sociology

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Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“These kinds of groups have deep tentacles in Southern California,” said Peter Simi, a professor of sociology at Chapman University and an expert on hate groups in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Lisa McKenzie, a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Bedfordshire, said singling out one group for intervention risked deepening divisions.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

For big metros, “a substantial stream of immigrants will have a big difference in whether they grow or decline,” said Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and a demographer at the University of New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“This society is unforgiving, relentless, and the competition is constant,” Andrew Eungi Kim, a sociology professor at Korea University, one of the country’s most elite schools, told me.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden