Undergraduate student Jennifer Vincent examines health disparities among sexual minorities
Jennifer Vincent’s undergraduate thesis examines health disparities among sexual minorities (i.e. non-heterosexual individuals) in Canada. The biggest takeaway so far is that health varies greatly between different non-heterosexual sexual orientations, highlighting the importance of acknowledging and accounting for how different identities within a group can have profound impacts on individuals lives.
Undergraduate student Ella Kim-Marriott explores what Canada’s transition to green energy means for fossil fuel workers
For her undergrad thesis project, Ella-Kim Marriot interviewed fossil fuel workers in Fort McMurray to inquire about their opinions and concerns regarding a just transition to cleaner energy infrastructure in Canada.
Undergraduate student Alec Wilson investigates the discourse around the legitimization of ride-hailing apps in Vancouver
Alec Wilson is a fourth-year Sociology major who is interested in ethnography and text analysis. His research project is a discourse analysis of public documents from media, government councils and courts regarding Uber’s introduction and legitimization in Vancouver.
Deadline to apply for Urban Ethnographic Field School extended to March 10
The deadline for submitting applications to the Urban Ethnographic Field School online summer course has been extended to Wednesday, March 10 2021 at noon. There will also be two 45 minute information sessions on Wednesday, February 24 at 11 am and Friday, February 26 at noon.
UBC Sociology students win the CityStudio’s People Choice Award for project on homelessness in Strathcona Park
A UBC Sociology student group won the City Studio’s people’s choice award in December 2020.
Urban Ethnographic Field School moving online for Summer Term 1
Tom Kemple (Sociology) and Amir Shiva (Anthropology) are teaching the 6 credit Urban Ethnographic Field School (UEFS) online in summer term 1 (May 10 to June 25, 2021). The focus of the course will be on digital ethnography.
PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book explores undergraduate students’ access to mental health services
UBC Sociology PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book, It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not), explores how undergraduate students access mental health services, unpacking common university challenges and when and where to go for help.
Winter Term One Courses at UBC Sociology
To ensure the safety of our staff and students during COVID-19, UBC will be offering most Winter Session Term 1 courses online.
CityNews: UBC course explores how COVID-19 impacts society
A new course offered by UBC is exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic intersects with race, gender, class, age and sexuality. Miranda Fatur explains what students will learn.
Q&A on Our New Course – Covid-19 & Society
Read the Q&A on UBC Sociology’s latest course focusing on the impacts of Covid-19 on society today, as students explore the current and long lasting impacts that it will have on society.