Marketing Metro Vancouver in Canada’s next immigration wave
Prof. Nathanael Lauster talks to Business in Vancouver about how densification is needed to increase housing affordability for newcomers in Vancouver.
Prof. Miu Chung Yan and Prof. Sean Lauer on their new book about neighbourhood houses and building community in Vancouver
UBC Social Work Prof. Miu Chung Yan and UBC Sociology Prof. Sean Lauer speak to Redeye Radio about their new book Neighbourhood Houses: Building Community in Vancouver .
Three UBC Sociology professors elected to American Sociological Association positions
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professors Lindsey Richardson, Amin Ghaziani, and Elizabeth Hirsh who were all elected to leadership positions in the American Sociological Association.
Working from home post-pandemic could offer mixed results for women, researchers say
UBC Sociology Prof. Elizabeth Hirsh and UBC Economics Prof. Dr. Marina Adshade speak to CBC about how an increase in remote work could reinforce inequities for women.
As Warming Fuels Disasters, Relief Often Favors White People
Prof. Ethan Raker spoke with the New York Times about his ongoing work on FEMA aid and how various stages in the process disadvantage residents in Black neighborhoods.
Chinese women were already discriminated in the workplace. A three-child policy might make things worse.
Prof. Yue Qian spoke with CNN about the growing gender inequality in the labor market in China, and what needs to be done to help address this issue.
Congratulations to Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize in Sociology winner Ella Kim Marriott
Ella Kim Marriott is honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize and wants to thank all of her professors and the sociology department office staff for providing her with a truly exceptional undergraduate experience.
Ethan Shapiro uncovers what hipster culture teaches us about socio-economic and political trends
Ethan Shapiro’s research examines hipsters as members of a struggling middle-class who produce niche goods and services to navigate neoliberal austerity. His project demonstrate that some hipsters see themselves as creative entrepreneurs who resist conventional forms of employment for more ‘authentic’ and self-expressive endeavours.
UBC Sociology 2021 Graduates Yearbook
UBC Sociology congratulates our 2021 graduates. We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the best on your graduation day.