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In Remembrance of Renee C. Fox
We are deIliana Kohler received the National Institute on Aging R03 "Catalyst Award" grant under the RFA “Innovations to Foster Healthy Longevity in Low-Income Settings."
Iliana Kohler received the National Institute on Aging R03 "Catalyst Award" grant under the RFA “Innovations to Foster Healthy Longevity in Low-IDaniel Aldana Cohen published "New York City as ‘fortress of solitude’ after Hurricane Sandy: a relational sociology of extreme weather’s relationship to climate politics" in Environmental Politics
Daniel Aldana Cohen published "New York City as ‘fortress of solitude’ after Hurricane Sandy: a relational sociolIn Remembrance of Charles L. Bosk
In remembrance of our colleague and friend, Charles L.Hyunjoon Park Publishes "Men and Women's Different Dreams on the Future of the Gendered Division of Paid Work and Household Work after COVID-19 in South Korea" in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
Hyunjoon Park has published this co-authored paper, "Daniel Aldana Cohen's research was cited in the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis's major policy report, "The Case for Climate Action."
Daniel Aldana Cohen's research was cited in the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis's major policy report, "T
W.E.B. Du Bois, Erving Goffman, Dorothy Swaine Thomas, and E. Digby Baltzell all broke new sociological ground while working at the University of Pennsylvania. As one of the oldest departments of sociology in the country, Penn Sociology continues its tradition of excellence with twenty-plus award-winning, distinguished faculty recognized for their scholarly achievements and leadership in the field.
Faculty Bookshelf
A Planet to Win
Why We Need a Green New Deal
A Planet to Win explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal.
Blue Chicago
The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
David Grazian takes us inside the world of contemporary urban blues clubs to uncover how such images are manufactured and sold to music fans and audiences.
American Zoo
A Sociological Safari
David Grazian takes us on a safari through the contemporary zoo, alive with its many contradictions and strange wonders.
Gender Inequality at Work
This book addresses many of the dimensions of gender inequality at work, looking at a number of important topics including: pay equity; the impact of feminization on certain professions; and barrie
Fast Food, Fast Talk
Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life
Leidner's fascinating report from the frontlines of two major American corporations uncovers the methods and consequences of regulating workers' language, looks, attitudes, ideas, and demeanor.
The Power of the Internet in China
Citizen Activism Online
A pioneering and award-winning study of the innovative forms and multi-institutional dynamics of internet activism in China.
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Race, Class, and Residence in Los Angeles
Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Ph.D.
Sociologist Camille Zubrinsky Charles explores how modern racial attitudes shape and are shaped by the places in which people live.
