Prof. Yue Qian comments on the BC birthrate hitting a record low again in 2023
Prof. Qian said the skyrocketing cost of living and a shortage of affordable childcare are factors in declining birthrates here and across Canada.
Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, PhD candidate Parker Muzzerall writes
Muzzerall’s recent study identifies one important problem with a just transition: oil and gas workers like the jobs they already have.
Same-sex couples now live in 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties, Prof. Amin Ghaziani finds in new study
The trend is now being driven primarily by male couples moving away from traditional ‘gaybourhoods’ and into the broader community.
Prof. Amanda Cheong speaks with Contexts about her award-winning article about driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Prof. Amanda Cheong spoke with the Contexts Blog in celebration of her recent award from the American Sociological Association’s Section on Public Sociology and Sociological Practice.
Queer nightlife and the pursuit of joy: Prof. Amin Ghaziani on alumniUBC’s From Here Forward podcast
Professor Amin Ghaziani joined From Here Forward hosts Carol and Jeevan talk to about his new book, “Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution.”
Growing interest in book clubs is “good for people and good for society,” says Prof. Clayton Childress in the CBC
“Book clubs are places for people to talk about serious stuff in an unserious situation,” said Prof. Clayton Childress about the value of the modern book club amid its rise in popularity.
Gay bars are closing, but queer nightlife is still thriving: Prof. Amin Ghaziani writes in the Globe and Mail
Prof. Amin Ghaziani discusses how the closing of gay bars has sparked the creation of new nightlife forms defined by a spirit of intentional inclusion.
Prof. Alyssa Alexander examines the effect of parenthood on care workers’ earnings
Using data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the analysis shows that mothers experience wage penalties compared to fathers and non-mothers, while fathers experience wage premiums.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani examines new evidence from Census 2020 on the residential segregation of same-sex households
In a new research note, Prof. Amin Ghaziani uses 2020 census data to examine the residential patterns of same-sex households down to the neighborhood level.
Is the golden age of London’s queer nightlife nearly over? Prof. Amin Ghaziani answers in the Guardian
Prof. Amin Ghaziani relives the three months he spent visiting London’s underground queer spaces in the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter.