Sociology Department

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Seattle novelist takes a unique look at mental health impacts	Seattle novelist Amy Hatvany pays close attention to the way society ticks and how people interact with one another. That's probably why she pursued a degree in sociology at Western Washington University back in the 1990s, and it is certainly reflected in the subjects she has chosen to…	2012-03-05
Teaching teens that 'love doesn't have to hurt'	Way across the county, in Charlottsville, Va., former college lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday in the beating death of his former girlfriend. Yeardley Love, a lacrosse player like her onetime boyfriend at the…	2012-02-27
Bellingham memorial included in book about Korean War veterans	A copy of "Lest We Forget," a recent publication of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of Korea, arrived last week. The book tells the stories of Korean War veterans from many countries who served in that conflict 60 years ago. I was honored and humbled to have the story of…	2011-10-11
Bradley given award for article in American Journal of Sociology		2011-06-16
Bellingham seniors, students to debate Social Security, Medicare	On Saturday, May 21, members of Bellingham Senior Activity Center will join students from Western Washington University to debate proposed changes to Medicare and Social Security. The debate will be at the center, 315 Halleck St., from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is being held as part of…	2011-05-18
Three present on service-learning in Kenya at Seattle conference		2011-05-17
Veterans' forgotten story: How thousands of Korean orphans were saved	First of all, this story is not about George Drake. Yes, the colorful 80-year-old retired sociology professor tells a great tale, one in which he plays an important role — even if he insists it's a minor one. Rather, this is the…	2010-11-12
Cohabitation before marriage risky	The U.S. divorce rate has held steady at 45 percent since 1981. Jay Teachman, a sociology professor at Western Washington University, said age (older than 26) and education (a bachelor's degree) are far more important predictors of marital success than cohabitation, which he believes…	2010-09-28
Women bankers and the glass ceiling	Others claim that women think that they want to focus on their career, but in reality choose family over career. Recent research by Western Washington University revealed that women who become the chief breadwinners in their domestic partnerships are more likely to…	2010-09-23
Women's divorce 'cur$e'	It's the money, honey. High-flying career women who are the breadwinners in their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to get a divorce than cash-strapped ladies, a surprising 25-year study shows. The access to dough makes…	2010-09-10

Seattle novelist takes a unique look at mental health impacts

Seattle novelist Amy Hatvany pays close attention to the way society ticks and how people interact with one another. That's probably why she pursued a degree in sociology at Western Washington University back in the 1990s, and it is certainly reflected in the subjects she has chosen to…

2012-03-05

Teaching teens that 'love doesn't have to hurt'

Way across the county, in Charlottsville, Va., former college lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday in the beating death of his former girlfriend.

Yeardley Love, a lacrosse player like her onetime boyfriend at the…

2012-02-27

Bellingham memorial included in book about Korean War veterans

A copy of "Lest We Forget," a recent publication of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of Korea, arrived last week. The book tells the stories of Korean War veterans from many countries who served in that conflict 60 years ago. I was honored and humbled to have the story of…

2011-10-11

Bradley given award for article in American Journal of Sociology

2011-06-16

Bellingham seniors, students to debate Social Security, Medicare

On Saturday, May 21, members of Bellingham Senior Activity Center will join students from Western Washington University to debate proposed changes to Medicare and Social Security.

The debate will be at the center, 315 Halleck St., from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is being held as part of…

2011-05-18

Three present on service-learning in Kenya at Seattle conference

2011-05-17

Veterans' forgotten story: How thousands of Korean orphans were saved

First of all, this story is not about George Drake.

Yes, the colorful 80-year-old retired sociology professor tells a great tale, one in which he plays an important role — even if he insists it's a minor one.

Rather, this is the…

2010-11-12

Cohabitation before marriage risky

The U.S. divorce rate has held steady at 45 percent since 1981.

Jay Teachman, a sociology professor at Western Washington University, said age (older than 26) and education (a bachelor's degree) are far more important predictors of marital success than cohabitation, which he believes…

2010-09-28

Women bankers and the glass ceiling

Others claim that women think that they want to focus on their career, but in reality choose family over career.

Recent research by Western Washington University revealed that women who become the chief breadwinners in their domestic partnerships are more likely to…

2010-09-23

Women's divorce 'cur$e'

It's the money, honey.

High-flying career women who are the breadwinners in their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to get a divorce than cash-strapped ladies, a surprising 25-year study shows.

The access to dough makes…

2010-09-10