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Nissim Mizrachi, PhD will present his book Beyond Suspicion: The Moral Clash Between Rootedness and Progressive Liberalism on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Demie Kurz, PhD Research Affiliate in the Department of Sociology, published a new book.
Roberto Gonzales, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Education Quoted in Boston Globe
Benjamin Shestakofsky Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, co-authors new article
Dorothy Roberts, Penn Sociology Standing Faculty, Receives the MacArthur Genius Award!
Unequal Childhoods, by Annette Lareau, PhD has recently been translated and published into French
Elena Van Stee, PhD Candidate published an article in Socius with Alanna Gillis (St. Lawrence University):
Joyce Kim, and I'm a PhD Candidate in Sociology and Higher Education publishes a new Article in "Social Problems"
Joyce Kim, PhD Candidate in Soc & Higher Education, has won the Graduate Student paper award from the Altruism, Morality, & Social Solidarity section of ASA
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.
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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.
There Goes the Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up
By: Lance Freeman
Temple University Press
Um planeta a conquistar
A urgência de um Green New Deal
Brazilian Portuguese translation of A Planet to Win, with a new Preface by Raquel Rolnik.
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.
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
A twenty-first century introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society.
Behind the Startup
How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality
In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic dis