Sociology
By Laura Milani Alessio
April 10, 2017
New generation of sociologists advance University’s multidisciplinary tradition
By Carla Reiter
March 29, 2017
Government-led program misunderstood but reflects priorities of young adults
By Mark Peters
November 17, 2016
Charles E. Bidwell, an influential sociologist and former chair of the Departments of Education and Sociology at the University of Chicago, died Nov. 6. He was 84. Bidwell, AB’50, AM’53,...Read more
By Mark Peters
September 9, 2016
Risks arise from culture, social connectedness in town with suicide clusters
By Susan Keaton
February 19, 2016
Rami Nashashibi, AM’98, PhD’11, brings his sociological learning to community organization he founded
By Susie Allen
April 9, 2015
Whether he was teaching his students about sociology through martial arts or leading them to the Point during the University’s annual Kuvia celebration, Prof. Donald Levine believed in education without...Read more
Source: The New Yorker
January 8, 2015
Article profiles sociologist Howard Becker, UChicago alumnus and instructor, who contributed greatly to the theory of deviance
By Susie Allen
December 10, 2014
Update: The University memorial service in honor of Martin Riesebrodt will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. in Swift Hall. The service will include tributes from faculty...Read more
By William Harms
December 4, 2014
Buzz, the feeling of excitement that cultural venues generate, is actually a commodity that can be traded and is subject to its own kind of inflation, according to Prof. Terry...Read more
Source: The Wire
June 10, 2014
UChicago PhD candidate Michael Corey helps organize Facebook's first sociology conference
By William Harms
May 30, 2013
Update: A wake for Rev. Andrew Greeley will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. June 4 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 9235 S. Hamilton Ave., Chicago. Visitation will...Read more
By Steve Kloehn
May 1, 2012
Prof. Mario L. Small has been appointed dean of the Social Sciences Division for a five-year term, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. Small’s appointment takes...Read more
By Megan E. Doherty
November 10, 2011
Some figures in the history of philosophy and sociology are household names: Heidegger, Durkheim, Weber. What organizers of an upcoming symposium want to stress is the importance of a once...Read more
By William Harms
August 30, 2011
Lingering impacts of the Great Recession could include reduced school achievement, behavioral problems and economic hardship among children of the unemployed, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. “There...Read more
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
August 9, 2011
Research by Prof. Edward Laumann shows partner's close relationships can cause erectile dysfunction
By William Harms
July 26, 2011
Parents who move to the United States without legal status generally seek better opportunities for their young children, hoping their kids will achieve more than they could. But a study...Read more
George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology and the College, Director of the Ogburn Stouffer Center
Edward Laumann is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the sociology of social networks, health and well-being, and sexuality. He recently advised a panel of scholars who conducted the...Read more
Gustavas F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology and the College
Andrew Abbott's major research interests lie in the sociology of occupations, professions, and work, the sociology of culture and knowledge, and social theory. His current theoretical focus is the study...Read more
By Susie Allen
January 13, 2011
Should we compare religions? This is one of the foundational questions for scholars of religion, and it is the topic of a Friday, Jan. 14 conference at the Divinity School,...Read more
October 22, 2010
Andrew Greeley, a research associate for the Center for Study of Politics and Society at the National Opinion Research Center, has written his final book, a insightful survey of Chicago-area...Read more