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ChangHwan article "Changes in Income and Wealth Inequality in Korea"
(In Korean) Pp. 161-206 in Inequality in Korea: Facts, Theories, and Policies, ed by Kim, Yuntae. Seoul, Korea: Hanul Inc. ...
David N. Smith publishes "Capital and the Thrill of Domination," pp. 195-207 in The Routledge International Handbook of Max Weber Studies, ed. Alan Sica. (Opens in new window)
Max Weber was one of the leading spirits of a circle of social liberals who feared that capitalists in Germany would succumb to the temptations of authoritarianism – the “thrill of domination” – to such an extent that the capitalist class would fail to win legitimacy, leaving the door open...
Argun Saatcioglu commissed by BlaqueKC (Opens in new window)
Argun Saatcioglu was commissioned by BlaqueKC to conduct a longitudinal (2006-2018) analysis of the effects of school building closures on crime and property values in KCMO. ...
Argun Saatcioglu received funding for CREW (Opens in new window)
Argun Saatcioglu received funding from the DeBruce Foundation to support the Center for Research in Work and Learning at KU, supporting the operation of IPSR. ...
Graduate student Heeyoun Shin is recognized by the Korean Labor Institute (Opens in new window)
Heeyoun Shin won the paper proposal competition award from the Korean Labor Institute. ...
Graduate student Elyse Neumann recognized by Graduate Student Awards and Publications (Opens in new window)
Graduate student Elyse Neumann wins the REI Graduate Student Grant-Writing Incentive Award. ...
Graduate student Walter Goettlich awarded an REI grant under the Social Justice Research Award (SJA) (Opens in new window)
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Jarron M. Saint Onge co-authors article "Aligning Research and Practice: The Role of Academic-Community Partnerships for Improving Health Measurement and Process" (Opens in new window)
Community programs addressing social determinants of health are growing in prominence and are increasingly expected to provide metrics of success. Our objective is to assess the role of an academic-community partnership for a community health worker program targeting social and medical needs, and determine factors impacting its effectiveness. ...
Kelly H. Chong receives KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award for documentary
Documentary film "Invisibility and Rage: Asian Americans, Racial Trauma and Mental Health" ...
Kelly H. Chong co-authored article " 'The Model Man:' Shifting Perceptions of Asian American Masculinity and the Renegotiation of a Racial Hierarchy of Desire." (Opens in new window)
Although Asian-descent men in the United States have been subjected to negative race-gender stereotyping and sexual racism, evidence suggests that mainstream perceptions and Asian American men’s self-definitions are in flux. Drawing on in-depth interviews of U.S.-born and -raised, middle-class, heterosexual Asian American men, supplemented by popular media textual analysis, we...
Paul Stock served as a Virtual Visiting Professor
Paul Stock served as a Virtual Visiting Professor at the School of Life Sciences and Technology within the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia, in November 2021, which included a lecture and some workshops exploring potential collaborations. ...
David Smith published a chapter in the book Rethinking Alternatives with Marx
David Smith's chapter "Accumulation and Its Discontents: Migration and Nativism in Marx's Capital and Late Manuscripts" was edited by Marcello Musto (Palgrave Macmillan). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-81764-0_8...
ChangHwan Kim co-authors article "Taste-based Gender Discrimination in South Korea" (Opens in new window)
Among the countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, South Korea shows the worst female earnings disadvantage. Women's career disruption associated with marriage and childbearing is said to be the primary factor behind the huge female disadvantage in Korea. Recent studies, however, demonstrated that substantial female disadvantage appears...
David Smith spoke on a panel for the British Sociological Association
The Last Years of Karl Marx: A Conversation between Marcello Musto, Kevin B. Anderson, Himani Banerji & David N. Smith. The panel was organized by the Theory Study Group. Event Videos (britsoc.co.uk)...
David Ekerdt's retirement article in Wall Street Journal (Opens in new window)
“The Enigma of Arrival” is the title and theme of a novel by the Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul. What is it about arrival that is mysterious? Simply that one’s imagination of a destination, even a place for which one has prepared and striven, will never quite be one’s eventual experience...
