KATE H. CHOI, Ph.D.

I am a sociology professor at Western University in Canada and a researcher interested in inequalities along racial and socioeconomic lines

Insights

I write a blog called “Social Fabric: the ties that bind and separate us” in Psychology Today. In this blog, I provide an analysis of current events using the theoretical and empirical insights from sociology, demography, and economics. Please click on the title to read the article in Psychology Today.

Are Marriages Another Casualty of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Kate Hee ChoiJuly 19, 2020

50 years after Loving V. Virginia: Attitudes towards intermarriages have improved, but difficulties remain

Kate Hee ChoiJune 30, 2020

White Fragility and the Myth of A Few Bad Apples: Is racial inequality a U.S. problem? Is Canada the beacon of racial equality? (Essential read)

Brigid BarrettJune 11, 2020

COVID-19 & parenting challenges: Working- and middle-class parents may be in the same storm but not in the same boat.

Brigid BarrettMay 21, 2020

A Coronavirus Baby Boom: Myth or Reality? COVID-19 reduces the desire to have children while limiting access to contraception

Kate Hee ChoiApril 27, 2020

Dating during the Era of the Pandemic: Are romantic courtships making a comeback? Recent trends hint at the possibility

Brigid BarrettApril 15, 2020