Toxic bosses should be the next to face #MeToo-type reprisals, writes PhD candidate Erica Mildner
In Canada, the emphasis on workers’ right to a safe and healthy workplace in the wake of former governor-general Julie Payette’s resignation provides a rare opportunity to expand the definition of workplace harassment and hold toxic bosses to account.
Prof. Tony Silva publishes new book, “Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America”
In the new book, UBC sociologist Dr. Tony Silva argues that these men – many of whom enjoy hunting, fishing and shooting guns – are not closeted, bisexual or just experimenting.
Call for Abstracts is Open for UBC Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference 2021
UBC Sociology and the Sociology Students’ Association invites all undergraduate students to present their works at the Annual Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference.
Women with straight As, men who flunk could have similar leadership prospects: study
UBC Sociology Prof. Yue Qian published a new study showing women who earned a 4.0 grade-point average in high school could have roughly the same leadership prospects as men who flunked their classes.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Interracial Relationships
Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Adkins discusses identity, racism issues, and trust in interracial relationships. Read a Q&A where Adkins explains her data, processes, and challenges of her research thus far.
Welcome to a new year at UBC Sociology
We are all facing new challenges and here you are returning (or starting) your journey at UBC in the Department of Sociology. Nothing is closer to the root of our discipline than trying to understand social change and crises and there is no doubt we are witnessing change all around. Read a welcome message from Department Head Guy Stecklov.
Humour matters more than ‘good looks’ on online dating writes Prof Yue Qian and MA student Siqi Xiao
Research conducted by UBC Sociology Prof. Yue Qian and Masters student Siqi Xiao shows people who demonstrate a good sense of humour online receive higher ratings of attractiveness and suitability as long-term partners on online dating.
