British Journal of Sociology
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We publish rigorous, original research that speaks to a general sociological audience and draws on an array of quantitative and qualitative methods ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14684446
This article examines 20th-century American family demography as a case study, tracing historically how scholars justified their nascent scholarship through moral arguments linked to perceived social goods that demography produces.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This article examines 20th-century American family demography as a case study, tracing historically how scholars justified their nascent scholarship through moral arguments linked to perceived social goods that demography produces.
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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This article highlights the role and types of White innocence. It uses St. Augustine, Florida, and Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to outline the contours of narrative and consumptive innocence.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This article highlights the role and types of White innocence. It uses St. Augustine, Florida, and Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to outline the contours of narrative and consumptive innocence.
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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What makes the city's diverse strangers actually interact face-to-face? Drawing on long-term urban ethnography in Oslo, Norway, this article explores ‘contact-supporting circumstances’ in urban public space.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What makes the city's diverse strangers actually interact face-to-face? Drawing on long-term urban ethnography in Oslo, Norway, this article explores ‘contact-supporting circumstances’ in urban public space.
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This article examines how ethnonationalism becomes a resource for navigating the precarity of ageing. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, it shows how financially privileged Québécois seniors enact nationhood through everyday cultural practices.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This article examines how ethnonationalism becomes a resource for navigating the precarity of ageing. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, it shows how financially privileged Québécois seniors enact nationhood through everyday cultural practices.
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Read Laurie E. Adkin's review of "Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future for All" by Jennie Stephens.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Read Laurie E. Adkin's review of "Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future for All" by Jennie Stephens.
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This article shows that infrastructural power—a state's capacity to coordinate society and implement policy—was associated with higher vaccination rates during COVID-19, regardless of its level of despotic power.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This article shows that infrastructural power—a state's capacity to coordinate society and implement policy—was associated with higher vaccination rates during COVID-19, regardless of its level of despotic power.
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Drawing on 41 semi-structured interviews with wealthy members of the business class living in and around Manchester, this paper explores how therapy culture has travelled upwards, to the executive and owning class, through CEO peer groups.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Drawing on 41 semi-structured interviews with wealthy members of the business class living in and around Manchester, this paper explores how therapy culture has travelled upwards, to the executive and owning class, through CEO peer groups.
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This paper explores the causal effect of motherhood on women's occupational class trajectories using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study. It shows that motherhood significantly increases downward mobility and limits access to professional occupations.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This paper explores the causal effect of motherhood on women's occupational class trajectories using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study. It shows that motherhood significantly increases downward mobility and limits access to professional occupations.
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Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
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This article explores the role of culture, ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in family financial assistance with home ownership. It argues that academic studies on the topic have been dominated by Anglo-centric experiences.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This article explores the role of culture, ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in family financial assistance with home ownership. It argues that academic studies on the topic have been dominated by Anglo-centric experiences.
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Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus groups, this article explores older adults' concerns about wealth in their decisions to date and repartner, showing how family concerns and financial matters are balanced with desires to date.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus groups, this article explores older adults' concerns about wealth in their decisions to date and repartner, showing how family concerns and financial matters are balanced with desires to date.
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Drawing upon 82 individual interviews, this article argues that families are dynamic and sequentially unfolding sites of wealth transfers, acting as both enablers and limiters of women's wealth accumulation.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Drawing upon 82 individual interviews, this article argues that families are dynamic and sequentially unfolding sites of wealth transfers, acting as both enablers and limiters of women's wealth accumulation.
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Excited to see that the article "State Power and COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts" I wrote with my friends @russelldavid.bsky.social and Naomi Spence has been published online by the @bjsociology.bsky.social. There are a couple takeaways about state power and theories of the state I'm excited about.🧵1/5
State Power and COVID‐19 Vaccination Efforts
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to assess how different forms of state power shape public health outcomes during a global crisis. Drawing on Michael Mann's distinction between inf...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Excited to see that the article "State Power and COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts" I wrote with my friends @russelldavid.bsky.social and Naomi Spence has been published online by the @bjsociology.bsky.social. There are a couple takeaways about state power and theories of the state I'm excited about.🧵1/5
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Miguel Montalva Barba & Camille Petersen in Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills:
Narrative and Consumptive Innocence — push on the role and types of White innocence in upholding global White supremacy.
doi.org/10.1111/1468...
Miguel Montalva Barba & Camille Petersen in Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills:
Narrative and Consumptive Innocence — push on the role and types of White innocence in upholding global White supremacy.
doi.org/10.1111/1468...
Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills: Narrative and Consumptive Innocence
Starting with Du Bois, scholars of race have investigated the role of White ignorance as it perpetuates White supremacy. Today, Charles Mills and scholars continue this inquiry by expanding the impor...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Miguel Montalva Barba & Camille Petersen in Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills:
Narrative and Consumptive Innocence — push on the role and types of White innocence in upholding global White supremacy.
doi.org/10.1111/1468...
Miguel Montalva Barba & Camille Petersen in Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills:
Narrative and Consumptive Innocence — push on the role and types of White innocence in upholding global White supremacy.
doi.org/10.1111/1468...
Drawing on 78 interviews and 12 focus groups, this study shows that science fiction shapes the US public's understanding of economic consequences from AI, informing widespread concerns that sentient machines might fully replace human workers.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Drawing on 78 interviews and 12 focus groups, this study shows that science fiction shapes the US public's understanding of economic consequences from AI, informing widespread concerns that sentient machines might fully replace human workers.
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📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
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There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
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📣 Submit your abstract for the @bjsociology.bsky.social Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📣 Submit your abstract for the @bjsociology.bsky.social Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
This study investigates discrepancies between teacher and student perceptions of student's school enjoyment and effort, and whether these discrepancies are associated with student SES.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This study investigates discrepancies between teacher and student perceptions of student's school enjoyment and effort, and whether these discrepancies are associated with student SES.
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The article contributes to debates on the sociology of marginality with a three-tiered discussion of migration, homelessness and methodological frameworks, which are rarely considered together.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The article contributes to debates on the sociology of marginality with a three-tiered discussion of migration, homelessness and methodological frameworks, which are rarely considered together.
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Submit your paper to the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025 ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025 ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
British Journal of Sociology Conference
Find out more about the BJS conference 2026, which will provide an in-person platform for academics across the discipline to advance their research.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Submit your paper to the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025 ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025 ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
Since the 1990s, high-income individuals have increasingly sorted into the Democratic Party as a result of their socially liberal views. This study uses a forced-choice conjoint experiment to explore why high-income Democrats support redistributive policies.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Since the 1990s, high-income individuals have increasingly sorted into the Democratic Party as a result of their socially liberal views. This study uses a forced-choice conjoint experiment to explore why high-income Democrats support redistributive policies.
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This paper problematises perspectives that treat the social as an artefact of administrative practice or that prioritise experiences of moral purpose and commonality, arguing that such positions risk mythologising ‘society’.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This paper problematises perspectives that treat the social as an artefact of administrative practice or that prioritise experiences of moral purpose and commonality, arguing that such positions risk mythologising ‘society’.
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📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference!
The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference!
The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The most recent British census was the first to elicit transgender identity. This research note considers the difference between the results of the English and Welsh 2021 Census and the Scottish 2022 Census.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The most recent British census was the first to elicit transgender identity. This research note considers the difference between the results of the English and Welsh 2021 Census and the Scottish 2022 Census.
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📢 Submit your paper for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology.
More info ➡️ lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology.
More info ➡️ lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
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The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI
October 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📢 Submit your paper for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology.
More info ➡️ lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology.
More info ➡️ lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...