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Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
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new GTaC! @drcrmatthews.bsky.social joins for a wide-ranging conversation on the co-production of knowledge, radical honesty in the methods section, finding inspiration in the work of Simone Weil, and understanding research as sacred.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
new GTaC! @drcrmatthews.bsky.social joins for a wide-ranging conversation on the co-production of knowledge, radical honesty in the methods section, finding inspiration in the work of Simone Weil, and understanding research as sacred.
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Are wealthy moms the happiest moms?
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
The Parental-Happiness Fallacy
Where commentary on moms’ satisfaction goes wrong
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Are wealthy moms the happiest moms?
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
The average age for first-time mothers is continuing to increase around the world. Read our new article by @tannisthas.bsky.social at FLAME University to learn more about research on how women try to balance professional and/or reproductive productivity.
Midlife Motherhood:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
Midlife Motherhood:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The average age for first-time mothers is continuing to increase around the world. Read our new article by @tannisthas.bsky.social at FLAME University to learn more about research on how women try to balance professional and/or reproductive productivity.
Midlife Motherhood:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
Midlife Motherhood:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
@mikesavagelse.bsky.social on UK wealth inequality in @uk.theconversation.com, Yu Xie and Junming Huang on China and scholarship in @washingtonpost.com, and Ashley Railey on substance use in OSU News.
Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/3WOQHG1 🔗
Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/3WOQHG1 🔗
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@mikesavagelse.bsky.social on UK wealth inequality in @uk.theconversation.com, Yu Xie and Junming Huang on China and scholarship in @washingtonpost.com, and Ashley Railey on substance use in OSU News.
Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/3WOQHG1 🔗
Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/3WOQHG1 🔗
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This looks to be a great and necessary conversation!
On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This looks to be a great and necessary conversation!
Muslims continue to face rising Islamophobia in the U.S. People often assign “Muslim-ness” not only to clothing but to entire racial groups.
Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Muslims continue to face rising Islamophobia in the U.S. People often assign “Muslim-ness” not only to clothing but to entire racial groups.
Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
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On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
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Thank you for joining us @mestefan.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social, @shamuskhan.bsky.social, Jonnie Lotesta, Myron Strong, and @lisawade.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you for joining us @mestefan.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social, @shamuskhan.bsky.social, Jonnie Lotesta, Myron Strong, and @lisawade.bsky.social
This week's Clippings includes:
@ajravenelle.bsky.social in UNC News on Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", @cantonwiner.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on on gender detachment and Tony Silva & Emily Huddart on Canadians & the paranormal in @ca.theconversation.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4oUSlSA 🔗
@ajravenelle.bsky.social in UNC News on Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", @cantonwiner.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on on gender detachment and Tony Silva & Emily Huddart on Canadians & the paranormal in @ca.theconversation.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4oUSlSA 🔗
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This week's Clippings includes:
@ajravenelle.bsky.social in UNC News on Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", @cantonwiner.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on on gender detachment and Tony Silva & Emily Huddart on Canadians & the paranormal in @ca.theconversation.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4oUSlSA 🔗
@ajravenelle.bsky.social in UNC News on Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", @cantonwiner.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on on gender detachment and Tony Silva & Emily Huddart on Canadians & the paranormal in @ca.theconversation.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4oUSlSA 🔗
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Who's sleeping with the Trumpian Elephant? 👀
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Who's sleeping with the Trumpian Elephant? 👀
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
Read liamswiss.bsky.social (AcadiaSociology.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @contexts.org!
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377357
Did you know that ~44% of Canadians believe in at least one paranormal phenomenon?
Tony Silva & Emily Huddart in @ca.theconversation.com covers some of the supernatural beliefs up north:
🎃 bit.ly/47AAXLI 👻
Tony Silva & Emily Huddart in @ca.theconversation.com covers some of the supernatural beliefs up north:
🎃 bit.ly/47AAXLI 👻
New research reveals that almost half of Canadians believe in the paranormal — ghosts and all
While most Canadians trust science, half of us also believe in unexplained phenomena.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Did you know that ~44% of Canadians believe in at least one paranormal phenomenon?
Tony Silva & Emily Huddart in @ca.theconversation.com covers some of the supernatural beliefs up north:
🎃 bit.ly/47AAXLI 👻
Tony Silva & Emily Huddart in @ca.theconversation.com covers some of the supernatural beliefs up north:
🎃 bit.ly/47AAXLI 👻
🎃Happy Halloween from the TSP Crew!🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🎃Happy Halloween from the TSP Crew!🎃
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"...the idea that plants should be considered part of society is not a new one; it’s just new to some people," writes @sarahelton.bsky.social. 🌿
Free to read, download, and share ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"...the idea that plants should be considered part of society is not a new one; it’s just new to some people," writes @sarahelton.bsky.social. 🌿
Free to read, download, and share ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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You’ve heard of gatekeeping—but what about gate closing? How does it shape households’ division of labor?
🎧 Find out on this week’s Equal-ish podcast episode featuring @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @sjss.bsky.social!
🔗 linktr.ee/equalish
🎧 Find out on this week’s Equal-ish podcast episode featuring @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @sjss.bsky.social!
🔗 linktr.ee/equalish
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
You’ve heard of gatekeeping—but what about gate closing? How does it shape households’ division of labor?
🎧 Find out on this week’s Equal-ish podcast episode featuring @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @sjss.bsky.social!
🔗 linktr.ee/equalish
🎧 Find out on this week’s Equal-ish podcast episode featuring @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @sjss.bsky.social!
