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Prof. Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill 's collaborative project launches website. Black Migration Houston Project (BMP-HOU) is an ongoing collaborative project that promotes research, writing and teaching tools that center the concerns of LGBTQ+ Black Migrants.
https://www.teachingblmphouston.net/
A resource page for and about Black LGBTQIA+ migrants.
UH Sociology identified by Washington Monthly as place that offers black students opportunities that lead to higher paying jobs!
https://universitybusiness.com/report-these-colleges-do-best-in-popular-black-majors/
Washington Monthly's study highlights colleges and universities that provide students with opportunities that lead to well-paying jobs.
Prof. Savage and his colleagues explore how identities and networks combine to affect the likelihood of people using punishments to get what they want.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X20300879
In this study, we examine the effects of the structure of a network, the dominance identity of the actors, and the actors' ability to reward or punish…
DEADLINE EXTENDED to DEC 1 for domestic applicants interested in applying to the UH Soc MA program.
Department of Sociology at the University of Houston invites you to apply to our graduate MA program. Deadline for Spring 2021 is Dec 1 and deadline for Fall 2021 is May 1. For more info see flyer or contact Prof. Anderson at [email protected] or Prof. Grigorian at [email protected] ... great program, great students and great faculty!!!
Dr. Anderson's new paper explores how residential segregation affects children's health care use.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cico.12475
Research has demonstrated health care consequences of racial/ethnic residential segregation. Here, I test one possible mechanism—the distribution of community health care organizations and service pr...
Congratulations to Dr. Savage on receiving a UH Grant to Enhance Research on Racism
https://uh.edu/research/funding-opportunities/internal-awards/grants-to-enhance-research-on-racism/fy-2020-recipients/
FY20 Recipients PI Name PI College Kate Anderson College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jason Casellas College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jose G De Los Reyes Heredia College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Willa H Friedman College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Lorra L Garey C...
Congratulations to Dr. Anderson on receiving a UH Grant to Enhance Research on Racism
https://uh.edu/research/funding-opportunities/internal-awards/grants-to-enhance-research-on-racism/fy-2020-recipients/
FY20 Recipients PI Name PI College Kate Anderson College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jason Casellas College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jose G De Los Reyes Heredia College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Willa H Friedman College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Lorra L Garey C...
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Quiroz on receiving a SSRC grant to study Covid-19 effects on Latinos
https://covid19research.ssrc.org/grantee/resilient-latinos-educational-pathways-and-careers-in-the-age-of-covid-19/
Consistent with other crises, the Covid-19 pandemic portends substantial challenges to Latino college students, many of whom are first-generation college attendees and members of lower-income families. Significant increases in the percentage of Latino students enrolled in institutions of higher educ...
Department of Sociology at the University of Houston invites you to apply to our graduate MA program. Deadline for Spring 2021 is Nov 1 and deadline for Fall 2021 is May 1. For more info see flyer or contact Prof. Anderson at [email protected] or Prof. Grigorian at [email protected] ... great program, great students and great faculty!!!
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Welcome back to classes for our Sociology undergraduate and graduate students! We hope that this will be a time of engaging learning, regardless of the course format, and that you will have a safe and rewarding semester. For the latest news on the Department and our programs, please check out our website.
** We welcome Dr. Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill as a new Assistant Professor, specializing in gender, sexuality, and health.
** We also are launching our two new undergraduate concentration options in health and medicine and workplace diversity. Plan your courses now if you wish to add a concentration to your degree!
** We are proud that our UH Undergraduate Sociology was recognized as 18th in the nation in earning potential for sociology graduates!
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UH Sociology degree ranked in the top 25 nationally for earning potential. Check out the lastest in the CLASS newsletter, page 21.
