Category Archives: Sociology

Love Hurts

A look at a common assumption in wife killing; that it is rooted in masculine possessiveness. Continue reading

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Secrets of Successful Women Coaches

Michael A. Messner is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California and the author of several books including Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports. His latest title, It’s All for the Kids: Gender, Families,… Continue reading

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Including More Women Coaches in Youth Sports: Why it Matters

Michael A. Messner is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California and the author of several books including Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports. His latest title, It’s All for the Kids: Gender, Families,… Continue reading

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The Odyssey Experience: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Journeys

Neil J. Smelser is University Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including The Social Edges of Psychoanalysis, Problematics of Sociology, and Social Paralysis and Social Change, all from UC… Continue reading

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Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond

Anny Bakalian is Associate Director and Mehdi Bozorgmehr is Co-Director of the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Bozorgmehr is also Associate Professor of Sociology at the City College and… Continue reading

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UC Press Podcast Featuring, Jeri Quinzio and Allison J. Pugh

We are pleased to announce that Episode 11 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In February’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews a sociologist and a food writer.First, Jeri Quinzio talks about ice cream… Continue reading

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What Makes Some Deaf Children (But Not Others) Good Readers?

Why are some deaf children better readers than others? Continue reading

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Post-Racial America?

John Iceland is Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State University, and former Branch Chief, Poverty and Health Statistics Branch, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U. S. Census Bureau. He is also the author of Poverty in America:… Continue reading

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The War Comes Home

Aaron Glantz, an independent journalist whose work has appeared in The Nation and The Progressive and on Democracy Now!, is the author of How America Lost Iraq. In his latest book, The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans,… Continue reading

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Episode 10 of the Podcast Series is Now Available

We are pleased to announce that Episode 10 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In January’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews two journalists.First, he interviews Lawrence Weschler, who is a staff writer for… Continue reading

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