sociology
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Rafael Ruiz, professor of sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, told El Pais daily that recent surveys showed a rise of Catholicism among younger Spaniards.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
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
Prof Jessica Ringrose, a sociology professor at University College of London, says that British people are perhaps more reserved in their communication styles than other cultures.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
The more time I spent in my new, permanent assignment, the clearer it became that prison sociology was more complex than it first appeared.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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