Sociology
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Newsom, ACLU look to legalize marijuana
Sociology professor Craig Reinarman was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article about Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the American Civil Liberties Union opening a campaign to legalized marijuana in California.
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Immigration: Governor Brown considers allowing 3.4M non-citizens to serve on juries
Comments by professor of sociology and legal studies Hiroshi Fukurai were included in news report on KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to let non-citizens serve of juries.
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Drug war waged hard against people of color
Host Rachel Martin interviewed sociology professor Craig Reinarman for an NPR Weekend Edition special report on the "War on Drugs" and its role in swelling the U.S. prison population.
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The strange sexual quirk of Filipino seafarers
Sociology professor Steve McKay was quoted extensively in an Atlantic article on Filipino merchant seaman and some of their unique self-enhancement practices. McKay is chair of the Labor and Migration section of the American Sociological Association.
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Why people are afraid of crack
The Ottawa Citizen asked sociology professor Craig Reinarman to write an op-ed on crack cocaine in the aftermath of accusations that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was videotaped smoking the drug.
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Are dairy producers trying to sneak artificial sweeteners into our milk?
The online magazine Slate reached out to sociology professor Melanie Dupuis for comment in an article on moves by the dairy industry to put sweeteners into milk.
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Should patients understand that they are research subjects?
Sociology professor Jenny Reardon's commentary on the ethics of medical research and ownership of biological data was the lead piece in the San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday Insight section.
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UCSC sociology undergrad to work with nonprofit on iPhone videography project
Sociology undergraduate Amanda Hill's visit to Rwanda as part of UC Santa Cruz's Global Information Internship Program was reported by the Santa Cruz Sentinel and reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Pasadena Star-News, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and theInland Valley Daily Bulletin.
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Middle children, your new mascot is Lady Edith
NBC's Today Show quoted sociology professor Marcia Millman in a story on sisters focused on Edith Crawley, the middle sister in the PBS series "Downton Abbey."