Posts Tagged ‘Sociology’
Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: academia, arts, Dept. of Sociology, Education, Faculty of Arts, ivory towers, Neil Gross, politics, post-secondary education, Q&A, Sociology, teaching and learning, universities
A Q and A with Prof. Neil Gross on universities and liberal thinking
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Mar. 14, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Affordable housing, arts, Canada, housing, immigration, Montreal, refugee system, research, Social Work, Sociology, Toronto, Urban geography, Vancouver
With housing prices at record levels, a University of British Columbia-led study finds that new Canadians are struggling to find adequate and affordable housing in the country’s three largest cities.
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Oct. 12, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Canada, colourism, Gerry Veenstra, health, race, racism, Sociology, SSHRC
A new UBC study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians with lighter skin. The study also suggests that a mismatched racial identity can negatively affect health.
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Aug. 26, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, News Tip | Tags: business, discrimination, gay couples, Metro Vancouver, Nathanael Lauster, North America, rental housing, same-sex, single-parents, Sociology
A new UBC study finds single parents and male gay couples face significant discrimination in the Metro Vancouver rental housing market, compared to straight couples.
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Jun. 16, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: business, Criminology, intergroup conflict, law, legal experts, Mob Mentality, news media, police, Psychology, riot experts, riots, social media, Sociology, sports, Vancouver riot, Violence, VPD
The University of British Columbia has experts who are available to comment on the post-game riots in downtown Vancouver.
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