Expanding opportunities for women and economic uncertainty are both factors in declining U.S. fertility rates
Ann Oberhauser, professor of sociology, explores falling U.S. birth rates and the factors shaping the statistics.
Tag: Department of Sociology
Department of Sociology adopts a new name
Beginning July 1, the Department of Sociology will change its name to better reflect students’ growing interest in criminal justice.
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Ann Oberhauser receives Jan Monk Service Award
Ann Oberhauser, professor of sociology and director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, has received the Jan Monk Service Award from the Feminist Geographies Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers (AAG). The award recognizes a geographer who has made an outstanding service contribution to women in geography and/or feminist geography.
New research: Pandemic-related anxiety associated with women drinking more
Nearly two-thirds of female participants reported drinking more since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eason will deliver Beal Distinguished Lecture in Rural Sociology
John Major Eason, University of Wisconsin—Madison, is the invited speaker for the 2019 George M. Beal Distinguished Lectureship in Rural Sociology.
Understanding microaggressions in engineering education
Professors in sociology and political science will work with a professor in engineering to study how microaggressions affect students’ experiences in engineering education.