Sociology News & Events
Ma comments on order to stop visas for skilled immigrants in Politico
Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology, assesses that Trump's executive order suspending the entry of foreign workers seeking H1-B visas "seriously undermines American leadership in fields such as technology and medicine where skilled immigrants serve as the backbone."
See related: Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States
Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
See related: Awards & Honors, Grant Awards, Research Methods
Three members of Maxwell School faculty earn promotion
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Ma quoted in South China Morning Post article on BLM movement, Asian-American community
Those of an older generation, whether in China or the U.S., generally prefer to circumvent discussion of politics and socioeconomic issues, says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "They have memories of the Cultural Revolution and they understand how divisive and how difficult it was and how much destruction it caused," she says.
See related: China, Civil Rights, United States
Landes speaks to NPR about COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD
See related: COVID-19, IDD, Longevity, United States
Lutz article on working‐class children of Mexican immigrants published
Landes study on COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD published
See related: State & Local
Harrington Meyer discusses grandparenting during a pandemic with Kaiser Health News
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on grandparenting, COVID-19
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Maxwell faculty and students honored with 2020 One University awards
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Landes talks to Spectrum News about COVID-19, people with disabilities
See related: COVID-19, IDD, United States
Ma quoted in Politico article on new Chinese narrative on COVID-19, US
Now, "Chinese international students in the U.S. overwhelmingly consider China a safer place, with [their] government more competently handling the crisis than the American government," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "That is why so many Chinese students have returned home, despite the high risk of international travel and the enormous difficulty in buying airplane tickets."
See related: China, COVID-19, U.S. Education, United States
Monnat comments on impact of COVID-19 on minorities in Daily Gazette
"This is just another example of the negative health impacts of structural racism," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Across all institutions, blacks are disadvantaged."
See related: COVID-19, New York State, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local
Monnat discusses racial disparities, COVID-19 deaths in Miami Herald
"Without widespread testing and without knowing the infection rate, we can’t responsibly predict when things could open back up," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States
McCormick, Ackerman piece explores how Mexico is handling the pandemic
See related: COVID-19, Latin America & the Caribbean
Monnat discusses COVID-19 testing with Miami Herald, Syracuse.com
"If people aren’t being tested, you’re risking not only spread, but greater severity of the illness," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, United States
Monnat comments on fairness of stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin Examiner
"A crisis like COVID-19 is bound to exacerbate existing racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities. Not only within the healthcare system, and in terms of health outcomes, but also within the criminal justice system," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: Black, COVID-19, Income, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Lutz receives NSF RAPID grant for COVID-19 research
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Monnat discusses COVID-19 with D Magazine, Stateline, the Verge
"At the front end, not testing these groups [poor and racial-ethnic minority populations] at the same level is increasing the risk of fatality rates," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Montez quoted in Kaiser Health News article on inequality gap at age 65
See related: Longevity, United States