sociology

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Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

He’d sought answers to his country’s racial problems through scholarship, sociology, pan-Africanism, Afrofuturism, sci-fi, Socialism, Communism and finally expatriation, to Ghana, a new nation with a new president, Du Bois ally Kwame Nkrumah.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“These kinds of groups have deep tentacles in Southern California,” said Peter Simi, a professor of sociology at Chapman University and an expert on hate groups in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Grace Kao, a sociology professor at Yale University, said that while it features collaborations with Western songwriters and producers, the title works to "remind international fans that BTS is, first and foremost, a Korean group".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

That was partly because, instead of simply teaching, the sociology faculty got involved.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom