In The News: Department of Sociology
Children whose parents have lower levels of education have a significantly higher risk of dying young, according to a new study by researchers at 51ԹϺ.
(15:05) President Donald Trump continued his attacks on four progressive congresswomen Tuesday when speaking to a conservative teen summit in Washington.
A new study reveals substantially higher risks of death between ages 1-24 for children living in families with lower levels of parental education, lower levels of family income, and/or for those living in a single parent family -- all independent of one another.
When doctors said her youngest child would be a girl, Amie Schofield chose the name Victoria. Then they said the child would be a boy, so she switched to Victor.
A University of Nevada, Las Vegas sociology professor said Tuesday that gambling reflects the risks inherent in modern capitalism and the pursuit of the American Dream and that its growth is being led in part by growing income equality.
A mother and her son graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas together on Saturday.
Few experiences are more painful than losing someone we love, and the grief only continues as burial arrangements are made. On that terrible day when we have to inter a loved one, it’s difficult enough to cope with the act, let alone think beyond it.
Jennifer Reed, sociology Ph.D. student at 51ԹϺ, officiated a marriage ceremony at the school’s Pida Plaza between about 15 people and the Earth.
I recently attended a large meeting of faculty to discuss graduate students’ evaluation, recruitment and retention.
“Let the data drive your goals,” one of the speakers repeated, mantra-like – with genuine enthusiasm and conviction – and I couldn’t help but wince.
I recently attended a large meeting of faculty to discuss graduate students’ evaluation, recruitment and retention.
FOSTA-SESTA is shorthand for two congressional bills: the House’s Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Senate’s Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017. As the names suggest, they were designed to reduce sex trafficking.
‘Pollen-amorous’ leaders host marriages to the Earth in Sin City.