Professor of Sociology Matthew Hughey will be serving as a panelist on “Capitol Under Siege: Community Reflections on the Lawless and Violent Attack on Democracy” hosted by The Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources and The Office of the Provost on January 14, 2021, from 4:00 – 5:30 PM.   Date: January 14th, 2021 Time: 4:00 […]

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including UConn Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American studies Bandana Purkayastha, is developing a set of research tools that will help understand the multiple dimensions of precarity faced by migrant workers, and to recommend ways that policymakers can ease those burdens. The two-year project is funded by the […]

Read Professor David Weakliem’s recent article in The Washington Post , “Yes, ‘elites’ support coronavirus restrictions. So do working-class Americans.” ***Excerpt from the Article*** Actual surveys — either recently or earlier in the pandemic — don’t reveal the class divide that some pundits believe is self-evident. Compared with previous Republican candidates, Trump did relatively well among […]

Congratulations to Assistant Professor in Residence, Laura Bunyan, whose new book Modern Day Mary Poppins: The Unintended Consequences of Nanny Work publishes December 15th. Through the use of in-depth qualitative interviews, Modern Day Mary Poppins: The Unintended Consequences of Nanny Work examines the experiences of and relationships between nannies and their employers. Laura Bunyan uncovers the […]

Read Assistant Professor Laura Mauldin’s two post series in Scatterplot, the Sociology blog, on doing qualitative research during COVID19. Post 1: Taking Care of Each Other “During COVID19, qualitative researchers are having to improvise and use all kinds of new strategies for doing fieldwork. I’ll focus on some of mechanics of these strategies in part […]