Sociology

Blackstone to participate in Women Who Empower Our World event

Amy Blackstone will be part of the Women Who Empower Our World event March 1 at Northeastern University in Boston. The University of Maine sociology professor will be a member of a panel that will discuss “How Policy Impacts Women’s Careers and What Still Needs to Change.” For two decades, Blackstone has examined multiple facets […]

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Ms. Magazine publishes opinion piece co-written by Blackstone

Ms. Magazine published an opinion piece written by Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine and author of the forthcoming book “Childfree by Choice;” and Maxine Trump, filmmaker and director of the film “To Kid or Not To Kid.” The piece was titled, “What Choice Means to Childfree Women.” An upcoming […]

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Screening and discussion of new film on childfree choice Feb. 1

The University of Maine Department of Sociology will host a screening and discussion of a new documentary, “To Kid or Not to Kid: The Movie,” at 3 p.m. Feb. 1 in Wells Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public. “To Kid or Not to Kid,” from the award-winning director of the […]

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Blackstone discusses child-free choice on ‘Maine Calling’

Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on choosing not to have children. Blackstone, a prominent researcher in the child-free movement, runs the blog “We’re {Not} Having a Baby!” with her husband, and wrote the forthcoming book […]

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Tierney quoted in Moneyish article on affinity for fall

Amber Tierney, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Moneyish article “Your love for fall isn’t basic — it’s baked in.” The article focused on subconscious reasons many people may have for loving the fall season, from the sensations of both nostalgia and newness to temporal landmarks like […]

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Blackstone quoted in Moneyish article on child-free choice

Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Moneyish for the article, “Why these women chose to be child-free — and why that’s completely fine.” “I love my life as it is,” Blackstone said of her decision not to have kids. “And I feel that parenting is such an […]

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Barkan writes BDN op-ed on immigrants in America

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “Immigrants help make America great,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]

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Population Connection interviews Blackstone about child-free choice

Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was interviewed in the September 2018 issue of Population Connection magazine. Blackstone, who studies the child-free choice, child-free families, workplace harassment and civic engagement, spoke with the magazine about her research. “We’re told that parenthood is an important part of becoming an adult and […]

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