Archived News – April 2018
Apr
26
2018
April 24, 2018
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group.” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group.” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Apr
25
2018
April 23, 2018
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group,” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group,” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Apr
24
2018
April 24, 2018
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group,” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found. “Solving America’s racial problems may be hoping too much from religious congregations,” said Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study. “The responsibility for moving toward racial integration still rests considerably with the majority group,” Dougherty and Edward C. Polson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, analyzed data from the Baylor Religion Survey for the study, published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, wrote and pitched this story. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Apr
10
2018
March 29, 2018
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study—"Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College"—is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study—"Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College"—is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
Apr
5
2018
April 1, 2018
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study — "Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College" — is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study — "Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College" — is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
Apr
4
2018
March 29, 2018
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study—"Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College"—is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
New sociology research has found that students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability experience an increase in symptoms of depression. The study—"Mental Well-Being and Changes in Peer Ability from High School to College"—is published in the journal Youth and Society, an interdisciplinary scientific journal. The study’s co-author is Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
Apr
3
2018
April 2, 2018
Even a high school valedictorian can feel anxious becoming just one out of hundreds of top performers at an academically competitive university. But students who have lower-achieving classmates in college than they had in high school show more symptoms of depression, according to a study co-authored by Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Science, and published in the journal Youth and Society. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
Even a high school valedictorian can feel anxious becoming just one out of hundreds of top performers at an academically competitive university. But students who have lower-achieving classmates in college than they had in high school show more symptoms of depression, according to a study co-authored by Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Science, and published in the journal Youth and Society. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology research and faculty.)