Nancy Chodorow, an esteemed sociologist, psychoanalyst and professor emerita at UC Berkeley, passed away on Oct. 14. She was 81.
Chodorow joined the Berkeley Sociology Department in 1986 after graduating from Radcliffe College in 1966 and receiving her Ph.D. in sociology from Brandeis University in 1975.
In the Western, or more specifically, U.S.-dominated social sciences, people of color outside or within the West have historically been reduced to “research subjects,” and their role as knowledge producers has been marginalized. Precipitating such practices was the European and U.S.
Why and how does racial health inequality
This talk will discuss emerging perspectives on the social construction of age as a window into bro
As part of UC Berkeley's 150W Project, celebrating 150 years of women's contributions to UC Berkeley, the Sociology Department has published Celebrating the Women Behind UC Berkeley Sociology.
On October 25, Prof. Stephanie Canizales received multiple awards from the International Society of Latino Authors for Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States:
Best Immigration Themed Book Gold Medal
The Raul Yzaguirre Best Political/Current Affairs Book Gold Medal
Best First Book (Nonfiction) Honorable Mention
Best Women’s Issues Book Award Honorable Mention