Joane Nagel, David Heath Cooper, Timothy Lee and Trevor S. Lies co-author "Unmasking the Racial and Gender Politics of the U.S. Pandemic" (Opens in new window)
Peace Review: Vol 33, No 1. ...
Kevin McCannon accepted to a CTE Faculty Seminar on Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in a COVID-19 informed class to develop a teaching practice for his Death and Dying class
The seminar’s focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism aligns with the growing recognition of the importance of these principles in education and healthcare. As educators and professionals, we have the opportunity to lead by example and promote positive change. Let us continue to engage in conversations, share knowledge, and...
Gerald Kevin McCannon awarded a CTE Assessment Innovation Award at the Student Learning Symposium (Opens in new window)
Gerald Kevin McCannon leveraged the pandemic to prompt students to interview their own family members about their experiences while in crisis. Students then pooled these interview observations and analyzed them with qualitative research methods. He plans to use the seminar to develop inclusive teaching tactics, especially for discussion, for his...
Eric Hanley published "Sexism as a Political Force: The Impact of Gender-Based Attitudes on the Presidential Elections of 2012-2016" (Opens in new window)
This article examines the effect of gender attitudes on the voting behavior of whites in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. ...
Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article "Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology" (Opens in new window)
Reasons for Black-White disparities in smoking abstinence are not well understood. This study examined area-level socioeconomic disadvantage as a contributor to lower quit rates for Blacks who smoke among 223 Black and 221 White low-income individuals who smoke enrolled in a smoking cessation trial. Outcome was cotinine-verified abstinence at week...
Paul Stock published "Food Utopias, (Mature) Care, and Hope" (Opens in new window)
The current period is one of worry and concern over collapse. While many still go hungry, we anticipate a future of food without farmers. Yet in the wake of multiple disasters, the new can emerge. With a focus on food systems centred on care, utopias provide us with tools for...
Tracey LaPierre invited to panel for The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (Opens in new window)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has invited Tracey LaPierre to be on the panel reviewing grant applications for the Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Study Section this summer. The study section deals with the impact of medical errors on cost, quality, efficiency and effectiveness of care, quality...
ChangHwan Kim co-authored article "Education, Gender, and Social Mobility: Has the Gender Gap in Stratification Declined in Korea?" (Opens in new window)
Seoul: PY Books, in Korean. ...
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh named Fulbright Scholar
LAWRENCE — Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright Scholar award to teach and conduct research in the Republic of Azerbaijan during the spring 2022 semester. ...
KU researchers to study safety effects of pandemic on in-home, long-term care providers
Tracey LaPierre receives 2nd $30,000 contract for her role as a lead qualitative researcher on the Opioid Management Project
Kansas City Quality & Value Innovation Consortium (KC QVIC) Opioid Management Project: This project addresses the critical issue of opioid use and misuse. It is a regional quality improvement initiative led by the Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality. The project collaborates with the Missouri Hospital Association and implements the...
Paul Stock interviewed by Science News in relation to his newly published article (Opens in new window)
‘Green’ burials are slowly gaining ground among environmentalists. Awareness of eco-friendly death care is low even as the industry grows. ...
Joane Nagel co-authors article with David Heath Cooper "Lessons from the Pandemic: Environmental Sociology, Climate Change, and COVID-19" (Opens in new window)
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy...
Jarron M. Saint Onge co-authors a book chapter "Health and Social Class" (Opens in new window)
Social class, or socioeconomic status (SES), has major implications for health and survival. Higher SES is consistently linked with better health. For example, those with a baccalaureate degree live about six years longer than those with secondary school degrees (Krueger et al. 2015). Social class disparities in health are substantial...
Faculty honored for innovative assessment at Student Learning Symposium
LAWRENCE — Nine University of Kansas faculty members were recently recognized for their innovative work in improving student learning. ...