Rachel Sparkman
rachelsparkman.bsky.social
Rachel Sparkman
@rachelsparkman.bsky.social
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Wild & Wonderful | PhD Florida State Sociology| Research at @norc.org | rural spaces, labor, and immigration | Views are my own 🌱 l
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Coming to #ASA2025? I'll be leading a workshop on The General Social Survey on Saturday at the Hyatt! Come say hi!
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New from me @sfjournal.bsky.social. I find the link between Christian nationalism & authoritarianism extends to the home. Specifically, Christian nationalism predicts adults prioritizing kids' obedience over independent thought & hard spanking as the way to keep kids in line.
doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone.

“It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.
America will pay dearly for the NIH’s mindless war on wokeness and DEI
Colleges, businesses, patients, students, workers, and US excellence will all suffer—and for what?
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ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.
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Damaged Goods. ASA member Victor Tan Chen, Virginia Commonwealth University, comments to Marketplace on how long-term unemployment can have major psychological effects, comparable to going through a divorce or grieving, and also lead to “unemployment scarring.” marketplace.org/2024/12/10/l...
https://marketplace.org/2024/12/10/long-term-unemployment-labor-market-hiring-networking-unemployed-job-hunt/…