UBC Sociology Lecturer Robyn Pitman talks supporting families working from home in UBC COVID-19 webinar
On April 22, 2020, UBC experts from the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education participated in the third webinar in our COVID-19 series. They discussed ways to support families navigating the complexities of living, working, and learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusting to more time at home together, some families struggle with […]
Prof. Sinikka Elliott on Changing Ideas of Marriage in Global News
More Canadians are entering common-law unions than ever before. Around one-fifth of Canadians are in common-law relationships, a three-fold increase from 1981, according to 2016 data from Statistics Canada. The type of relationship arrangements in the country have greatly shifted over the last few decades, with marriage rates declining and separations or divorce becoming increasingly common, StatsCan […]
Prof. Yue Qian writes why Asian men are more likely to be Excluded from Online Dating
This Valentine’s Day, many single people will be looking for their date online. In fact, this is now one of the most popular ways heterosexual couples meet. Online dating provides users with access to thousands, sometimes millions, of potential partners they are otherwise unlikely to encounter. It is fascinating to see how online dating — with its expanded dating […]
Why Are Millennials Still Living with Their Parents? Prof. Silvia Bartolic Answers in Huffington Post
We know that millennials are living with their parents longer than previous generations. Thanks, outrageous rent! But there are other reasons, too. Generally, they’re waiting longer to get married and start families, and with Canada’s vast cultural diversity, multi-generational homes are becoming more common and people feel less inclined to move out immediately after graduating from postsecondary school.
How Has Home Cooking Changed Over the Decade? Prof Sinikka Elliott Answers in Mother Jones
On New Year’s Eve in 2009, I found myself hunched over a food mill, a kitchen contraption that’s part-strainer, part-masher, and used to turn soft food solids into a liquid. I was on Step 14 of (what felt like 14,000 steps of) a French short rib recipe, inspired by a brief Julia Child revival brought […]
