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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Socioeconomic status and racism are fundamental causes of violent and property crime, according to a University of Maine professor and an alumnus, who argue the factors must be considered in order to drastically reduce street criminality. Steven Barkan, a UMaine sociology professor, and alumnus Michael Rocque, now a sociology professor at Bates College, recently published […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Washington Post column on the increase in women deciding not to have children. The birth rate in the United States is the lowest in three decades despite the economy having improved since the 2008 recession, according to the column. While […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Much work remains to end workplace harassment.” Blackstone also is a member of the of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]
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TIME magazine quoted Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, in the article, “Inside sexual harassment’s hidden toll on equal pay.” Each year, thousands of employees around the country experience sexual harassment or assault in the workplace and several studies have found sexual harassment is a contributing factor to the gender wage […]
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The University of Maine Office of International Programs (OIP) helps support faculty teaching and study abroad programs. Among the faculty funded this year: Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology, was selected as a Universities Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Visiting Professor for summer 2018 in Viterbo, Italy. OIP has designated USAC scholarship funds to support several UMaine […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the CNNMoney article, “When you’re a teenage worker and you’re sexually harassed.” For many teenage workers, it’s difficult to even identify and label harassing behavior, according to the article. A 2011 survey from the American Association of University Women found that more […]
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A study published in May by researchers at the University of Maine, Oklahoma State University and University of Minnesota was cited in the Fortune article, “The hidden victim of sexual harassment: women’s careers.” Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at UMaine, is a co-author of the study that found women who were sexually harassed were 6.5 […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, about sexual harassment in the workplace. In the wake of the recent sexual misconduct allegations made against many high-profile celebrities and politicians, Blackstone said women coming forward shows progress. “It’s certainly not a new phenomenon, and it’s certainly not due […]
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A 2012 study conducted by sociologists at the University of Maine and University of Minnesota was cited in the NBC News THINK opinion piece, “Netflix’s Margaret Atwood ‘Alias Grace’ series captures the Weinstein moment.” The series, based on Margaret Atwood’s 1996 novel about an Irish-Canadian immigrant maid convicted of the murder of her employer and […]
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