Sociology – MOSAEC

Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life

A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.

By Robert D. McFadden

Coffeehouses Entrepreneurship Mobile Applications Sociology Starbucks Corporation

Where Have All the ‘Third Places’ Gone?

The term, coined by a sociologist in the 1980s, refers to informal public spaces where people can linger — and some say they’re disappearing.

By Ephrat Livni

Children and Childhood Families and Family Life Labor and Jobs Parenting Sociology Telecommuting

Fathers Gained Family Time in the Pandemic. Many Don’t Want to Give It Back.

A substantial share of fathers who took on more domestic work during lockdowns have kept it up, new data shows, and rearranged their work lives to do so.

By Claire Cain Miller