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We were saddened to hear that Jim (James) Rinehart passed away on Fri. Nov. 6. He was a dedicated, passionate teacher, whose research will leave a lasting mark on our profession. Read more in In Memoriam: James W. Rinehart.
Messages of remembrance can be shared on his Woodland Cemetary tribute page. Given the COVID pandemic, there will be no public occasion at this time.
Sociology Department service changes due to COVID-19
All of Sociology's courses will be offered online for the coming school year. Your instructors will detail how to contact them, and your TAs, during the course.
For other services, there are still several ways for you to contact staff. As of Aug. 31, Sociology staff will divide their time between their offices in the Social Science Centre and their home offices. To ensure the safety of staff members who are working in the Social Science Centre, their office doors will be closed, with a notification that they are in their office. We encourage you to continue connecting with staff members via email, Skype for Business, Zoom, or telephone. If you need face-to-face assistance of a staff member, please knock on their door, wear a mask, and respect physical distancing protocols of two meters or 6 feet space. See Sociology Current Contacts.
Changes to Western University holiday break and winter term dates - Nov. 24 notice.
Media Buzz
Nov. 20, 2020 "Black Lives Matter seeks race-related London data through survey" London Free Press
Nov. 19, 2020 "Dutch Police Urge Public to Stop 'Pedo-Hunting' After Vigilante Violence" New York Times
Nov. 6, 2020 "Words 2020 lives on as virtual festival" Western News
Oct. 30, 2020 "New Brunswick apartment buildings attracting high prices and national buyers" CBC News
Oct. 5, 2020 "Kamala Harris's Personality: Experts Comment" Psychology Today
Sept. 12, 2020 "Taking back the turf: Indigenous sports award created as means of assimilation now offers chance for reconciliation" Winnipeg Free Press
Sept. 6, 2020 "There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it" Washington Post
Aug. 28, 2020 "Defunding police may not be effective: UWO researcher" Kitchener Today
Aug. 25, 2020 "What defunding the police could mean for missing persons" Phys.org
Aug. 13, 2020 "Canadian tech group spends $100K on billboards to lure anxious tech workers from U.S." CBC News
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Aug. 12, 2020 "Carleton criminologists end student internships with police, prisons" The Globe and Mail
Aug. 10, 2020 "Forsyth book receiving kudos for her take on Indigenous sports awards program" Anishinabek News
Aug. 9, 2020 "Conspiracy theories will always be with us, says sociology professor" Halifax Today
July 30, 2020 "What Exactly Is Going On in Portland? Everything we know about the protests and reports of unlawful detainment" FLARE
July 26, 2020 "Thought-provoking take on colonialism in Canada: In new book on Tom Longboat sports awards" Yorkton This Week
July 21, 2020 "Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system stalled out" National Observer
July 19, 2020 "Anti-maskers bring their misinformation to Halifax" Halifax Examiner
July 15, 2020 "About nine family members to suffer grief from every COVID-19 fatality" Science Daily
July 14, 2020 "'Symbolic win': But if pro teams just rebrand, they're not doing enough: Western professor" London Free Press
July 13, 2020 "'This isn't enough': Western's Director of Indigenous Studies reacts to Washington NFL team's decision" CBC News
July 13, 2020 "‘Money talks’ in changing NFL team’s nickname" Western News
June 23, 2020 "Grant sharpens student focus on aging Boomers" Western News
June 17, 2020 "Visible minorities make up 27% of London's COVID-19 cases" CBC News
June 12, 2020 "Home Game: Rethinking Canada Through Indigenous Hockey" CKSN
June 11, 2020 "Montreal's poorest and most racially diverse neighbourhoods hit hardest by COVID-19, data analysis shows" CBC News
