Q&A with Benjamin Shestakofsky, author of Behind the Startup
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
5d ago
In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some ..read more
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International Women’s Day Reading List
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Sara Fan
2w ago
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and to recognize the ongoing struggle for equal rights for women across the world, UC Press is spotlighting books that shine light on the issues facing ..read more
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The Untold Story of Children Moving from the United States to Mexico
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
1M ago
By Víctor Zúñiga, co-author of The 0.5 Generation: Children Moving from the United States to Mexico Our research on children migrating from the United States to Mexico began 25 years ago in ..read more
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Q&A with Gerald Epstein, author of Busting the Bankers’ Club
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
3M ago
Busting the Bankers’ Club is an eye-opening account of the failures of our financial system, the sources of its staying power, and the path to meaningful economic reform. Bankers brought the global ..read more
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Lessons on the Lawyer-Client Relationship from a Harrowing, Deportation Case
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
3M ago
By Rebecca Sharpless, author of Shackled: 92 Refugees Imprisoned on ICE Air My new book Shackled recounts the harrowing real-life experiences of 92 individuals abused during a failed deportation flight to Somalia ..read more
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How Today’s Tight Labor Market Could Have Lasting Impacts on Poverty
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
3M ago
By Katherine Newman and Elisabeth Jacobs, co-authors of Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor For nearly half a century, scholars and policymakers alike have pointed to the ..read more
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Learning to Negotiate from Historically Underestimated Communities
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Christian Ibarra
3M ago
By Sarah Federman, author of Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures When people hear “negotiation,” many imagine a boardroom or maybe a diplomatic forum. Or perhaps their recent attempt for ..read more
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Excerpt from Daniel Jaffee’s Unbottled: The Fight against Plastic Water and for Water Justice
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Andy Etzkorn
4M ago
Daniel Jaffee's UNBOTTLED looks at the social movements and challenges around bottled water ..read more
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“Rehabilitated” Identities
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Andy Etzkorn
4M ago
Cesraéa Rumpf, author of RECOVERING IDENTITY, writes about criminalized women "rehabilitating" their identities ..read more
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Q&A with Anna Gjika, author of When Rape Goes Viral
University of California Press Blog | Sociology
by Teresa Iafolla
4M ago
Stories of teen sexting scandals, cyberbullying, and image-based sexual abuse have become commonplace fixtures of the digital age, with many adults struggling to identify ways to monitor young people’s digital engagement. In ..read more
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