sociology

As Black History Month continues, The Daily is putting a spotlight on some of Case Western Reserve University’s incredible Black faculty members. As leaders in their fields, they share salient—and often groundbreaking—work in books, journals, media outlets and, of course, enlightening courses.…

Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, is senior editor on the newly published The Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity. Published by Cambridge, the handbook features leading…

Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, was featured in The Hill in two recent op-ed pieces, one addressing the radicalization of refugees in Syrian displacement camps and the other examining the role hospitals play in improving community health. The first, titled "How the world can stop the…

Majors: History, sociology, psychologyMinor: Social justice After her first year of high school, Judith Cusack took a criminology course at a community college that set her sights on the legal field. Now, she’s triple majoring in history, sociology and psychology at Case Western Reserve.  She’s…

Join the Research Scholars Program Oct. 29 for this presentation on writing scientifically, writing scholarship and fellowship applications, and giving elevator pitches. The event will take place over Zoom from 6-8 p.m. Attendees will hear from Professor Radhika Atit of the biology department on…

Program: PhD program in sociologyYear: Fourth From the frozen lakes and monasteries in Tibet to the Amazon and Machu Picchu in Peru to the Bavarian castles and museums of Italy, Reema Sen has seen much of the world. Having traveled to 59 countries, Sen has called several home, including her native…

Sociologist Cassi Pittman Claytor provides a nuanced portrayal of the Black middle class Cassi Pittman Claytor, the Climo Junior Professor in Case Western Reserve University's Department of Sociology, is an increasingly influential scholar of contemporary African American life. She conducted her…

Brain Gran, professor of sociology, recently gave a lecture to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as part of the Jefferson Science Fellowship Distinguished Lecture series. The lecture, titled “Rights and Reintegration of Family Members of Foreign Terrorist…

In May, Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, was invited by the Oxford Children's Rights Network to give a presentation to Oxford University's Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Gran's presentation concentrated on his book, The Sociology of Children's Rights, which Polity Press recently…

The Department of Sociology will host Whitney Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and the McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced, for a talk Friday, April 30, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Pirtle will present “Racial Capitalism and…