Research Expertise and Interest

sociology of poverty, gangs and crime, sociology of violence, race and ethnic relations

Research Description

Martin Sanchez-Jankowski's recent research interests include urban sociology, political sociology; poverty; race and ethnicity; youth culture; and survey research.

In the News

From cracks in the campus budget, a new research community blooms

Born of financial crisis, Berkeley’s Institute for the Study of Societal Issues has cultivated a more collaborative, community-based approach to social-science research. In the process, a rickety old campus building has been transformed into a place where scholars can do more with less.

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