Deviant Behavior published “‘That’s Just What You Do’: Applying the Techniques of Neutralization to College Hazing” by Ph.D. student Kellie Alexander and Associate Professor Tara Opsal. ABSTRACT Hazing is a prevalent behavior on college campuses that is harmful and can be dangerous, yet remains understudied in sociological literature. While research demonstrates that a majority of […]
“Fracking the Rockies: The production of harm” by Ph.D. student Kellie Alexander, Tara O’Connor Shelley (Tarleton State University) and Associate Professor Tara Opsal is chapter 19 in the Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology. Find out more about the book here.
KuoRay Mao, Yiliang Zhu, Zhong Zhao, and Ph.D. student Yan Shan’s work “Authoritarian environmentalism and environmental regulation enforcement: A case study of medical waste crime in Northwestern China” is chapter 21 in the Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology. Find out more about the book here.
By Steven P. Dandaneau, Associate Professor of Sociology at CSU. Originally published by the Coloradoan. Opinion: This is no time for panic or cynicism From where I stand, among the greatest challenges we face vis-à-vis the coronavirus pandemic, but one that we can certainly meet, is to keep our collective heads. It’s not just panic that […]
Stephanie Malin and co-editor Becky Alexis-Martin (Manchester Metropolitan University) guest-edited The Extractive Industries and Society’s special issue on uranium and published the introductory essay “Assessing the state of uranium research: Environmental justice, health, and extraction.” HIGHLIGHTS This introductory essay for the Special Issue on uranium highlights the state of the research and ways forward. Global […]
Crime, Law and Social Change published Matt Greife and Michael Maume’s paper “Do companies pay the price for environmental crimes? Consequences of criminal penalties on corporate offenders” ABSTRACT This paper is concerned with the negative collateral consequences monetary sanctions may have on companies that are prosecuted for violating federal environmental laws such as the Clean […]
Jeni Cross and Josette Plaut bring together designers, practitioners & social scientists in their chapter of Routledge’s latest book on climate change research. Their chapter is titled “Integrating Social Science and Positive Psychology into Regenerative Development and Design Processes.” Find out more about the book here.
Society & Natural Resources published Lynn Hempel and Ph.D. student Keith Smith’s paper “Evangelical Protestantism, Politics, and the Environment: When and How Do Biblical Beliefs Matter?” ABSTRACT Literature on environment-related outcomes highlights the role of political and religious factors—in particular, political orientation, party affiliation and biblical beliefs. Less is known about how these factors independently and interactively […]
Story by Pat Hastings and Daniel Schneider (Berkeley). Originally published on The Conversation. A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes how much they invest in their kids Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race. While 84% of children whose mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher-level education live with married […]
By Maywa Montenegro (UC-Davis), Annie Shattuck (UC-Berkeley), Josh Sbicca (CSU). Originally published on The Conversation. US agriculture needs a 21st-century New Deal These are difficult times in farm country. Historic spring rains – 600% above average in some places – inundated fields and homes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that this year’s corn and soybean crops will be the […]
