L&S News  Tag: Sociology

A study by Associate Professor of Sociology Max Besbris shows stark differences in perceptions of Spanish rental housing ads across racial groups, provoking concern about residential segregation.

Sociology alum Alex Hannah MS’13, PhD’16 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Forward Award. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Allison Daminger studies how an imbalance in cognitive labor--things like planning, organization and follow-through--often unfairly affects women in relationships.

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.

Professor of sociology touts the advantages of managed retreat to prevent communities from being destroyed by environmental disasters.

Alumna Alex Hanna (Sociology '16) creates a scholarship to support sociology students actively supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

In studying the medical assistants who work at an abortion clinic, Kelly Ward examines a microcosm of women’s reproductive health care.

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.

The window between learning about a pregnancy from a missed period and fetal cardiac activity is only a few days, and for women who experience irregular periods, the window may not exist at all. According to research by the professor of sociology, in states with restrictive "heartbeat bills," this situation could impact the ability to access abortion services.