In The News: Department of Sociology

Big Think

Data from LinkedIn suggests soft skills will be the most in-demand as the economy begins to rebuild and 2020 grads look for work.

Vanity Fair

Nicole Santero, a graduate student who runs the popular BTS fan account @researchBTS and is studying fan culture and BTS for her dissertation, says that the BTS fandom, for one, “regularly organizes and participates in charity efforts and service projects worldwide.”

Las Vegas Review Journal

Danielle Richards was taking packages out of her car recently, wearing a face mask as she always does in public these days.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Danielle Richards was taking packages out of her car recently, wearing a face mask as she always does in public these days.

Salon

The pandemic has brought misery and suffering to thousands around the world, much of which has nothing to do with disease and everything to do with the social aftermath of the pandemic.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Danielle Richards was taking packages out of her car recently, wearing a face mask as she always does in public these days.

Newswise

As uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine wears on, there remains one constant: a reliance on the internet, social media, and streaming services for work, school, entertainment, and keeping in touch with friends and family.

comicbook

Moviegoers have mixed reactions to the latest Tenet trailer ending with firm confirmation the Christopher Nolan-directed sci-fi thriller is coming to theaters as most movie chains remain shuttered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The revealing new trailer released Thursday — offering fresh looks at the film's explosive action and twisty plot led by an international cast of stars, including John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh — did not include the film's currently scheduled opening date of July 17 following reports studio Warner Bros. is waiting until early June to decide whether to push Tenet to the August 14 date held by Wonder Woman 1984.

everyeye.it

With the release of the new Tenet trailer , many of Christopher Nolan's fans also expected a confirmation of the film's release date which is currently still set for next July; however, at the end of the movie you can only read the writing "Coming to theaters", without any date.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Jeff Lipsky says he can’t wait to go to the movies again.

Tomatazos

Since movie theaters had to close their doors last March due to the coronavirus, there has been much speculation about what will happen when they reopen. While many imagine that the first thing they will do when the quarantine is over is "return to normal," experts are not sure this is possible. A sociologist recently spoke to the Review Journal about how this situation affected movie theater attendance. This could have fatal consequences Tenet of Christopher Nolan , the film could be the first to be released after a long absence of activity in this sector.

comicbook

A sociologist predicts audiences won't deem any movie "worth it" enough to return to reopened theaters just months after exhibitors were forced to shutter amid the coronavirus crisis. Michael Ian Borer, a sociology professor who also teaches a pop culture course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the allure of the moviegoing experience that only theaters can offer — like the viral reactions of an audience recorded during a showing of Marvel Studios blockbuster Avengers: Endgame — won't be enough to sway audiences to venture out into theaters anytime soon, even as some domestic theaters begin to slowly reopen.