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Dylan Farrell-Bryan, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, and Ian Peacock, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at UCLA, published a data visualization in Socius titled, "Who Gets Deported? Immigrant Removal Rates by National Origin and Period, 1998 to 2021"
Dylan Farrell-Bryan (PhD Candidate in Sociology) and Ian Peacock (Sociology, UCLA) published a data visualization in SociusCourtney Boen, Professor of Demography and Sociology, publishes new paper in the Journal of Marriage and Family
Courtney Boen, Professor of Demography and Sociology, Hannah Olson, Ph.D.Regina Baker, Professor of Sociology, Publishes New Co-Authored Paper in the Journal of Marriage and Family
Regina Baker, Professor of Sociology, and Heather O'Connell, Professor of Sociology, publish new paper in the Journal of Marriage and Family, titled,Lin Ang, a First-Semester Senior studying Sociology with a concentration in Applied Research and Data Analysis, Presented Work on Interracial Relationships and Parent-child Bonds at PAA 2022
Lin Ang, a first-semester Senior studying Sociology with a concentration in Applied Research and Data Analysis, recently presented work on interracial relationships and parent-child bonds at PAA 2022 in a poster sessionJenna Pollack, C'22 in Sociology, had a paper accepted at the 40th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference
Jenna Pollack's, C'22 in Sociology, paper, ““There is no manual”: How adoptive parents’ relationships with their children’s birth parents illuminate the meaning of family” has been accepted for presentation at theRowanna Miller, C'22 in Sociology, and Manoj Simha, C'22 in Economics, have won the 2022 President's Engagement Prize for Cosmic Writers
Rowana Miller, C'22 in Sociology, and Manoj Simha, C'22 in Economics, for Cosmic Writers have won theAlexander Hoppe, Ph.D., has accepted a Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG)
Alexander Hoppe, Ph.D. has accepted a position at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (
W.E.B. Du Bois, Erving Goffman, Dorothy Swaine Thomas, and E. Digby Baltzell all broke new sociological ground while working at the University of Pennsylvania. As one of the oldest departments of sociology in the country, Penn Sociology continues its tradition of excellence with twenty-plus award-winning, distinguished faculty recognized for their scholarly achievements and leadership in the field.
Faculty Bookshelf
Planning and Control of Land Development: Cases and Materials
By: Lance Freeman, Daniel Mandelker, Carol Necole Brown, Stuart Meck, Dwight H. Merriam, Peter W. Salsich, Jr., and Edward J. Sullivan
University of North Carolina Press
On the Make
The Hustle of Urban Nightlife
David Grazian’s riveting tour of downtown Philadelphia and its newly bustling nightlife scene reveals the city as an urban playground where everyone dabbles in games of chance and perpetrates elaborate cons.
Blue Chicago
The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
David Grazian takes us inside the world of contemporary urban blues clubs to uncover how such images are manufactured and sold to music fans and audiences.
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
A twenty-first century introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society.
Putting Poor People to Work
How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor
by Kathleen M. Shaw, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Christopher Mazzeo, Jerry Jacobs