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PolitiFact
Fact-checking a claim about immigrants and California’s 'extra' House seats
Department Chair and Professor of Sociology Amanda Baumle recently shared her insights with PolitiFact in the article "Fact-checking a claim about immigrants and California’s 'extra' House seats." Dr. Baumle, a demography expert, says the claim of six appears to be based on apportionment analyses based on only U.S. citizens being counted, and not lawful permanent residents or other non-citizens with legal status. Immigrants without legal status, she estimates, account for three California seats..
Read entire article here: https://bit.ly/2F5SvWJ
Stephen Klineberg, our sociology colleague at Rice University, on the occasion of the release of his new book about Houston, "The Prophetic City". https://www.facebook.com/instituteforurbanresearch/?__tn__=HHH-R
We're highlighting innovation happening in cities nationwide.
American Sociological Association condemns systemic racism.
https://www.asanet.org/news-events/asa-news/asa-condemns-systemic-racism-criminal-justice-system
Congratulations to our 2020 Sociology graduates!
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An interdisciplinary (sociology, anthropology and epidemiology) approach to understanding social distancing - community dynamics, networks of people and the spread of disease. https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/04/13/just-one-friend-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1goUhtJsfBMFcXmRta_iP11qIIxycFssgbuGMf8pLOR4yBkTu-wbS8oW0
After weeks of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, people of all ages may be asking: What could be the harm of visiting just one friend?
Watch UH Sociology MA alumni Carlton Ahrens and Ford Gunter’s “Art Car: The Movie,” a feature-length documentary to air this weekend on Houston’s public access channel, HTV, http://www.houstontx.gov/htv/
Saturday & Sunday at 4.30p
Comcast (Ch. 16)
Phonoscope (Ch. 73 & 99)
Suddenlink (Ch. 14)
AT&T U-verse (Ch. 99)
https://youtu.be/gSJgZbYbxEE
Follow Rebecca Bass and her high school class as they prepare to enter the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade- the largest of it's kind, attracting more than 300,00...
If you want to stop just asking questions and start solving them, we invite you to join our team as a graduate student. Solving problems is what we do. Using innovative research methods, our sociologists offer new solutions to age-old and ongoing social issues. Fall 2020 application deadline is May 1. Contact Dr. Scott Savage or Dr. Stella Grigorian for info.
Note from the Sociology MA Graduate Program: Hope Everyone is staying safe and healthy. Be aware that the graduate application deadline is May 1 for domestic students. Also, note that Drs. Grigorian and Savage are ready, willing and available to answer any questions that you may have. They are just an email away!
First release from the new UH Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality, focusing on Houston-area inequalities on a variety of key issues of interest to sociologists:
Women 50% More Likely to Live in Poverty than Men, More Likely to Be Raising the Next Generation Alone
Thank you to Dr. Michael Gibson-Light for his illuminating talk on prison labor at Tuesday's Sociology in Action Lecture. Missed the talk in person? You can watch it at the following link:
Come to the UC Ballroom to the Learning Abroad Fair and cheer Dr. Grigorian on to make this learning abroad course a success!!!
Learning Abroad: Sociology of Armenia Through the Wine Industry and Foodie Culture (3 SCH)
Have you ever wanted to have an adventure while learning sociology? Do you long to step outside of the classroom in order to learn? How about traveling to a place where few have ever traveled, yet, offers so much in advancing your sociological imagination and perspective?
This coming May 2020 Summer Mini-mester, join Dr. Stella Grigorian as she takes a group of students literally halfway across the world to the land of pomegranates, apricots, vineyards at the foot of biblical Mt. Ararat to study Armenia through a uniquely sociological lens. By focusing the sociological lens on the wine industry and foodie culture, this learning abroad course will be an opportunity to experience and learn about the social-cultural changes that have taken place in Armenia during the last few decades as it has emerged from a Soviet state to an independence republic. Along with visits to the university and other organizations, the course will visit wineries, vineyards and new foodie establishments where students will have the chance to meet both locals and others from abroad who are helping to forge new ideas of work, professionalism and national identity and redefining Armenia’s role in the global arena through wine and tourism. The cost of the Learning Abroad course is being finalized but should be anywhere from $2800 to $3400. The cost will include round-trip airfare, lodging, transfers and transportation, most meals and required excursions. Students will leave Houston on May 11 and return to Houston on May 29, 2020. In the meantime, please feel free to contact Dr. Stella Grigorian ([email protected]) if you have any interest or questions.
