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On April 23, Prof. Oyarvide Tuthill will present on health disparities across sexual identity, along with information on clinical research openness/participation within the LGBTQ population at the 2022 Clinical Research and Engagement Conference at Texas Southern University
Relying on Durkheim to understand “Why People are Acting so Weird”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/03/antisocial-behavior-crime-violence-increase-pandemic/627076/
Crime, “unruly passenger” incidents, and other types of strange behavior have all soared recently. Why?
Check out our updated bulletin boards next to the Soc office for some cool info. If any of our current students or alums want to share Soc related activities/projects/jobs that they are involved in, just DM us and we’ll see if we can put that info together and share similarly.
Join us Monday! Online event Sociology in Action lecture by Professor Jackie Hagan!!!https://www.uh.edu/class/sociology/sia/
Sociology in Action Lecture 2022 Skills of the "Unskilled": Work, Gender, and Mobility Among Mexican Migrants Guest Speaker: Jacqueline Hagan, Ph.D.Kenan Distinguished Professor of SociologyThe University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited....
Prof. Oyarvide Tuthill will be part of a panel sponsored by UH Center for Public History on April 6 at 12:30pm for the screening and discussion of "Cured" documentary that outlines the activism that spurred the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Check out the calendar for CPH for more info: https://uh.edu/class/ctr-public-history/about/cph-calendar/
University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - Calendar of Upcoming Events
Support for Ukraine on campus….
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A generous donor is making a matching gift commitment of $12,500 to help fund our new Sociology Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship. In honor of UH Giving Day, which is today, the donor will match dollar-for-dollar all gifts to the Sociology Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship made by 11:59 pm on March 7.
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A new study by sociologist Kathryn Freeman Anderson examines early vaccine distribution in five urban Texas counties.
Right now: Hear Professor Anderson on Houston Matters (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381443561/houston-matters)
QUESTIONS ABOUT GRAD SCHOOL? The Department of Sociology in conjunction with the Sociology Students Association will be hosting an informational session with a faculty panel on graduate school options in sociology. We will give a brief presentation and then give plenty of time for you to get all of your questions answered. Refreshments provided! Wednesday, March 9 from 11:30-12:30 in the Werlin Room (PGH 448). Come join us! Please RSVP using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5H8FJCm2lj0tin3WOUN0c3G8rhSA1Ooko7A9DfqNzXOTN0g/viewform?usp=sf_link
Date: Wednesday, March 9th Time: 11:30-12:30 p.m. Location: PGH 448 Werlin Room
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It's that time of year again! Now accepting applications for Fall 2022 enrollment in our M.A. program in Sociology.
All majors welcome. No GRE required. Financial assistance available through both assistantships and scholarships. Deadline to apply is April 1st for international applicants and April 15th for domestic applicants. https://www.uh.edu/class/sociology/graduate/prospective-students/
Prospective Students
Congratulations to Chelsea Cooper!!! We are happy to announce that our recent MA recipient and current Lecturer, Chelsea Cooper, has won the 2022 Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis award in the category of Social Sciences, Education and Business for her thesis: "Childlessness in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Her thesis was selected from among a highly competitive group of nominations. Her award will be presented at the 2022 CSGS Annual Meeting to be held February 17-19 in Raleigh, NC.
With the Spring 2022 term just a few days away, the Sociology Grad student TA’s are all smiles and energized to work with faculty to ensure a successful academic term for the undergrads. Undergrads, get ready ’cause we are ready to help!!! We have the best TA’s!! Go sociology!
Sociologists use research to weigh in on policy issues…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/upshot/of-four-family-policies-in-democrats-bill-which-is-most-important.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20211014&instance_id=42666&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=36989923&segment_id=71608&user_id=170ff149a0ee17c64e72476e27dd5365
We asked 18 academics what they would choose if they could pick only one, as Senator Manchin has reportedly advised.
Earn an M.A. in Sociology and prepare yourself for success in an information-oriented and global society!
Now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 semester.
All majors welcome. No GRE required. Financial assistance available. Deadline to apply is Oct. 15 for international applicants and Nov. 1 domestic applicants. https://www.uh.edu/class/sociology/graduate/prospective-students/
Prof. Scott Savage examines how social influence processes affect cohesion in task groups.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01902725211039832
Part 2 - KPRC News Makers Extra: Prof. Steven Nelson answers questions about why American's can't agree on social reality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k86nNE_YUQ
Prof. Steven Nelson gave an interview to Houston Newsmakers (KPRC) "A Nation More Divided than Ever"
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/29/a-nation-more-divided-than-ever-experts-weigh-in-on-what-we-can-do/
A nation more divided than ever? Experts weigh in on what we can do
Sociology in Action! Using sociology to make a difference...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/asia/gail-omvedt-dead.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20210903&instance_id=39503&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=36989923&segment_id=67981&user_id=170ff149a0ee17c64e72476e27dd5365
An American-born sociologist, she moved to India in the 1970s, helped pioneer the study of castes and drew attention to the lives of the country’s most oppressed.
