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David Pettinicchio

@dnpetti.bsky.social

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Associate Professor/Associate Grad Chair Sociology/ Munk School @University of Toronto. Instagram @dn.petti

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Dec 10

Excited to dig into the data now that our Italian Survey of Fashion Consumers is complete. @vogueitalia.bsky.social #fashion #beauty

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · 19d

Still relevant !!!

theconversation.com/for-canadian...

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of the privileges of being interim chair is participating in @UTM @UofT orientation representing Sociology! Welcome to all our new students! #sociology #universitylife #firstdayofschool

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The Sociological Quarterly @socquarterly.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.

Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Aug 19

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Aug 15

All three of us together finally !

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨🚨🚨 New Publication Alert

Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France

By Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto, & David Pettinicchio

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France

Although part-time work can provide important accommodations and flexibility for people with disabilities, the rise of contingent labor has left many of these workers in lower-paid jobs that are of...

www.tandfonline.com

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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · Jun 4

New chapter by CGSP affiliate faculty @docdantzler.bsky.social & @dnpetti.bsky.social, along w/@mmaroto.bsky.social, is accessible overview of inequality in Canada, and how social policy can create winners and losers based on ppl's access to various forms of support

cgsp-cpsm.ca/article/soci...

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U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · May 30

Lessons from the fashion industry: #UTM sociology associate professor David Pettinicchio and Jordan Foster, formerly of #UofT, explore why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers.
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Lessons from the fashion industry: Why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers

While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity.

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · May 26

New chapter !

Social Inequalities

@docdantzler.bsky.social @mmaroto.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

In The Oxford Handbook of Social Policy in Canada edited by Béland, Mahon, & Smith

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · May 7

May issue (62(2) is now out in Canadian Review of Sociology, flagship journal of the Canadian Sociological Association.

It marks the second-to-last issue with this editorial team !

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · May 5

Read my latest essay with Jordan Foster in @theconversationca.bsky.social based on our ongoing work:

Lessons from the fashion industry: Why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers

theconversation.com/lessons-from...

@uoftsociology.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social

Lessons from the fashion industry: Why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers

While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity.

theconversation.com

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Apr 9

#vote #elections2025 🇨🇦

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Mar 30

The locomotion #kylieminogue #toronto

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Mar 28

New issue !

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Mar 10

Only 5 days left to submit !!

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 28

Submit to our session on quasi experimental audit methods !! #methods #napoli #isa #sociology

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Mar 3

Happening Wednesday !

The Outcomes of Episodic Protest Coalitions: Lessons from the Disability Rights Movement

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 28

Submit to our session on quasi experimental audit methods !! #methods #napoli #isa #sociology

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 28

My paper with Jordan Foster is now out in Critical Studies in Media Communications www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“This is real beauty”: pushing the boundaries of aesthetic citizenship online

“This is real beauty”: pushing the boundaries of aesthetic citizenship online

Despite recent efforts toward inclusion within the legacy media circuit, body diversity remains incredibly uncommon. This is partly a function of industry conventions that standardize appearance to...

www.tandfonline.com

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 17

Il 20 Febbraio Università di Bologna

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 13

As Disability in Society section chair, I’m pleased to announce our call for awards! Please submit!

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Feb 6

Think about submitting to ISA RC33 in Napoli. @mmaroto.bsky.social and I are organizing a session on audit methods.

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 24

TK Maxx purchase in Oxford 10 years ago. It endured !

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 24

New specs 👓

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 23

Was invited to the Political Science Academic Community Dinner at Trinity College, University of Toronto . Will wear these gifts from Maria Sironi, gifted when I left my @ox.ac.uk Postdoc for U of T.

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 16

Great talk by fellow sociologist Jack Veugelers hosted by UofT Italian Studies

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 15

Excited to be giving this talk in @unipd.bsky.social !! My project with @mmaroto.bsky.social on correspondence -based audit studies of disability labour market discrimination

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 12

Holiday reading complete … I have eclectic tastes

David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 9

So happy our paper is 6th most read in Contemporary Sociology . What great company to be in too!

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David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social · Jan 8

At least it’s sunny !