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Faith, Family and Filipino American Community Life by Stephen Cherry

Former Longhorn, Stephen M. Cherry’s first book entitled Faith, Family, and Filipino American Community Life from Rutgers University Press will be released this December. The book draws upon a rich set of ethnographic and survey data, collected over a six-year … Continue reading

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Social Logical South Austin – SXSW for Austinites

Sauntering SXSW Social Logical South Austin What do transgender divas, a British invasion, biker havens and South Congress have in common? Sauntering Arts demystifies SXSW for Austin refugees.

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Sociology’s new home in CLA sustainable in many ways

The College of Liberal Arts building (CLA) which we now call home has been lauded as smart and environmentally sustainable. The COLA blog, Life and Letters features a great slide show emphasizing the sleek, modern design that has brought the … Continue reading

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Caroline Wozniacki, Race, Sports and Humor: Is It Funny Yet?

by Letisha Brown While in Brazil for an exhibition match against tennis player Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki stuffed her bra and tennis skirt with towels in an attempt to impersonate Serena Williams. Since then, there has been quite the buzz. … Continue reading

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2012 Holiday Party at the Littlefield Home

It is always a pleasure to celebrate the end of the semester and the beginning of Winter break with a holiday party at the Littlefield home. There’s something about a Victorian Christmas setting that provides the perfect backdrop for good … Continue reading

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Tips on maintaining health work/life balance for end of semester and holidays

From Sociology Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff: When I am confronted with a difficult task or an academic challenge that seems insurmountable, it really helps me to think of all the previous objectives that I achieved that seemed impossible at … Continue reading

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Sociology of Sport scholars represent UT Austin at NASSS

A Perspective of Three: The 2012 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Conference New Orleans, LA The University of Texas at Austin’s sociology department had a strong presence at the annual North American Society for the Sociology of … Continue reading

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Christine Williams featured on KEYE

Wal-Mart Employees Prepare To Walk Out On Black Friday As Wal-Mart gears up for its Black Friday sale, some employees are preparing to walk out. But other employees we spoke with in the Austin area fear they could lose their … Continue reading

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Amina Zarrugh’ s “Discordant Voices” featured

By Amina Zarrugh Tripoli, Libya. Photo courtesy of Amina Zarrugh. Amina Zarrugh, a sociology graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, focuses her research on gender, religion and nationalism in Libya. She has family roots in the capital … Continue reading

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Our new home beginning Spring 2013 – a work in progress

Will we change the banner of our blog when we move into the new building next semester?  Perhaps, but even more interesting will be the cultural changes we experience as we move into this monumental, very modern space.  Many of … Continue reading

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