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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 1d

One man's stigma is another man's professional asset? In "Listing Addiction on Your Resume," @elenavanstee.bsky.social covers recent work from Joe Silcox and @evanstewart.bsky.social on personal experience and the emerging field of recovery coaching
contexts.org/articles/lis...

#sociology #sobriety

A screenshot from contexts.org shows a photo of a man with both hands over his heart as he addresses several other seated people. The caption reads: Many of those in the burgeoning field of recovery coaching find that their own past drug use can become an asset in helping others overcome addiction. iStockPhoto // Jacob Wackerhausen. Below the caption is the article's headling, "Listing Addiction on Your Resume," and byline, "By Elena G. Van Stee."

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · 29d

New on the @contexts.org blog! @shdoron1.bsky.social recaps his recent #ASR study in a new post, "How the rich turn sludge into money."

TLDR: Lots of paperwork, plus a few PowerPoints

▶️ contexts.org/blog/sludge/

@asanews.bsky.social @asa-ipm.bsky.social @ipratnu.bsky.social

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 10

🚨New sociology! In "How the Rich Turn Sludge into Money," @shdoron1.bsky.social (@ipratnu.bsky.social) keys in on the bureaucratic practices wealthy families use to fend off threats to resources and intergenerational wealth transfers--and how these tactics change families contexts.org/blog/sludge/

A screenshot of the homepage of contexts.org shows a blog post titled "How the Rich Turn Sludge Into Money," by Doron Shiffer-Sebba, illustrated by a photo of enormous stacks of paper.

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · Sep 10

Congratulations, @colteruscola.bsky.social!! 🎉

Colter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · Sep 10

New pub is out in Socius!

This article examines how the narrowing gender gap in alcohol misuse is not only about drinking rates, but about the meanings of drinking.

Read here: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Unveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025

Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa...

doi.org

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Colter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · Sep 10

New pub is out in Socius!

This article examines how the narrowing gender gap in alcohol misuse is not only about drinking rates, but about the meanings of drinking.

Read here: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Unveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025

Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa...

doi.org

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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · Sep 10

#sociology

Colter Uscola @colteruscola.bsky.social · Sep 10

New pub is out in Socius!

This article examines how the narrowing gender gap in alcohol misuse is not only about drinking rates, but about the meanings of drinking.

Read here: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Unveiling the Gender Gap in Alcohol Misuse: Fear, Anger, and the “Game of Secrets” - Colter J. Uscola, 2025

Gender scholars often assume that alcohol misuse is representative of hegemonic masculinity, but women are simultaneously consuming rates and quantities that pa...

doi.org

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Paul Djupe @pauldjupe.bsky.social · Sep 3

*Readers should be extremely careful about accepting claims that worship attenders are actually more liberal.* Those findings are usually an artifact of stat modeling decisions. Excited to see this posted in Sociology. While it may seem like inside baseball, the public implications are important.

Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 2

New on the blog! Political scientists @pauldjupe.bsky.social @amandafriesen.bsky.social @aesokhey.bsky.social and Jacob R. Neiheisel do some debunking: "Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? No, It's a Suppression Effect" contexts.org/blog/atheist... #polisci #religion #sociology

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 2

New on the blog! Political scientists @pauldjupe.bsky.social @amandafriesen.bsky.social @aesokhey.bsky.social and Jacob R. Neiheisel do some debunking: "Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? No, It's a Suppression Effect" contexts.org/blog/atheist... #polisci #religion #sociology

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Aug 25

New bite-sized sociology! @elenavanstee.bsky.social covers fresh @sfjournal.bsky.social research from @adam-hayes.bsky.social on the social function of pseudo-formal loan arrangements for family financial support. contexts.org/articles/fin...

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Aug 8

These are the faces of @contextsmag editors who can’t wait to hear your ideas, #ASA2025 @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @lettapage.bsky.social

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Population Studies Center @pennpsc.bsky.social · Aug 9

Penn @ #ASA2025

Presenters SATURDAY PM

Y. Wang
@margaretrutheby.bsky.social
@joeljm.bsky.social
J. Schnittker
@pgonalon.bsky.social
@elenavanstee.bsky.social
@jenksd.bsky.social
D. Kirk
M. Hanna-Ghattas
@wendyrothsoc.bsky.social
@lindseydcameron.bsky.social

FULL SCHEDULE HERE:
bit.ly/4m472RQ

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Jul 16

Latest issue is here! contexts.org/articles/sp25-toc/

Peer-reviewed features:
↪️ @cantonwiner.bsky.social on asexuality and queer gatekeeping
↪️ @makchur.bsky.social and JV Bastidas on EJ metrics
↪️ @avbsoc.bsky.social‬ on conservatorships
↪️ Burr et al. on med school debt

#Sociology

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Lauren Valentino @sociologylauren.bsky.social · Jul 16

Nice to see our recent AJS article featured in Contexts! @evangelinewarren.com

"Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences" by Parker Muzzerrall.

