Yvonne Liang investigates how helicopter parenting affects second-generation university students
Yvonne Liang’s Honours thesis focuses on immigrant families’ helicopter parenting and the perception of independence for second-generation university students.
Congratulations to MA Student Nathan Shen for being awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship by CIHR in support of his research efforts in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship in BC
Sociology MA student Nathan Shen has been awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship by CIHR, which will support his research into the experience of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in BC and the province’s healthcare system.
PhD student Colter Uscola publishes paper on drinker identity development in Society and Mental Health
UBC Sociology Masters student Colter Uscola recently published a paper “Drinker Identity Development: Shame, Pride and a Thirst to Belong” in Society and Mental Health. We spoke to him about his work.
PhD student Manlin Cai publishes first-author paper on online dating preferences among Chinese immigrant communities in Vancouver in the Canadian Review of Sociology
Monica Manlin Cai is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on family and work, gender, migration, and social inequality in Chinese and Canadian societies. She has recently published a first-authored paper “Mate Preferences and Platform Choices Among Chinese Immigrant Online Daters in Vancouver” in […]
Honours student Guoliang Zhang explores how China is handling anti-corruption
Honours student Guoliang Zhang’s (Bond) thesis focuses on focuses on China’s newly established National Supervision Commission (NSC), which is the country’s sole anti-corruption agency.
Share your stories to celebrate Profs. Becki Ross’ and Gillian Creese’s retirements
As part of our celebration of their careers and retirement, we invite students, alumni, faculty and staff to share stories and photos Profs. Becki Ross and Gillian Creese. These stories and pictures will be used as part of our celebrations, shared via our website and delivered to each of them respectively.
Undergraduate student Stephanie Jiang writes and directs video on anti-Asian racism for Plug Vancouver
Undergraduate student Stephanie Jiang’s project was born out of a final assignment proposal for Prof. Oral Robinson’s SOCI302 class. She aimed to address anti-Asian racism by combining anti-racism theory and family studies, all while creating an accessible form of content for non academic audiences.
PhD student Manlin Cai publishes single authored paper “For the Sake of Parents? Marriages of Convenience between Lesbians and Gay Men in China” in LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Cai’s article “For the Sake of Parents? Marriages of Convenience between Lesbians and Gay Men in China” examines how parents of couples entering into “convenience marriages” make sense of these unions. Her work highlights how familism and individualism are intertwined to shape Chinese families and sexualities.
PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon receives grant from UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Congratulations to UBC Sociology PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon, whose partnership with Saige Community Food Bank & Community Kitchen won a community grant from UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund.
Honours student Pengcheng Fang explores how racialized UBC students understand and practice reconciliation in their everyday lives
Pengcheng Fang is a graduate student in urban planning at the University of British Columbia. He recently graduated as part of Sociology’s Honours program under the supervision of Prof. Amanda Cheong. His research project focused on understanding how racialized UBC students understand and practice reconciliation in their everyday lives.