This week we discuss leftists’ reluctance to return to normal as scientific knowledge about COVID, and the proportion of people vaccinated against COVID, both rise. And, I recently spoke with Professor Anne Groggel of North Central College about her recent paper titled “The Role of Place and Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Issuance of Temporary Civil Protection Orders.” The paper is to be published in Law & Society Review, and is sole-authored. Segment 1 -- Anne Groggel on “The Role of Place and Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Issuance of Temporary Civil Protection Orders.” Segment 2 – Leftists’ reluctance to relax COVID protections as scientific knowledge about and vaccination incidence against COVID climb.

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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.