Duke Sociology

Kieran Healy's blog post "Using Metadata to find Paul Revere" uses humor with a serious intent, giving non-specialists a flavor of the power of social network analysis. The post has been republished on Slate magazine, and written up by the ACLU, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Society Pages, and other outlets. 

Martin Ruef has been named the Egan Family Professor of Sociology. His distinguished professorship was announced in a university ceremony on May 2nd, 2013.

Linda Burton is the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the American Family Therapy Academy, June 5-8 2013.  Her speech is titled, "It's Complicated:  Intimate Unions Among Low-Income Mothers."

At the 2013 Annual meeting of ASA, Linda George will be honored with the Leonard I. Pearlin Award for career contribution from the Mental Health section.  The ASA meeting will be in New York, Aug 10-13 2013

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,"

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.

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.