Prof. Richard Carpiano on CBC News
talking about burnout in the workplace
Sociology Street-Runners – race and raise funds for downtown Eastside
Members of the Department of Sociology competed on Saturday in the Eastside 10K, a charity run that generates donations towards key organizations in the Downtown Eastside. Congrats Sociology faculty and staff! Save
Prof. Seth Abrutyn has been elected
to the American Sociological Review editorial board for a three year term.
UBC Sociology is hiring two tenure track positions:
in Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Sociology. Deadline Sept. 15th. Click on a position for more details.
Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Globe & Mail
talking about how people fit all their stuff into apartments in Vancouver
Prof. Sylvia Fuller interviewed by Chatelaine on why most women would not want to take their boss’s job.
Fuller said “organizations are demanding a lot more of their workers, without a whole lot of recognition or loyalty on the employers’ part.”
Prof. Amin Ghaziani in the Metro Vancouver
talking about how to make cities safe for a diverse range of LGBTQ people
Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Comox Valley Record
talking about the area’s high proportion of single-person households
Prof. Rima Wilkes is interviewed by the Vancouver Courier on the effectiveness of counter-protests.
Wilkes said such protests are effective in sending a message through the media but ineffective at creating dialogue between opposing groups: “Are counter-protests effective?”