Department of Sociology

Alexes Harris of UW department of sociology weighs in on a potential fee waiver for indigent and other needy criminal defendants in Los Angeles County.

UW professor of sociology, Pepper Schwartz, weighs in on ways to overcome common sex problems.

Books, TV Shows, podcasts, news stories, the latest meme. There's a constant stream of media to keep up with. How do we stay sane?

UW sociology researcher, Tim Thomas, on a migration of historic proportions—African-Americans leaving central Seattle and being pushed south, driven by high rents.

As Bonderman Fellows, Saige and Havana are provided stipends for a minimum of 8 months of travel with the only mandate being that they visit at least two regions of the globe.

Professor of sociology, Alexes Harris, leads a team of researchers at nine universities who are exploring the role of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system. 

When Professor Alexes Harris learned she had cancer, she knew she was in a fight for her life. But she didn't realize how difficult it would be to find a bone marrow match. 

"A major detractor to Americans’ sex lives has been the rising necessity of the two-income family, said Pepper Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington."

Paul Burstein, professor emeritus of sociology, studies social movements and protests. He says demonstrations alone are likely too predictable to have an effect here. 

Last week King County embarked on a census project one demographer described in understated terms as “challenging” — a count of people experiencing homelessness.

Paul Burstein, UW professor emeritus of sociology and adjunct professor of political science, and Mark Smith, professor of political science, discuss President Obama's farewell address.

Experts have long known that perceived peril can blind people to their surroundings. Jonathan Wender, lecturer of sociology and law, societies and justice at the UW, is quoted. 

Do the number of divorces actually peak during the holidays? Julie Brines, an associate sociology professor at the UW, analyzed divorce filings in Washington state between 2001 and 2015.

Two new books explore how difficult the housing market and criminal justice system make it to climb out of poverty.

UW Arts & Sciences faculty members weigh in on whether President-elect Trump's election means doomsday.