Sociology News & Events

Lutz paper examining educational inequalities in two national systems published in JEMS

Yaël Brinbaum & Amy Lutz
February 24, 2017

See related: Education

Purser featured in Syracuse.com article on CNY job market

In the Syracuse.com article, "CNY's Job Hunt: 4 vital issues facing those hunting for work in a changing market," Gretchen Purser says the lack of jobs for people in the middle is a vital issue facing the job market as we've shifted away from manufacturing to medical and educational careers. 
February 15, 2017

Karas Montez comments on Cuomo's reproductive rights proposal in DO

Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor of sociology, was quoted in The Daily Orange article, "Male politicians should follow the example of New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and defend women’s reproductive rights." "This policy position that he’s taking is probably the most beneficial and most exciting, in terms of actually improving population health, that I have heard proposed in a very, very long time,” said Karas Montez. 02/10/17
February 10, 2017

Monnat study on demographic characteristics and physical activity practices published in PM

Shannon M. Monnat, Monica A. F. Lounsbery, Thomas L. McKenzie & Raeven Faye Chandler
January 31, 2017

Zoli, McCormick, Lutz discuss the US-Mexico border wall in the DO

Maxwell professors Amy Lutz, Gladys McCormick, and Corri Zoli weigh in on the executive order to construct a wall along the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico border in The Daily Orange article. Glady McCormick especially stating concerns that aren't commonly heard in this debate. She said, "there might be unintended consequences of the wall, especially with environmental impacts. She said there are delicate habitats along the border that play important roles in migration of wildlife and the growth of flora and fauna,"
January 31, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Karas Montez paper on recent mortality increases in The Lancet

Anna Zajacova & Jennifer Karas Montez
January 30, 2017

Kriesberg op-ed on MLK Jr., Trump in Huffington Post

"To some degree... both [Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Donald Trump] sought to mobilize their potential followers and defeat their adversaries as one waged a struggle for civil rights for African Americans and the other for winning a national presidential election," says Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.

 

January 17, 2017

See related: U.S. Elections

Kriesberg op-ed on Israeli-Palestinian conflict published in Foreign Policy in Focus

"There are many Israelis who are highly dismayed by the extreme rightist developments in Israel and Obama’s and Kerry’s actions lend them support. Trump’s electoral vote victory threatens to make Israeli-Palestinian relations much worse," Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.

January 11, 2017

Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

See related: Agriculture

Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Mental Health

Louis Kriesberg: Pioneer in Peace and Constructive Conflict Resolution Studies

Louis Kriesberg
December 31, 2016

Constructive Conflicts From Escalation to Resolution, 5th Edition

Louis Kriesberg
December 31, 2016

Grandparenting in the United States

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2016

See related: Health Policy

Kriesberg authors OpEd on need for stronger infrastructure for peace

Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology, argues that "with the ascent of Trump to the U.S. presidency, the need is greater than ever to think and act creatively," in his article published in the Huffington Post.

December 12, 2016

Karas Montez comments on declining US life expectancy in Associated Press

Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, was quoted in the Associated Press article, " US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase." According to Karas Montez, "The troubling trends are most pronounced for the people who are the most disadvantaged.
December 8, 2016

Monnat study on physical health consequences of adverse childhood experiences published in TSQ

Shannon M. Monnat & Raeven Faye Chandler
November 27, 2016

See related: Child & Elder Care, Health Policy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family, United States

Monnat article on the Great Recession and America's geography of unemployment published in DR

Brian Thiede & Shannon M. Monnat
September 26, 2016

See related: Labor

Jennifer Karas Montez named Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies

In recognition of her contributions to the field of aging studies, Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor of sociology, has been named the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies for the academic years 2016-17 through 2018-19.
August 24, 2016

See related: Awards & Honors, Promotions & Appointments

Monnat study on disparities in Hispanic health insurance coverage rates published in Rural Sociology

Shannon M. Monnat
August 16, 2016

See related: Civil Rights, Insurance

Broad Mission

The Tenth Decade Scholars award demonstrates how citizenship cuts across the disciplines.

June 1, 2016

See related: Awards & Honors

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