Let’s travel and learn together!!!
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Welcome back, Everyone! Hoping you had a great holiday season and are ready to have a successful spring term. 'Don't forget to make use of your profs' office hours and remember that your Sociology TA's are here to help you, as well. Make sure to visit them during their office hours for that extra explanation, help or just to chat about sociology. Wishing everyone a new year filled with health and all things wonderful.
Sociology at Work
Happy new year, colleagues! I hope you're thriving, wherever you are. As 2020 kicks into gear, you might already be thinking about a career change. Applied sociologists work across many sectors, including social services, management, administration, marketing and research. Our job titles range from homeless advocacy, to research associate, to director. Here's a little inspiration to those who seek to apply their sociological imagination in new areas. Check out our blog for advice on how to look for work, how to prepare your resume and other career tips! https://www.sociologyatwork.org/
Congratulations to our newest Sociology graduates and to our banner bearer, Marco Galvan! Thank you to all of you for being a part of the sociology department and wishing all of you the best as you move on to the next stage in your life! Go Coogs! Go Sociology!!
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Xavia Karner from the University of Houston is our next featured sociologist in our seminar series. Join us! https://www.uh.edu/class/sociology/faculty/tracy-xavia-karner/
Now that the academic year is in full swing, we hope that everyone has settled into the routine and will have a successful term and academic year. Make sure to keep up with your studies and visit your profs during office hours for additional help or to discuss other sociological interests that you may have. Remember that your TA's are also able to help, so, contact them. Think about joining the SSA, UH Sociology Student Association. Check out the ASA's website for lots of info and career possibilities. We are all here to help you learn as much as possible in sociology. Be inquisitive, be active and stay in touch!
UH is well represented at this year’s ASA Conference in NYC. Numerous faculty, current and former students are either presenting or attending the numerous sessions and workshops or networking. It was stated that this year, there were 5808 registrants to the conference! That is one big conference spanning 5 days!
Brilliant economist discovers the answer lies in sociology (but we knew that😊)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/raj-chettys-american-dream/592804/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5d3267caeb25fa0001be7699_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
No one has done more to dispel the myth of social mobility than Raj Chetty. But he has a plan to make equality of opportunity a reality.
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Applications are being accepted by young single mothers at Project Row Houses' (PRH) for their Young Mothers Residential Program (YMRP).
The YMRP at PRH provides housing and counseling on personal growth and parenting skills, allowing these mothers to raise their children in a creative, nurturing community. Young single mothers are a significant part of society, and PRH believes that it is our community’s role to provide support for these women as they pursue education and fulfilling careers.
UH Sociology alumni, Suezen Salinas, MA 2019, facilitates a panel for early scholars at the International Visual Sociology Association conference. #IVSA2019
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If you want to stop just asking questions and start solving them, we invite you to join our team as a graduate student. Solving problems is what we do. Using innovative research methods, our sociologists offer new solutions to age-old and ongoing social issues. Fall 2020 application deadline is May 1. Contact Dr. Scott Savage or Dr. Stella Grigorian for info.
Global Houston, Day 7
Last day of Global Houston courses...
Global Houston classes, Our last day of 'travel'...
Global Houston summer courses
Global Houston, Day Six
Just like travel aboard, Global Houston students visit the sites in our global city... Day Four!
Global Houston Day Three....Innovative courses for our global world!
Professors Xavia Karner and Stella Grigorian exploring the wine renaissance in Armenia...fieldwork in action 😎
Around the world with Global Houston
Why study Sociology? Here's Professor Karner's answer...
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