Sociology
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'It’s a catastrophe': low-income workers get priced out of California beach city
Sociology professor Steve McKay was quoted in a Guardian (UK) article about how high housing costs are driving lower-income residents out of Santa Cruz.
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Millions Of Women Take A Long Walk With A 40-Pound Water Can
An NPR piece on a study showing women bear the brunt of collecting water across sub-Saharan Africa included quotes from sociology professor Ben Crow whose research includes improving water supply infrastructure in the region.
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What we know about the people who clean the floors in Silicon Valley
The Washington Post “Wonk Blog" wrote about a report by environmental studies professor Chris Benner, executive director of the Everett Program, about the ethnic disparity between high-tech workers in Silicon Valley and the contract workers who staff corporate campuses as janitors, landscapers, food service workers, and shuttle bus drivers.
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UCSC’s Chris Benner: Lessons from Kansas City, Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a talk by environmental studies professor Chris Benner to the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon.
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Craig Reinarman: It’s High Time
Craig Reinarman, professor of sociology and legal studies, and alumna Wendy Chapkis, professor of sociology at the University of Southern Maine, are the authors of a package of articles on federal drug policy in Contexts, a quarterly magazine of the American Sociological Assn. that brings social research to general readers.
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Jenny Reardon, sociologist between science and justice
The French daily Le Monde published a profile of Jenny Reardon, professor of sociology and director of the Science and Justice Research Center.
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Minimum wage coalition forms in Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a coalition forming to raise the minimum wage that was announced at the Working for Dignity event organized by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies and sociology professor Steve McKay.
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Santa Cruz students track working poor with ‘Census of the Invisible’
KQED News printed a version of a California Health Report on the “Working for Dignity” project by sociology professor Steve McKay’s class.
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The startling racial divide in pay for restaurant workers
A study co-authored by Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, was the subject of numerous reports including NPR and the Oakland Tribune.
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‘Census of the Invisible’ documents the plight of the working poor in coastal California
The “Working for Dignity” project by sociology professor Steve McKay’s class was featured in the California Health Report, an independent, non-profit journalism project covering health and health policy throughout California.
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Inside Silicon Valley on KLIV radio in San Jose
Professor Chris Benner, environmental studies and sociology, was interviewed on KLIV radio show "Inside Silicon Valley" about his new book “Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn From America’s Metro Areas.”
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Feds Gone Wild: Why Federal Agents Act Badly
Sociology and legal studies professor Craig Reinarman was quoted by Foreign Policy in an article on scandals involving DEA and Secret Service agents.