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This Week in Sociological Perspective, audio
Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go ‘round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.
 

Mar 31, 2022

This week we discuss new efforts to alter the natural world to serve human desires and interests. And, I recently spoke with Professor Denis Trapido of the University of Washington-Bothell about his recent paper titled “The Female Penalty for Novelty and the Offsetting Effect of Alternate Status Characteristics.”...


Mar 20, 2022

This week I talked with Professor Kathryn Freeman Anderson of the University of Houston, about the causes and implications of the slow return of passengers to public transportation in the wake of COVID. But first, I recently spoke with Professor Eunmi Mun of the University of Illinois, about her recent paper titled...


Mar 18, 2022

This week we discuss parents' hiring of a private security firm to patrol a campus area neighborhood in Philadelphia. And, I speak with Professor Mike Vuolo of Ohio State University about his recent paper titled “Surveillance, Self-Governance, and Mortality: The Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on U.S....


Mar 11, 2022

This week we discuss some insights from World War II and the nuclear stand-off in its aftermath. And, I speak with Professor Daniel Karell of Yale University about his recent paper titled “Small town propaganda: The content and emotions of politicized digital local news in the United States.” The paper is to...


Mar 2, 2022

This week we consider the Argus II retinal implant system as an example of orphan medical technology, and contrast its treatment with the responses to two other instances of orphan technology. But first, I recently spoke with Professor Colleen Heflin of Syracuse University about her recent paper titled “Exposure to...