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Announcements
Undergraduate summer courses in Sociology start May 4 online. Go to the register in summer courses page to find out how to do your summer term activation and register for summer courses. (The Western summer timetable combines main campus and affiliates, so search Subject: Sociology and Campus: Main to find ours.)
Service Interruptions
Sociology Department service changes due to COVID-19
Mar. 18: As you know, courses will resume Wed. Mar. 19 online, and residences remain open. For other services, Western has transitioned to its required services mode. This means Sociology's staff will be working from home during regular business hours, and can be contacted by email. See Sociology Current Contacts.
Media Buzz
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. 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
Mar. 27, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" TechXplore
Mar. 26, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" Western News
Mar. 18, 2020 
"Episode 8: Lorna Ferguson" NIRO Knowledge
Mar. 12, 2020 "Eight faculty honoured for teaching excellence" 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
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
Aug. 7, 2019 "Estudio asegura que tener hijos hace miserables a las parejas" Grupo Fórmula
Aug. 1, 2019 "Transgender Canadian cyclist wins key battle in human-rights complaint over policing of athlete gender" National Post
July 31, 2019 "What does 'middle class' really mean, anyway?" The Big Story
July 16, 2019 "What does it mean to be working class in Canada?" Macleans
July 7, 2019 "Alone: The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness" Jewish World Review
July 4, 2019 "The Future of Canadian Policing Is Turning Teachers Into Cops" Vice
June 28, 2019 "Dying For A Photo" Connecticut Public Radio
June 14, 2019 "First Things First: Kinship and the breakdown of the family" Times Free Press
June 3, 2019 "Alone" City Journal
May 26, 2019 "Sex-Testing Female Athletes Has Nothing To Do With Fairness" HuffPost
May 22, 2019 "Home game: Rethinking Canada through Indigenous hockey" The Conversation
May 16, 2019 "Olympic sport is no longer safe for women. Here’s why" Globe and Mail
May 1, 2019 "Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling" Daily Xtra
May 1, 2019 "The Recent Ruling Against Olympian Caster Semenya Is Unfair" Flare
Apr. 24, 2019 "London artists welcome public into their studios" London Free Press
Apr. 15, 2019 "Gender verification called into question" Phys.org
Apr. 15, 2019 "Retired from careers, active in art: London trio new to studio tour" London Free Press
Apr. 7, 2019 "Según un estudio, un hijo es lo más perjudicial para la felicidad" CC News
Apr. 4, 2019 "WashU Expert: New labor laws would strengthen unions, fight income inequalities" The Source
