{"id":373,"date":"2016-01-26T15:45:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T23:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soc.wsu.edu\/socnews\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T21:42:20","slug":"fall-winter-issue-2015-16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soc.wsu.edu\/socnews\/fall-winter-issue-2015-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall\/Winter 2015-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-1453851734548\" class=\"row single h1-header gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h1>Fall\/Winter 2015-16<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#builder-section-1454952076343 .builder-banner-slide {\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 320px;\n\t}\n\t@media screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 960px) {\n\t\t#builder-section-1454952076343 .builder-banner-slide {\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 33.333333333333%;\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1454952076343\" class=\"row single builder-section gutter pad-top  builder-section-prev-wsuwpheader builder-section-banner builder-section-next-wsuwpsingle\">\n<div class=\"column one \">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content cycle-slideshow\" data-cycle-log=\"false\" data-cycle-slides=\"div.builder-banner-slide\" data-cycle-swipe=\"true\" data-cycle-timeout=\"6000\" data-cycle-fx=\"scrollHorz\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none first-slide\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2016\/01\/NadkarniBanner2.jpg&#039;);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soc.wsu.edu\/socnews\/nadkarni-weaves-threads-of-nature-and-social-justice\/\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2016\/01\/JournalsBanner2.jpg&#039;);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soc.wsu.edu\/socnews\/department-accomplishments-fall-winter-2015-16\/\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2016\/01\/StudentsBanner2.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2016\/01\/Cupcakes2.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cycle-pager\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cycle-prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cycle-next\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1453851738185\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<p>Welcome to the Fall\/Winter 2015-16 issue of <em>Sociology News<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>As this issue of <em>Sociology News<\/em> was being prepared, we were particularly pleased to learn of several major accomplishments having a substantial national impact.<\/p>\n<p>An article by alumnus <strong>Aaron McCright<\/strong> (PhD, &#8217;02) and former WSU sociology faculty member <strong>Riley Dunlap<\/strong> (1972-2002) was recognized as the eighth-most-cited article published in a sociology journal from 2010 to 2014. We are pleased to include an alumni update from Aaron in this issue of <em>Sociology News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major social issues facing the United States and many other countries is the widening gap between rich and poor. <strong>Alair MacLean<\/strong>, one of our faculty at WSU Vancouver, coedited with David Grusky \u201cLiving in a High Inequality Regime\u201d in the most recent issue of <em>The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.<\/em> The gulf that inequality creates in social structures is an important issue being examined by MacLean and other members of our department.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and other developed countries also are experiencing dramatic changes in gender roles, the formation of families, and related life-course issues. <strong>Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson<\/strong> coedited a major new book, <em>Handbook of the Life Course<\/em>, Volume 2, that includes significant contributions from multiple authors about how these changes continue to reshape people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>These and other recent achievements are reported in the 2015 Departmental Accomplishments section of this newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>We also recap important departmental events, including this year&#8217;s William Julius Wilson Award and lecture and a related talk on climate change by alumna <strong>Kari Norgaard<\/strong> (MA, 1994).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we describe the uniqueness of our two-campus department by highlighting the research of <strong>Katrina Leupp<\/strong> and undergraduate work at the Vancouver campus.<\/p>\n<p>As always, please feel free to contact the co-editors with any questions or comments at the email addresses below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2015\/07\/DonDillman.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-277\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-277 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2015\/07\/DonDillman.jpg\" alt=\"Don Dillman\" width=\"164\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don Dillman, dillman@wsu.edu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2015\/07\/IMG_2692.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-278\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3221\/2015\/07\/IMG_2692.jpg\" alt=\"Pierce Greenberg\" width=\"156\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pierce Greenberg, pierce.greenberg@wsu.edu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall\/Winter 2015-16 Welcome to the Fall\/Winter 2015-16 issue of Sociology News! 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