June 11, 2020 "Questions around systemic racism in policing show reluctance to engage in talks, change, says former officer" The Current
June 10, 2020 "Researchers unite to explore family leave nationwide" Mirage News
June 10, 2020 "Researchers unite to explore family leave nationwide" Western News
June 9, 2020 "As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they aren't ready to return: survey" Chronicle Herald
June 9, 2020 "Report: Canadians plan to avoid restaurants ‘for the foreseeable future’" Halifax Examiner
July 8, 2020 "Criminologists unite to reach out, speak up" Western News
June 5, 2020 "Toronto COVID-19 hot spots map missing 2,000 confirmed cases" CBC News
June 4, 2020 "2,000 COVID-19 cases missing from Toronto's map of hot spots" CBC News
June 3, 2020 
"On The Line... With Janice Forsyth" CKSN
June 2, 2020 "How Black Canadians are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19" The Gazette
May 28, 2020 "Stress eating for two: we could be seeing the first signs of a pandemic baby boom" CBC News
May 27, 2020 
"The Pandemic Is Changing How We Use Technology To Communicate" Think Out Loud
May 20, 2020 "Data linking race and health predicts new COVID-19 hotspots" The Conversation
Apr. 28, 2020 "Should Cash Transfers Used as an Emergency Response Be Universal or Targeted?" Stanford Basic Income Lab
Apr. 27, 2020 "A Coronavirus Baby Boom: Myth or Reality?" Psychology Today
Apr. 26, 2020 "Ring, ring: Canadians are calling each other a lot more during COVID-19 pandemic, telecoms say" CBC News
Apr. 24, 2020 "I figli? Meglio averli tra i 35 e i 49 anni. La scoperta scientifica" Meteo Week
Apr. 24, 2020 "Pandemic exposes gaps between those with and without resources" St. Thomas Times-Journal
Apr. 24, 2020 "Pandemic exposes gaps between those with and without resources" London Free Press
Apr. 22, 2020 "Western researchers earn SSHRC Insight Grants" Western News
Apr. 17, 2020 "Pandemic making Canada's economic future uncertain" Phys.org
Apr. 16, 2020 "Experts: Pandemic making economic future uncertain" Western News
Apr. 4, 2020 "LFP LONGFORM: COVID-19 is 'a defining moment' that will change our culture in ways large and small . . . or not" London Free Press
Apr. 2, 2020 "Yoshida focuses on Creating Dialogues between the Community and the Academic" Western Social Science
Apr. 2, 2020 "Ramos translates Social Science to Help Communities" Wester Social Science
Mar. 27, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" TechXplore
Mar. 27, 2020 "Basic Income in a Pandemic and Beyond" Jacobin
Mar. 26, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" Western News
Mar. 18, 2020 "Episode 8: Lorna Ferguson" NIRO Knowledge
Mar. 12, 2020 "The Startling Inequality Gap That Emerges After Age 65" Kaiser Health News
Mar. 12, 2020 "Eight faculty honoured for teaching excellence" Western News
Feb. 25, 2020 "Canadian sports groups have policed themselves for too long and it isn’t making sports safer" The Conversation
Feb. 24, 2020 "Study: Sexual orientation plays part in pay gap" Western News
Feb. 21, 2020 "Canada cannot dust off gender roles in home" Phys.org
Feb. 19, 2020 "What's behind London's population growth?" London Morning
Feb. 18, 2020 "London population growth rate among fastest in Canada" CBC News
Feb. 17, 2020 "How often are people getting divorced in Canada?" London Morning
Feb. 13, 2020 "Canada's divorce is data revealing—and still murky" Phys.org
Feb. 13, 2020 "Divorce data revealing – and still murky" Western News
Feb. 10, 2020 "In Conversation: Rachel Margolis on Divorce Trends in Canada" Vanier Institute
Jan. 24, 2020 "Policing partnership puts big data on patrol" Western News
Jan. 1, 2020 "What's in a name? Looking back at the top N.B. baby names of the past 40 years" CBC News
Nov. 5, 2019 "Honourees for 2019 Atlohsa Peace Awards unveiled" CTV News
Oct. 13, 2019 "Who is Canada's middle class?" CBC News
Oct. 12, 2019 "Forsyth book chronicles Indigenous sport, politics" Western News
Sept. 27, 2019 "Honourees for 2019 Atlohsa Peace Awards unveiled" CTV News
Sept. 10, 2019 "Western emerging generation among New College" Western News
