussing the reasons behind the embracement of labels by Gen Z queer youth, notion the concept of a “post-gay” and “post-label” era was prematurely articulated in the wake of legal recognition and achievement.
Prof. Lauster comments on rise in moves to resort towns such as Squamish across BC as fueled by remote working arrangements
Prof. Lauster spoke to the Times Colonist on why moves towards resort destinations in BC have spiked to the point of making them the fastest growing communities in the country. On top of this move being fueled by remote working opportunities, Lauster commented on the fact building bylaws in areas like Vancouver have not been updated to allow for more housing stock: “Where you allow new housing to be built is also where you see new population growth.”
Prof. Lauster interviewed by Vancouver is Awesome on city’s recent population decline
Prof. Lauster spoke to Vancouver is Awesome about the city’s recent population decline. Prof. Lauster partly attributed the phenomenon to the Covid-19 pandemic, which both forced young adults to move back home and allowed for newly at-home workers to move out of the central city, towards the suburbs.
Blossom Cheng deconstructs the impacts of the hypersexualization of Asian women in Western media
Honours student Blossom Cheng investigates how the hypersexualized construction of Asian women perpetuates a pattern of violence that can be considered the expressive arm of white supremacy and power.
Honours student Aida Ardelean explores how childhood experience shapes young adult dating experiences
Aida Ardelean is an Honours Sociology major in her fourth year at the University of British Columbia. Her current Honours research (under the supervision of Dr. Bartolic) focuses on personal attachment styles in relation to modern-day dating norms and hookup culture.
Prof. Yue Qian most recent paper “Child Marriage in Mainland China” published in Studies in Family Planning
Prof. Yue Qian’s most recent paper “Child Marriage in Mainland China, published in Studies in Family Planning, used publicly available data from the 2000 and 2010 census to estimate nacional and provincial-level prevalence of child marriage across mainland China.
Results indicate the practice continues across mainland China despite laws prohibiting the practice, with a widening gender gap increasingly drawing attention to the nature child marriage as a threat to gender equality.