Sociology
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As Uber avoided paying into unemployment, the federal government helped thousands of its drivers weather the pandemic
Sociology Professor Chris Benner was quoted by The Washington Post as part of an article documenting how app-based workers fell back on federal pandemic aid intended for small businesses.
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Keeping youth politically engaged after they voted in record numbers last year
Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez talked with San Francisco public radio station KALW about what it might take to keep young voters politically engaged following their high turnout rates in the 2020 elections.
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The 110 women of 2020 according to the Corriere
Italy’s most widely read newspaper, Corriere della Sera, ranked UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of sociology Camilla Hawthorne number 20 among the world's top women of the year for her research on the Black diaspora across the Mediterranean.
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‘Revolutionary’ federal stimulus bill could cut California child poverty by half
CalMatters interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about how funding through the child tax credit extension could alleviate financial anxiety and allow parents to seek new economic opportunities.
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Santa Cruz County substance use disorder experts highlight growing overdose concerns
Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about factors contributing to a recent uptick in certain types of overdose deaths within Santa Cruz County.
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Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers
Los Angeles Magazine interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about his new research documenting the rise of gig work within the grocery industry during the pandemic.
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Local community group petitions against Harm Reduction Coalition’s needle exchange efforts
Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman, a drug addiction expert, weighed in on local debate over needle exchange programs for an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Rights for Gig Workers Are a Political Issue Now, But Many of Them Can’t Vote
Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research was cited in an article by Bloomberg about gig worker rights.
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Researchers fear gig work will spread to grocery industry as demand for delivery surges
MarketWatch broke the news about a new report on e-commerce labor trends in the grocery retail industry that was led by Chris Benner, an environmental studies and sociology professor and director of the Institute For Social Transformation.
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California, Reject Prop 22
The New York Times editorial board cited a study led by Professor Chris Benner that showed workers performing the majority of app-based ride hailing and delivery services in San Francisco are typically working full time. Benner is director of the Institute for Social Transformation and a professor of environmental studies and sociology.
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To beat Trump, Democrats must mobilize young people
Veronica Terriquez, an associate professor of sociology, wrote an op-ed for The Hill website that covers Capitol Hill, with advice to Joe Biden and Kamela Harris, the Democratic ticket for president and vice president, to reach out to young people of color.
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Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about layoffs at Airbnb that have exposed its two-tiered workforce.