“Online dating opens up a world of diverse partners for us.” Prof. Yue Qian publishes new paper on online dating and assortative mating
Prof. Yue Qian spoke with UBC News about her new paper examining how online dating affects how Canadians select their partners in terms of education, race, nativity and age.
PhD candidate Umay Kader discusses her research on the realities of living at home for young adults in the Georgia Straight
How are young adults navigating multigenerational living arrangements — particularly when it comes to dating?
Prof. Ethan Raker investigates how disaster aid programs engender racial and socioeconomic inequalities in new paper
Prof. Raker investigates how racial and socioeconomic disparities emerge through the process of applying for and receiving individual disaster assistance in a new study.
“Morality, Affect, and Reputation in the Making of a Motivated Social Self”: Prof. Seth Abrutyn’s new paper theorizes the social self
In “Morality, Affect, and Reputation in the Making of a Motivated Social Self,” Prof. Seth Abrutyn and co-author Jienian Zhang develop a theoretical framework around the affectual and moral dimensions of self in Erving Goffman’s works.
Prof. Aryan Karimi examines wartime (im)mobility for Ukranians in Canada and Germany in a new publication
In war times, what differentiates those who manage to flee from those who remain behind? Prof. Karimi examines effects of aspirations-capabilities on displaced Ukrainians in Canada and Germany.
We don’t all have to love the environment the same way: Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy talks about her new book
In her new book Eco-Types, Prof. Kennedy shows us five kinds of connecting to the natural world and invites us to approach each other from a place of compassion and respect.
Prof. Yue Qian talks gender, family, quantitative research & intersectionality in a feature for the Gender+ in Research Collective
This feature is the first in the Gender+ Scholar Spotlight Series, which aims to feature UBC faculty working with an intersectional and gendered lens in a variety of ways.
New article by Prof. Nathanael Lauster investigates the rise of “housing nationalism” in Canada
Prof. Lauster and his co-author Jens von Bergmann spoke to UBC News about their research on reactionary housing nationalism in this Q&A.
Prof. Amanda Cheong investigates “racial exclusion by bureaucratic omission” for Rohingya people in Myanmar
Prof. Amanda Cheong’s latest research on the bureaucratic foundations of the Rohingya crisis, and resistance by Rohingya activists, is now available by advance access in Social Problems.
How has political polarization spilled over into other areas of social life?
Prof. Clayton Childress examines how polarization has bled into popular culture through an investigation of movies, TV shows, musicians, sports and leisure activities.