The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The hurtful racial truth about criminal justice in the U.S.,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of the forthcoming “Race, Crime, and Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the CNNMoney article, “How Anita Hill forever changed the way we talk about sexual harassment.” In 1991, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment she allegedly endured from Clarence Thomas, her former boss at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and then a Supreme […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and her research were cited in a Sun Journal article about the recent #MeToo campaign. The latest campaign started with actress Alyssa Milano, who told The Associated Press she wanted to convey the scope of how often sexual harassment and assault happens and let […]
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A 2012 study conducted by sociologists at the University of Maine and University of Minnesota was cited in a Bustle article about sexual harassment in the workplace. The study found that women who break the glass ceiling of professional advancement also face increased incidence of sexual harassment from co-workers and subordinates, according to the article. […]
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Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about recently released statistics that show crime in Maine decreased for the fifth straight year in 2016. According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, crime dropped 8.7 percent from 2015 to 2016, but drug use continues […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with Buzzfeed for an article on sexual harassment and discrimination among employees of the National Park Service (NPS). According to the article, a recent federal survey of NPS workers revealed that 39 percent of the workforce has experienced harassment or discrimination on the […]
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The Bangor Daily News sought input from Maine experts in sociology, politics and criminology who are members of the Maine Scholars Strategy Network for an editorial about violence in America. The BDN asked the experts, “Is America becoming more violent? Divided? How do we and America remain resilient in the face of such violence and […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “More guns won’t make our universities and colleges any safer,” by Steven Barkan and alumnus Michael Rocque. Barkan is a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding.” Rocque is an assistant professor of sociology at Bates College. They are both […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Huffington Post titled, “Recognizing childfree families on International Family Day.” Blackstone conducts research on the decision not to become a parent. She and her husband maintain the blog, “We’re {not} having a baby! childfree adventures in a child-centric world.”
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, spoke with The Atlantic and Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine about deciding whether to have children. Today, about 15 percent of women never have kids, according to The Atlantic. “There are not that many people who, early on, say, ‘I definitely don’t want kids,’” Blackstone […]
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