Stories indexed under: Sociology

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• Jerry Marwell, expert on social movements, dies at 76 March 28, 2013 Gerald Marwell, Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City. He was 76.
• Sociologist celebrates 50 years of teaching at UW–Madison Sept. 27, 2011 Longtime professor Joe Elder is being honored for his 50 years of teaching.
• High school rank linked to survival throughout adulthood July 21, 2011 A person's high school class rank is good for more than just getting into a prestigious college.
• Senate confirms UW-Madison emeritus professor as deputy director of NSF June 6, 2011 Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 26 to serve as deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• Census shows significant increase in Wisconsin’s single-father households June 2, 2011 The number of single-father households in Wisconsin is increasing, according to Census 2010 figures released in mid-May.
• Children of divorce fall behind peers in math, social skills June 2, 2011 Divorce is a drag on the academic and emotional development of young children, but only once the breakup is under way, according to a study of elementary school students and their families.
• Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts May 31, 2011 Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map.
• Census figures show Wisconsin aging May 12, 2011 Wisconsin's population is aging, with the state's median age reaching 38.5, according to Census 2010 figures released today (May 12).
• Study finds prayer can help handle harmful emotions Dec. 14, 2010 Those who choose to pray find personalized comfort during hard times, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist.
• UW-Madison study of class of ’57 becomes leading research on aging Dec. 7, 2010 During the last 50 years, participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study have helped researchers explore the experience of careers, family life, family and education in America.
• Good grades in high school linked to better health, study finds Dec. 7, 2010 The "A" grades that high-schoolers earn aren't just good for making the honor roll - they also make them healthier as adults, too.
• Tracing the ‘blurry line’ between hospital and at-home care Oct. 26, 2010 When patients come home from the hospital after major surgery or a transplant, they often are not well enough to care for themselves, and more importantly, have complex medical needs that need to be monitored by others.
• Rural areas take greater brunt of Iraq War, UW-Madison research shows July 28, 2010 The Iraq War has taken a greater toll on the nation's non-metropolitan areas because troops from rural areas experience higher rates of death in the war than those from urban parts of the United States, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist.
• The plight of working-poor families: Low-wage labor and weak safety net April 27, 2010 In their new book from the University of Chicago Press titled "Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market," co-authors Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer present their analysis of the political and structural forces that shaped the lives of working-poor families by examining the experiences of 33 women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wis.
• Teach-in on Afghanistan, Pakistan set for next weekend March 12, 2010 A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20.
• Obama nominates UW-Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences March 4, 2010 President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.
• Research: One in 20 Milwaukee renter-occupied households evicted each year Jan. 4, 2010 Eviction is such a common occurrence in the lives of Milwaukee's urban poor that one renter-occupied household in every 20 is evicted each year, according to research based on an analysis of court records and a year's worth of sociology fieldwork from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Street markets are this professor’s laboratory Oct. 28, 2009 Alfonso Morales didn’t sit in a library to do research for his graduate degrees. Instead, he worked as a vendor in Chicago’s famed Maxwell Street Market, where he saw firsthand that public markets serve as fertile ground for entrepreneurs and new businesses, gathering places for communities and an entry point into the economy and society for new arrivals to the United States.
• UW-Madison welcomes new faculty Sept. 9, 2009 Alongside the slew of incoming freshmen, another group of new Badgers is making a debut at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall.
• Social Security expert: Modest changes may offer more protection Feb. 26, 2009 UW–Madison sociologist Pamela Herd has been a scholar of Social Security for more than a decade, but her most poignant lesson may have come from her own mother’s experience last fall.