In The News: Department of Sociology

Las Vegas Weekly
It’s been a while. With tablets and smart phones putting a world of information at our fingertips and bringing the tide of social media to our pockets and purses, people just aren’t putting pen to paper as much these days.
Bloomberg

Local joblessness and Internet freelancers hurt Nevada’s brothels

The Mercury News

It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.

Cadena SER

En la década de 1950, muchos teóricos temieron que, gracias a las innovaciones tecnológicas, los estadounidenses no supieran qué hacer con su tiempo libre.

KNPR News

George Flint has been the lobbyist for the legal brothel industry for 28 years. Now, at the end of his career, he wants to conquer one of the industry's biggest barriers: A state law that prohibits brothels in Clark and Washoe counties. Can he do it? Would it be good for the county? Or for state coffers? We'll talk to Flint, an expert on brothels and a political observer about the possible pitfalls.

Las Vegas Sun

It wasn’t a phone call she wanted, nor ever anticipated, but when Andrea Swanson realized she had not received a call for help, she broke down in tears.