Sociology
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An innovative idea for California’s economy: a tech dividend
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation, penned an op-ed for the San Jose Mercury News about a technology dividend that would support a more inclusive and secure safety net.
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Who is genetic analysis for?
Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon's book, The Postgenomic Condition, was reviewed by Christian Century.
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Tragic Immigrant Deaths Fuel Drive to 'Flip' California GOP Congressional District
Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez was quoted in a KQED story about efforts to flip GOP districts in the Central Valley that described Terriquez's Central Valley Freedom Summer project.
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Santa Cruz County affordable housing solutions explored
Sociology faculty members Steve McKay and Miriam Greenberg, co-directors of the No Place Like Home initiative, were cited in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the recent affordable-housing forum at the Civic Auditorium.
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Silicon Valley's dirty secret: Using a shadow workforce of contract employees to drive profits
A report by Chris Benner, professor of environmental studies and sociology, and Ph.D. student Kyle Neering was cited in a Yahoo Finance article about the "shadow workforce" of contract employees in Silicon Valley.
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Property-Tax Reform Plan Qualifies for 2020 California Ballot
A report by Chris Benner, professor of environmental studies and sociology, was cited in a Courthouse News Service article about the qualification of a 2020 ballot initiative that would roll back portions of Proposition 13.
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When houses of prayer become places of shelter
Social Sciences Dean Katharyne Mitchell, a professor of sociology, was quoted in an article in The Economist about religious communities across the United States that are providing sanctuary to immigrants who fear deportation.
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Housing crisis breeds opportunity
Faculty members Miriam Greenberg and Steve McKay of Sociology coauthored an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the local housing crisis and their No Place Like Home community-engaged research initiative.
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What’s Really Driving Santa Cruz’s Affordable Housing Crunch
Sociology's Steve McKay and Miriam Greenberg were featured in a Good Times article about No Place Like Home, their ongoing study of the Santa Cruz housing crisis.
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Drugging detained children is like using a chemical straitjacket
Sociology doctoral candidate Kati Barahona-Lopez coauthored an op-ed for The Conversation about the drugging of detained immigrant children, and it appeared in the National Post of Canada.
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Young Californians are politically aware, they just don't vote. Here's how we turn them out
Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez and politics graduate student Randy Villegas penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about young voters and what it will take to boost their turnout in November.
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Building bioethics into the future of life sciences innovation
Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon was featured in a story about genomics and bioethics that appeared in Chemical & Engineering News.