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    U.S. Political Polarization Charted in New Study

    James Moody of Duke and Peter Mucha of UNC in their paper, "Portrait of Political Party Polarization",  examine how each senator voted on each bill in a given two-year period. "We have not seen the current level of partisanship since the early 1900s,"

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    Ken Land Named to Southern Sociological Society Roll of Honor

    Appointment to the Roll of Honor is the greatest recognition given by the Society.  This award recognizes a career of distinguished intellectual contribution to sociology.

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    Bach Wins 2013 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award

    The Southern Sociological Society gives this award to honor individuals for their outstanding contributions to the teaching of sociology.

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    Linda Burton (Director of the Honors program) with four sociology seniors, Brandon Putnam, Caroline Keen, Deborah Moon, and Lily Zha. The seniors presented their thesis research in a poster session at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

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    Lisa Keister has been selected as a Bass Chair. The Bass Program for Excellence in Undergraduate Education  recognizes professors who have outstanding records in undergraduate teaching and research. 

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    Steven Foy has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at the University of Texas-Pan American.  Heather Rackin has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor  position at LSU.

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    $3.1 million grant from Office of Naval Research supports Smith-Lovin study of social event interpretation among Arabic-speakers.

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The Department of Sociology cordially invites you to attend our 2013 Graduation Ceremony.

The Ceremony will be held in Griffith Film Theater located in the Bryan Center.
Presentation of Awards & Diploma Distributionwill begin promptly at 12:30pm Sunday, May 12, 2013.

CLICK TO SEE "STUDENTS ON THE MARKET"

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Rackin Awarded Ph.D.

On May 23th 2013, Heather Rackin successfully defended her dissertation::  “Where Should Babies Come From? Measuring Schemas of Fertility and Family Formation Using Novel…
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Foy Awarded Ph.D.

On May 20th 2013, Steven Foy successfully defended his dissertation::  “Branded: How Mental Disorder Labels Alter Task Performance in Perception and Reality.” His…
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Lee wins PARISS Fellowship

Hang Young Lee has been selected as a Fellow in the Program for Advanced Research in the Social Sciences (PARISS) for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Selection…
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Fu wins PARISS Fellowhip

Qiang Fu has been selected as a Fellow in the Program for Advanced Research in the Social Sciences (PARISS) for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Selection as…
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Curdy wins FLAS Fellowship

Brent Curdy has been selected to receive a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for the academic year 2013-2014 to study the Arabic langauge and…
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Sereny Brasher has accepted position at Dickinson College

Melanie Sereny Brasher has accepted a one-year visiting assistant professor position in the department of Sociology at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Click to See All Recent Books by Duke Sociology Professors

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The Well-Being of America's Children: Kenneth Land

This volume attests to the evolution of the Child Well-Being Index and asks what it promises for understanding the progress - or lack of progress - in enhancing the life prospects of all American children.

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Communities, Neighborhoods, and Health: Expanding the Boundaries of Place: Linda Burton

This edited volume incorporates a cross-disciplinary approach in order to come up with a comprehensive and useful definition of place, an important element in understanding health and health care disparities.

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Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty: Lisa Keister

For those who own it, wealth can have extraordinary advantages. This book explores the way religious orientations and beliefs affect Americans' incomes, savings, and net worth.

Journals

Click to See All Recent Journal Articles by Duke Sociology Professors

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O'Rand, A. M. "The devolution of risk and the changing life course." Social Forces  90/1 (2011) :1-16.

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“Global Value Chains and Agrifoods Standards: Challenges and Possibilities for Smallholders in Developing Countries” (Joonkoo Lee, Gary Gereffi and Janet Beauvais). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 109, no. 31 (July 31): 12326-12331. Part of Special Feature on “Agriculture Development and Nutrition Security.”

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Tiryakian,E.A. "Early Reviews Of The Elementary Forms Of Religious Life" Published in a special issue of The Journal of Classical Sociology, 12, no. 3/4 (August 2012): 513-525..
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