Welcome to In the News where the UITAC team and expert contributors take recent events in the news and relate them back to social science concepts, theories, and perspectives. From pop culture events to global organization, this blog site is a one-stop-shop for all things current events with social science application.

On the Brink

By all accounts, the nation of Haiti has devolved to depths unseen since the Haitian

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On the Brink

By all accounts, the nation of Haiti has devolved to depths unseen since the Haitian Revolution of

Facing the Decline of Third Places

Think of your favorite sitcom, what are the main settings of the show? Often it is a

Doctors Doing More Harm Than Good

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sensitive and potentially distressing topics, including unethical, non-consensual, and inhumane health treatment.

Family Vlogging: True Family Moments or Distorted Reality?

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sensitive and potentially distressing topics, including family abuse and unethical treatment. Reader

The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Times of Crisis: From Historical Atrocities to Modern Conflicts 

Note: This blog is intended to provide a sociology perspective of issues that arise during humanitarian crises

Planned Parenthood, the Fight for Women’s Rights Continues in the 21st Century

This blog is intended to provide a research-based overview of the issues surrounding Planned Parenthood and the

Sociology, the scientific study of social relationships, social institutions, and societies, has traditionally relied on a range of qualitative and quantitative research designs. Qualitative research design is data collection using interviews, fieldwork, observation, photos, texts,

Photo of a unhoused person sitting on the sidewalk.

Each year in January, community groups estimate the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States on a single night by conducting a Point-in-Time (PIT) count. The efforts are organized by the United States

Facing the Decline of Third Places

Think of your favorite sitcom, what are the main settings of the show? Often it is a character’s home, their job, and then a third place where the main cast gathers. In Friends, for example, the group meets in Central Perk, a cozy cafe near their apartments, and spends a significant amount of their time […]

The Religion of Football

Football season is in full swing across America. Professional, college, and high school athletes are assuming positions to hike, punt, tackle, and blitz. Fans are pouring into stadiums, gathering around big screen televisions, and setting up homes away from home in parking lots as they tailgate their teams to victory. Estimates are that 21 million […]

The Blurred Lines Between Politics, Art, & Humanity

The U.S. is considered, in terms of government form, a democracy, a system of government in which the power is vested in the people, and free elections are held. In a democratic system, one of the most seemingly direct forms of political participation, actions to support the government or politicians, is voting. Presidential elections are […]

Think of your favorite sitcom, what are the main settings of the show? Often it

This blog is intended to provide a research-based overview of the issues surrounding Planned

While often defined by conversations and verbal actions, social interaction, or interpersonal relationships between

Think of your favorite sitcom, what are the main settings of the show? Often it

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sensitive and potentially distressing topics, including family abuse and

Football season is in full swing across America. Professional, college, and high school athletes

By all accounts, the nation of Haiti has devolved to depths unseen since the Haitian Revolution of 1791. After the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, gangs took over the island nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince,

Think of your favorite sitcom, what are the main settings of the show? Often it is a character’s home, their job, and then a third place where the main cast gathers. In Friends, for example,

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You Bet Sociology Is Relevant!

Climate change. Immigration. Economic inequality. COVID-19. What is the role of sociology in times of crisis? More than just a hunch or common sense, sociology offers a scientific way to make sense of the larger

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YOHO, AOC, & @#$%&!

There has never been a political party that had a driving tenet of cursing people out. Yet, that is exactly what Florida Representative Ted Yoho did to New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) on

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