Congratulations to Dr. Kate Anderson for her NSF grant! To learn about her research, go here:
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2121931&HistoricalAwards=false
ABSTRACT Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) is an NSF Program seeking to stimulate human-centered fundamental and potentially transformative research that strengthens America’s infrastructure. Effective infrastructure provides a strong foundation for socioeconomic vitality and broad quali...
Congratulations to Soc MA Grad Student, Sloan Rucker for receiving the 2021 Barbara Espy Chenworth Scholarship from WGSS.
https://uh.edu/class/ws/students/scholarships/
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes for Students Congratulations to our 2021-22 FWS Scholarship Winners! UndergraduatesSusy Flores – H-E-B / WGSS Undergraduate ScholarshipAustin Mitchell – Maud Smith Paddock Undergraduate Scholarship Graduate StudentsGrete Norquist – Blanche Espy Chenowe...
The Sociology Department welcomes our newest assistant professor, Dr. Hyunseok Hwang. For the Fall 2021 term, he will be teaching undergrad stats and lab.
https://uh.edu/class/sociology/faculty/hyunseok-hwang/
Hyunseok Hwang Assistant Professor Ph.D., Sociology, Texas A&M UniversityMPA, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University Email: [email protected] Download CV Biographical Summary Hyunseok Hwang is an assistant professor of sociology. He received a Ph.D. in sociolog...
With the beginning of the new academic year here, the Sociology department is wishing that all of our undergrads and grads have a safe and healthy term during which they are able to have an insightful and supportive academic experience. Faculty, staff and TA’s are ready to guide the way!
Happy to be all together again in the department. Sociology grad TA’s preparing for the fall 2021 term so they can be as ready as possible to help our undergraduates succeed in their Soc courses.
Prof. Oyarvide Tuthill uses an intercategorical intersectional approach to examine the association between the intersection of sexual and racial/ethnic identity centrality and mental well being among Black and Latinx Sexual minority adults.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01902725211037637
Studies document how identity related processes, including identity centrality, shape mental well being. More research, however, is needed that considers how id...
Using a sociological perspective…
Why targets of deliberate deception often hesitate to admit they’ve been deceived.
Sociologist Sheila Katz talks about life, challenges and making every minute count….
For more information about becoming involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and MDA Houston, please contact us at 713.522.1426 or [email protected]...
Dr. Maria Monserud's article "Later-life trajectories of cognitive functioning among immigrants of Mexican origin: implications of age at immigration and social resources" was recently published in the journal Ethnicity & Health. The article was tweeted by the journal and was chosen for their Twitter page based on a select criteria of scholarship and interest to the larger academic and community audiences.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13557858.2018.1547370?journalCode=ceth20#.YNon-tYBDJU.twitter
Prof. Kwan comments on "skinny shaming" in USA Today
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/skinny-shaming-is-real-but-experts-warn-against-comparing-it-to-fat-shaming/ar-AAKMJFQ?ocid=uxbndlbing
Skinny shaming is just as unacceptable as fat shaming, but experts explain why the two shouldn't be compared.
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Just a reminder that applications are due by Saturday, May 1st for our M.A. program in Sociology. All majors welcome. No GRE required. Financial assistance available. For more information, check out our program website: https://www.uh.edu/class/sociology/graduate/prospective-students/
Prospective Students
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Access to housing is recognised as one of the fundamental human rights by the United Nations international bodies and national legislation in Europe. However, there is consistent evidence of discrimination against ethnic minorities in the housing market. No such study has been carried out in Ireland...
The Department of Sociology congratulates Sociology major Andreina Ruiz for being accepted into the UH Mellon Research Scholars Program.
https://www.uh.edu/honors/undergraduate-research/our-programs/mellon-scholars/2021_2022_scholar_profiles.php
Mellon Scholar Profiles
Listen for Dr. Nelson's thoughts on the sharp rise in violent crime in Houston in 2020 on Houston Public Media feature interview that aired during The Texas Standard program on March 17.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/03/16/393606/houston-leaders-grapple-with-continued-rise-in-violent-crime/
Murder and other violent crime went up significantly last year. Now Houston-area leaders are looking for answers as to why.
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Professors Xavia Karner and Stella Grigorian exploring the wine renaissance in Armenia...fieldwork in action 😎
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