Sociology

Changes to census will impact how Americans self-identify, study finds

Survey showed combined race and ethnicity questions caused fewer Hispanic Americans to identify as other races

UChicago political scholars reflect on the DNC, 2024 election

Profs. Elisabeth Clemens, John Mark Hansen and William Howell discuss Harris’s nomination and look back on 1968 convention

UChicago researchers use machine learning to examine meanings across languages

New large-scale data study offers linguistic insight into cross-cultural thinking and communication

New documentary reinterprets archives to illuminate trans lives

Now a feature-length film, ‘Framing Agnes’ connects trans history to current challenges

What historical homicide waves reveal about Chicago policy

UChicago researchers find century of repeated patterns in city responses to violence