Check out Professor Mary Bernstein and Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy at Giffords— an organization working end gun violence— as they join Gabe Ortis of Good Morning Baltimore to discuss gun violence, prevention, and policy in “Two Way Talk: Gun Culture in America”.
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David Embrick: Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award
Please join us in congratulating David Embrick, winner of the 2022 Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems! Established in 2016, the Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award is awarded annually to an outstanding faculty member or community activist. The award was established to recognize the value of quality […]
Mary Bernstein: “Are the Courts the Way to Queer Rights?”
Check out Professor Mary Bernstein’s recent article in the Boston Review, “Are the Courts the Way to Queer Rights?”. ***Excerpt from Article*** Today, as LGBTQ and other legal protections hang in the balance, we ought to move beyond the narrow question of the generic benefit or harm of legal strategies. We need a broader focus, […]
Mary Bernstein: New Associate Dean of The Graduate School
Please join us in congratulating Mary Bernstein, who has been named Associate Dean of the Graduate School! Read more about this exciting new position in UConn Today.
Winners of the 2022 Sociology Department Awards
Please join us in congratulating the 2022 winners of the Sociology Department Awards!
Read Volume 2 of “The Mirror”
This second edition of The Mirror was edited by editors-in-chief Cameron Klemme and Nicholas Xenophontos, along with the rest of the editorial team.
Mary Bernstein: President-Elect of SSSP
Please join us in congratulating Professor Mary Bernstein, who has been named the President-Elect of the Society for the Study of Social Problems for the 2022-2023 term and President for the 2023-2024 term! The SSSP’s stated purpose is to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to […]
April 5, 2022 | Misinformation: Creating a Misfire for American Gun Policy
Join us as we explore how gun misinformation impacts public discourse around gun policy. Panelists will also offer potential solutions to combat misinformation in gun policy conversations. Tuesday April 5, 5:00 – 6:15 PM UConn Hartford, Hartford Times Building 145 Panelists: Attorney General William Tong (CT) Prof. Lisa Singh, Georgetown University Prof. Amanda J. Crawford, […]
David Embrick: What is Critical Race Theory–And Why is it Important to Understand?
Lorna Grisby’s article in Reader’s Digest, “What is Critical Race Theory–and Why is it Important to Understand?,” asks experts to define the concept of Critical Race Theory and explain its real-world implications. Among those experts is David Embrick, Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies. Check out an excerpt from the article below. ***Excerpt*** Racism is built […]
Kim Price-Glynn: An Ideology of Collective-Intensive Mothering
Check out Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban and Community Studies Kim Price-Glynn’s recent article in Gender, Work & Organization titled “An Ideology of Collective-Intensive Mothering: The Gendered Organization of Care in a Babysitting Cooperative.” ***Abstract*** Babysitting cooperatives offer reciprocity-based short-term childcare for members. In practice, the babysitting cooperative (co-op) under study has contradictory outcomes that both relieve and […]