There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to address. However, a recent study in the American Journal
of Sociology suggests that Americans understand these problems in very different terms.

Using a mixed-methods approach combining
interviews with a nationally representative survey, sociologists Lauren Valentino and Evangeline Warren discover that Americans define instances of race-, sex-, and class-based discrimination using
three interpretive criteria: the intentionality of the act, whether the act led to equal or unequal outcomes, and the balance of power between
the perpetrator and victim. Importantly, though, Americans do not weigh these criteria equally. Conservatives and men tend to emphasize intentionality and individual acts while liberals, women, and racial minorities are more likely to define discrimination based on
unequal outcomes and systemic power imbalances. Most striking, this variation in definitional criteria strongly predicts policy attitudes, much more so than socio-demographic attributes alone. Those who emphasize outcomes and power structures in their definitions are much more likely to support policies of redress, like affirmative action and anti-discrimination laws.

By shedding light on the deep cultural and cognitive divides in how Americans interpret social problems, this research offers a crucial insight: meaningful progress in addressing racism, sexism, and classism may require bridging not just political divides, but also fundamental differences in how we perceive and define discrimination.

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Ashley C. Rondini, PhD @ashley-c-rondini.bsky.social · Jul 17

Since this was written, the "B" representing bisexual Americans in the remaining "LGB" acronym has also been removed from the national memorial literature. It is difficult to keep up with the damage being done. @dcunningham-stl.bsky.social @contexts.org @lettapage.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

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Stanford Sociology @stanfordsoc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Prof. @mathuclair.bsky.social and PhD candidate Sophia Hunt's recent article on moral reconciling in the legal profession is featured in the latest issue of @contexts.org. The feature was written by @elenavanstee.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

A screenshot of a brief article in Contexts Magazine summarizing the research of Prof. Matt Clair and PhD candidate Sophia Hunt on morals in the legal profession. The title of the summary is "good lawyer, bad lawyer" and contains an image of a law school graduate with a sign that reads "NOW WHAT?" The brief article was written by Elena G. van Stee.

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Chris Uggen @chrisuggen.bsky.social · Jul 14

Delighted to talk publishing, public writing, and sociological R&D with @aminghaziani.bsky.social and Doug Hartmann in the new issue of @contexts.org.
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Amin Ghaziani @aminghaziani.bsky.social · Jun 16

The contents, that cover...it's about to drop! Keep a lookout for the latest @contexts.org, where we stay true to our promise to keep things rigorous, relevant, readable, and rad. #sociology #protecthedolls @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Jun 17

🚨New blog! Yolanda Wiggins, SJSU sociologist and Public Voices Fellow w/ The Op-Ed Project, urges us to "Let Sociology Majors Dream Bigger" and trust that the discipline "can thrive beyond traditional academic spaces"

↪️contexts.org/blog/dream-bigger/

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · May 19

Are you planning to submit that manuscript this summer? I would love to work with you! Shoot me an email for more details ➡️ [email protected]

www.elenavanstee.com/editing

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · May 2

Happening on Tuesday!! RSVP by the end of today to place your (free!) lunch order and submit questions for our panelists. This event is open to the public! Lunch, too :)

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · Apr 25

Do you study vulnerable communities? Join me for this panel on trauma-informed research practices, hosted by @harvard.edu's Committee for Engaged Sociology and open to the public. I’ll be moderating a conversation with Dr. Shawn Ginwright and two therapists from the Boston community.

RSVP👇

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Ryan Burge @ryanburge.bsky.social · Apr 25

I've got a paid post today where I explore that notion:

Cradle Catholics vs Catholic Converts.

I use several different data sources and measures of attendance and partisanship.

www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/are-cathol...

Are Catholic Converts More Hard Core Than Cradle Catholics?

JD Vance talks about the ordo amoris and people get heated...

www.graphsaboutreligion.com

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · Apr 25

RSVP to claim your free lunch & submit questions for our panel! tinyurl.com/trauma-infor...

RSVP! Trauma-Informed Research Practices: Expert Voices from the Community (May 6, 2025)

Since the beginning, qualitative researchers have studied communities experiencing hardship, socio-economic challenges, and various forms of oppression, among other adversities. While conventional res...

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · Apr 25

Do you study vulnerable communities? Join me for this panel on trauma-informed research practices, hosted by @harvard.edu's Committee for Engaged Sociology and open to the public. I’ll be moderating a conversation with Dr. Shawn Ginwright and two therapists from the Boston community.

RSVP👇

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