Professor discusses violence in sects

The public on Thursday night can hear about the increasing violence against women in polygamous, religious sects when UC Irvine begins its David and Sylvia Easton Lecture program.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m., Rose McDermott, a Brown University professor, will discuss her research on the ties between polygamy and various kinds of violence against women.

McDermott’s talk will take place in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway and is hosted by the school’s Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality.

The talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available for $8 in the social sciences parking structure.

For more information call the center at (949) 824-3344.

— Joseph Serna