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Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go ‘round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.
 
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Jan 24, 2021

This week we discuss the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States. And, I speak with Professor Naomi Sugie of the University of California-Irvine about her recent paper titled “Marginalization or Incorporation? Welfare Receipt and Political Participation Among Young Adults.” The paper is to be published in Social Problems, and is co-authored by Emma Conner.

Segment 1 -- Naomi Sugie on “Marginalization or Incorporation? Welfare Receipt and Political Participation Among Young Adults”

Segment 2 -- Social and geopolitical implications of the pace of COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination refusal, virus mutations, and the possible failure to attain herd immunity in the United States.