Loneliness (Margolis & Torres)
A look at loneliness from a social science and sociological perspective.
An Interview with Judith Stacey
An interview with Judith Stacey (NYU), a towering figure in gender studies, interviewed by Philip Cohen (Maryland)
What the Study of Leisure Teaches Us About Families (Marybeth Stalp)
Today, we meet Marybeth Stalp, whose recent work on the sociology quilting explores the intersection of leisure, gender, and family.
Reactions to Perceived Shortages in Marriageable Men
We discuss popular reactions to claim that there is a shortage of marriageable men for women with college degrees.
Family Estrangement
Kristina Scharp discusses her work on family estrangement.
Upper-Middle Class American Parenting
The Annex Sociology Podcast examines an article in the New York Times Upshot’ discussing a high intensity parenting style. Discussants Kristina Scharp is an Assistant Professor of Communications at the University of Washington. Her forthcoming articles include “Making Meaning of the Parent-Child Relationship: A Dialogic Analysis of Parent-Initiated Estrangement Narratives” in the Journal of Family Communication, […]