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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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Andrew Taeho Kim, ChangHwan Kim, Scott Tuttle and Yurong Zhang co-author "COVID-19 and the Decline in Asian American Employment" (Opens in new window)
The unemployment rate has sharply increased as a result of the lockdown associated with the spread of COVID-19. The negative effect of the lockdown is more conspicuous among the less-educated workers than the highly-educated workers. Because Asian Americans are more likely to have a bachelor or higher degree than any...
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. ...
Paul Stock co-authors article with Mary Kate Dennis "Up in Smoke or Down with Worms? Older Adult Environmentalist's Discourse on Disposal, Dispersal, and (Green) Burial" (Opens in new window)
Also available via KU ScholarWorks. ...
Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article "Contributions and Challenges in Health Lifestyles Research" (Opens in new window)
The concept of health lifestyles is moving scholarship beyond individual health behaviors to integrated bundles of behaviors undergirded by group-based identities and norms. Health lifestyles research merges structure with agency, individual-level processes with group-level processes, and multifaceted behaviors with norms and identities, shedding light on why health behaviors persist or...
Tracey LaPierre, Carrie Wendel-Hummell and Danielle Olds awarded an RO1 grant
This 18-month, mixed-methods study will investigate the COVID-19 impact on care and safety practices among home care clients, direct service workers, and informal caregivers in Kansas. Their study delves into policy and practice implications, drawing insights from interviews with over 50 home-and-community-based-services consumers, caregivers, workers, and providers in Kansas. ...
ChangHwan Kim co-authored article "Education Premium: Has the Labor Market Value of the College Education Declined in Korea?" (Opens in new window)
Seoul: PY Books, in Korean. ...
ChangHwan Kim co-authors article "Do You Know What You Do for a Living? Occupational Coding Mismatches Between Coders in the Korean General Social Survey" (Opens in new window)
Authors: ChangHwan Kim, Jibum Kim and Mihee Ban. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. ...
Jarron Saint Onge and Joanna Brooks co-author article "The Exchange and Use of Cultural and Social Capital among Community Health Workers in the United States" (Opens in new window)
Sociology of Health and Illness. ...
Brian Donovan's book "American Gold Digger: Money, Marriage, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith" is published (Opens in new window)
Also found at: https://www.amazon.com/American-Gold-Digger-Marriage-Ziegfeld/dp/146966027X...
Joane Nagel and Sam Kendrick co-author "The Cowboy Scientist Saves the Planet: Hegemonic Masculinity in Cli-Fi Films" (Opens in new window)
This paper argues that climate fiction (cli-fi) films constitute a contemporary stage for the enactment of heroic masculinity. In cli-fi films, the changing climate can be understood as a new frontier in which survival depends on traditional masculine traits of strength and bravery combined with more modern knowledge of science...
Kelly H. Chong published "Love Across Borders: Asian Americans, Race, and the Politics of Intermarriage" (Opens in new window)
High rates of intermarriage, especially with Whites, have been viewed as an indicator that Asian Americans are successfully "assimilating," signaling acceptance by the White majority and their own desire to become part of the White mainstream. Comparing two types of Asian American intermarriage, interracial and interethnic, Kelly H. Chong disrupts...
ChangHwan Kim co-authored "Inequality of the Household Income and Wealth in Korea: Research Outcome and Agenda" (Opens in new window)
Economy and Society 127:60-94 (In Korean). ...