Amy Zeng explores Chinese parental anxieties over education regarding social class and inequalities
Fifth-year Honours student Amy Zeng evaluates the relevance of western sociological theory to Chinese families and its social context.
UBC Sociology wishes Professor Neil Guppy a very happy retirement
Neil chose to celebrate his retirement with a gift of $50,000 to create a new scholarship focused on undergraduate students: the Guppy Undergraduate Excellence in Sociology Fund.
Professor Amin Ghaziani awarded fellowships at LSE and NIAS
Congratulations to Prof. Amin Ghaziani, who has been awarded a Visiting Scholar appointment in the sociology department at the London School of Economics (LSE) this spring. Prof. Ghaziani has also been awarded a residential fellowship at the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Study (NIAS) in Amsterdam. Prof. Ghaziani will transition to this position immediately after his term at LSE.
Prof. Yue Qian and PhD student Manlin Cai publish new article “Gendered age preferences for potential partners: a mixed-methods study among online daters in Shanghai” in the Chinese Sociological Review
Prof. Qian’s and Cai’s mixed methods study situated in Shanghai delves into gendered age preferences in online dating, finding gender asymmetry in age preferences rooted in Chinese societal norms
Prof. Amanda Cheong’s parents attend her presentation on statelessness 10 years after her completion of her undergrad thesis on her own family’s experience with the phenomenon
Prof. Amanda Cheong’s honors undergraduate thesis explored her own family’s experience with statelessness. 10 years after her graduation her parents attended her presentation for UBC’s Centre for Migration Studies on her current book project “Omitted Lives: Citizenship and the Politics of the Civil Registration Gap”, which delves into the phenomenon.
Prof. Amanda Cheong to deliver “What’s ‘Vital’ About the Registration of Vital Events?” as part of UBC Centre for Migration Studies Speaker Series
Prof Cheong’s talk will be discussing the registration of vital events as crucial to human rights, focusing on the experiences of undocumented and stateless families struggling to gain official recognition in Malaysia.
Prof. Tindall awarded Killam Research Fellowship as part of UBC’s Faculty Research Awards
Prof. Tindall has been awarded the Killam Research Fellowship as part of UBC’s Faculty Research Awards. The fellowship enables faculty to pursue full time research during a recognized study leave period, and recognizes research excellence and scholarly achievements.
Makena Zimmerman explores the history of anti-Black colourism and its perpetuation through identity formation on social media
Fourth-year Honours student Makena Zimmerman is conducting research into the dangers that colourism on social media imposes on identity formation.
UBC Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference 2022 – Call for Abstracts is Now Open!
The Sociology Students’ Association is pleased to invite all undergraduate students to present their works at the Annual Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference.
Adam Vanzella-Yang and Max Chewinski receive SSHRC awards
Congratulations to UBC Sociology PhD students Adam Vanzella-Yang and Max Chewinski who have both been awarded SSHRC funding for their post-doctoral research.