🔗 linktr.ee/equalish
Public support for same-sex parents has risen sharply: from 46% (2012) to 63% (2022) for same-sex moms, and 43% to 61% for dads.
Read our new piece by Jordyn Wald from research by Wendy D. Manning and @kris10gustafson.bsky.social in @jmfncfr.bsky.social:
🔗 bit.ly/3X3G3v2 🔗
(3 min read)
Read our new piece by Jordyn Wald from research by Wendy D. Manning and @kris10gustafson.bsky.social in @jmfncfr.bsky.social:
🔗 bit.ly/3X3G3v2 🔗
(3 min read)
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Public support for same-sex parents has risen sharply: from 46% (2012) to 63% (2022) for same-sex moms, and 43% to 61% for dads.
Read our new piece by Jordyn Wald from research by Wendy D. Manning and @kris10gustafson.bsky.social in @jmfncfr.bsky.social:
🔗 bit.ly/3X3G3v2 🔗
(3 min read)
Read our new piece by Jordyn Wald from research by Wendy D. Manning and @kris10gustafson.bsky.social in @jmfncfr.bsky.social:
🔗 bit.ly/3X3G3v2 🔗
(3 min read)
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New photo essay! 📸
Contexts in pictures: Ryan Centner on an imperial network.
Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Contexts in pictures: Ryan Centner on an imperial network.
Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New photo essay! 📸
Contexts in pictures: Ryan Centner on an imperial network.
Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Contexts in pictures: Ryan Centner on an imperial network.
Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Michael Benediktsson in @nytimes.com on public benches, @awtsn.bsky.social in NewsCop on 🌐 access, Jennifer Glass in @theatlantic.com on 👨👩👧👦, Alex Wood in @equaltimes.bsky.social on freelancing, & @avmenon.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com on cosmetic surgery.
TSP's Soc in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/4nlzaA1
TSP's Soc in the News:
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October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Michael Benediktsson in @nytimes.com on public benches, @awtsn.bsky.social in NewsCop on 🌐 access, Jennifer Glass in @theatlantic.com on 👨👩👧👦, Alex Wood in @equaltimes.bsky.social on freelancing, & @avmenon.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com on cosmetic surgery.
TSP's Soc in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/4nlzaA1
TSP's Soc in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/4nlzaA1
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You've probably heard that US fertility is "below replacement level." But what does that actually mean???
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You've probably heard that US fertility is "below replacement level." But what does that actually mean???
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...
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Are you with us in the fight against misinformation?
If so, please consider donating to our fall fundraising campaign.
As a thank-you, you’ll receive a downloadable e-book from our series on bold ideas for tackling the housing crisis.
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If so, please consider donating to our fall fundraising campaign.
As a thank-you, you’ll receive a downloadable e-book from our series on bold ideas for tackling the housing crisis.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Are you with us in the fight against misinformation?
If so, please consider donating to our fall fundraising campaign.
As a thank-you, you’ll receive a downloadable e-book from our series on bold ideas for tackling the housing crisis.
donate.theconversation.com/us?utm_campa...
If so, please consider donating to our fall fundraising campaign.
As a thank-you, you’ll receive a downloadable e-book from our series on bold ideas for tackling the housing crisis.
donate.theconversation.com/us?utm_campa...
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🚨 New page! Contexts Magazine is now on LinkedIn. Give us a follow to bring snack-sized sociological insights to your feed!
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October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🚨 New page! Contexts Magazine is now on LinkedIn. Give us a follow to bring snack-sized sociological insights to your feed!
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Our latest piece by Jake Otis highlights recent research by Lynette Renner at the University of Minnesota, Carolyn Hartley & Knute Carter the University of Iowa on how domestic violence victims take different paths towards addressing their harm.
Read it here:
🔗 bit.ly/43sOVxR 🔗
(2 minute read)
Read it here:
🔗 bit.ly/43sOVxR 🔗
(2 minute read)
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our latest piece by Jake Otis highlights recent research by Lynette Renner at the University of Minnesota, Carolyn Hartley & Knute Carter the University of Iowa on how domestic violence victims take different paths towards addressing their harm.
Read it here:
🔗 bit.ly/43sOVxR 🔗
(2 minute read)
Read it here:
🔗 bit.ly/43sOVxR 🔗
(2 minute read)
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"The Little Engine that Maybe Could" 🚂
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The Little Engine that Maybe Could" 🚂
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
Young people increasingly rely on YouTube for politic education. Check out our new podcast episode of the TSP board discussing Emine Fidan Elcioglu's @utsc.utoronto.ca recent piece in @us.theconversation.com :
🔗 bit.ly/47zwc6h 🔗
(4 minute listen)
🔗 bit.ly/47zwc6h 🔗
(4 minute listen)
October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Young people increasingly rely on YouTube for politic education. Check out our new podcast episode of the TSP board discussing Emine Fidan Elcioglu's @utsc.utoronto.ca recent piece in @us.theconversation.com :
🔗 bit.ly/47zwc6h 🔗
(4 minute listen)
🔗 bit.ly/47zwc6h 🔗
(4 minute listen)
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Looking for a guide to teaching theory? See @mestefan.bsky.social's newest Reflection with First Publics, where he introduces 7 principles that you can adopt in any classroom.
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Looking for a guide to teaching theory? See @mestefan.bsky.social's newest Reflection with First Publics, where he introduces 7 principles that you can adopt in any classroom.