Sociology

Low-income and minority families still bear the brunt of toxic pollutants. Jill Harrison wants to know why.

by Laurel Richardson (PhDSoc'62) (Brill/Sense, 140 pages; 2019) Buy the Book On her death bed, Laurel Richardson’s sister whispers a deep family secret to her. Those whispered words send the famed sociologist and author on a personal exploration of a lifetime. Lone Twin: A True Story of Loss and Found...

Inequalities and Miracles on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Lori Peek, a CU Boulder sociology professor, directs the university’s Natural Hazards Center.

A CU professor goes inside America's prisons to study gang life.

A CU scholar talks about the sociology of yoga.