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Joyce Kim, PhD Student in Sociology & Higher Education, was awarded both the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students SSSP Educational Problems Division's 2024 Student Paper Award!
Joyce Kim, PhD Student in Sociology & Higher Education, was awarded both the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students as well as the SSSP Educational Problems Division's 2024 Student Paper Award.Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was awarded the “Early Career Research Award” from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was awarded the “Early Career Research Award” from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research!Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was featured in a video interview with PhD Candidate Elena van Stee for Contexts Magazine
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was featured in a video interview with PhD CandidateJason Schnittker, Professor of Sociology, has received the Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Sociological Study of Mental Health from the American Sociological Association (ASA)
Jason Schnittker, Professor of Sociology, has received the Leonard I.Wendy Roth, Professor of Sociology, has published a new co-authored article titled, "Genetic Options and Constraints: A Randomized Controlled Trial on How Genetic Ancestry Tests Affect Ethnic and Racial Identities"
Wendy Roth, Professor of Sociology, has published a new co-authored article in The University of Chicago Press Journal titled,Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, has published a new book titled, "Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality"
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of SociologOn Friday, February 23, the Sociology Department at the University of Pennsylvania held the 2nd Annual Lecture in Public Social Science celebrating Du Bois' research and impact from his important work in the Sociology field
On Friday, February 23, the Sociology Department at the University of Pennsylvania held the 2nd Annual Lecture in Public Social Science celebrating Du Bois' research and impact from his important work in the Sociology field that ground SElena van Stee, PhD Candidate in Sociology, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Dean's Scholar!
Elena van Stee, PhD Candidate in Sociology, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Dean's Scholar. This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptionaEugenio PhD student in Sociology & Demography, and Irma Elo, Tamsen and Michael Brown Presidential Professor in Sociology and Andrew Stokes, Penn alum now Associate Professor of Global Health at Boston University, were highlighted in Penn Today
Eugenio Paglino, PhD student in Sociology & Demography, and
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.
Putting Poor People to Work
How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor
by Kathleen M. Shaw, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Christopher Mazzeo, Jerry Jacobs
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
A twenty-first century introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society.
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 Wuhan Lockdown
Presenting the extraordinary experiences of ordinary people in their own voices, The Wuhan Lockdown is an unparalleled account of the first moments of the crisis that would define the age.
The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China
Develops a performance theory of Red Guard factional violence and traces the ritual process of the transformation of a political generation over a period of forty years.
Vatican II
A Sociological Analysis of Religious Change
On an otherwise ordinary Sunday morning in 1964, millions of Roman Catholics around the world experienced history.
