In The News: Department of Sociology

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Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia is bringing renewed attention on an old problem plaguing the country -- white supremacist groups and extremism. Experts say white supremacy started to reemerge from the shadows a decade ago and the Internet has helped in the growth and re-branding of an old idea.

STAT

This week track and field athletes from all over the world are gathering to compete in the World Championships, an event second only to the Olympics in its level of prestige. Two of the competitors, South African Caster Semenya and Indian Dutee Chand, will represent their countries while on a quest for gold and glory that started last summer in Rio. But their future careers, and those of other women like them, are again in question as the sport’s governing body attempts to reinstate a limit on female athletes’ testosterone levels.

World Economic Forum

Nearly a third of business leaders and technology analysts express “no confidence” that education and job training in the United States will evolve rapidly enough to match the next decade’s labor market demands, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds.

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Born like a boy and a girl - the term used to be hermaphrodite but advocates say some in their community are uncomfortable with the word. They prefer intersex.

WalletHub

America is undergoing an extreme makeover, thanks to rapid demographic diversification. By 2050, you won’t even recognize her. But America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too. Not only have waves of immigration changed the face of the nation, they’ve also ushered in fresh perspectives, skills and technologies to help the U.S. develop a strong adaptability to change.

Washington Post

Nearly a third of business leaders and technology analysts express “no confidence” that education and job training in the United States will evolve rapidly enough to match the next decade’s labor market demands, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds.

Las Vegas Review Journal

You’re locked in a dank, windowless room. A keypad next to the door will let you into the next room, bringing you one step closer to freedom — if only you could figure out the code. Seconds are clicking away on a bright red clock on the wall.

90.2 KAZU

Under legislation recently introduced in Sacramento, driver’s licenses and other state identifications could soon have a third gender option. In addition to using the letter M for male or F for female, the letters NB may be added to stand for people who are non-binary. Someone who doesn’t identify exclusively with either gender.

TV Guide

"It used to be so simple," Katie Couric says in National Geographic Channel's documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey with Kaite Couric, "you were either a boy or you were a girl. But that was then. And this is now."

Teen Vogue

In today’s society, gender is no longer a word with a simple definition, but rather, an entire spectrum filled with different pieces of information, and different ways to identify and express oneself. For some, the notion of gender identity is complicated to understand – but that’s exactly why it is so important to discuss. And now Katie Couric’s new documentary with National Geographic is joining the discussion.

LGBTQ Nation

There is not much new under the sun when it comes to television documentaries about transgender Americans.

NBC News

In order to educate herself and viewers and “get to know the real people behind the headlines,” the two-hour National Geographic film has Katie Couric visit a number of activists, doctors, families and individuals. Among those who share their insight is Georgiann Davis, an intersex activist and sociology professor.