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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 15h

Free learning opportunity for ASA student members! Register now for tomorrow’s discussion about how to balance teaching responsibilities with coursework and dissertation work. There will be time to ask questions! Starts at 3 pm Eastern. https://bit.ly/3IF7Qi4

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Aug 18

Curious about using podcasting to share your research? Want to know how to record and edit great audio? And how to launch a podcast? Start your journey into sociological podcasting with our Introduction to Podcasting workshop, with @researchpodcasts.bsky.social 17 Nov. Tickets here buff.ly/VSugrGb

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 18

ASA has something special planned for tomorrow! Be sure to check in tomorrow to find out all about the limited-time opportunity we’re offering!

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ASA Student Forum @asastudentforum.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join us Mon, Aug 11 for two great ASA SFAB events!

🕙 10–11:30 AM – Student Forum Business Meeting
📍 West Tower, Water Tower Room

🕓 4–5:30 PM – Student Forum Refereed Roundtables
📍 East Tower, Grand Ballroom B

#Sociology #ASA2025

Flyer titled “2025 ASA SFAB Sessions” in yellow highlight, with black-and-yellow arrow graphics. Monday, August 11 events:

40454 - Student Forum Business Meeting: 10–11:30am, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower.

41021 - Student Forum Refereed Roundtables: 4–5:30pm, East Tower, Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom B.
Roundtables include: Education & Pedagogy; Critical Gender Studies; Political Economy of China; Substance Use Disorder & Anxiety; Mental Health; Labor Movements & Gig Economy; Work & Labor; Geography, Space & Place; Global Family Dynamics; Health & Illness; Intersectional Inequalities; Qualitative Studies; Technology & AI; Race & Place; Environmental & Occupational Health; Open Topic; Higher Education; Theoretical Sociology; Critical Feminism & Intersectionality; Critical Media Studies; Quantitative Methods; Global Epistemologies.

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ASA Student Forum @asastudentforum.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join us Mon, Aug 11 for two great ASA SFAB sessions!

🕗 8–9:30 AM – Sociology Unlocked: Your Guide to Careers After Graduate School

🕗 8–9:30 AM – Student Forum Open Topic Paper Session

See flyer for details

#Sociology #ASA2025

Flyer titled “2025 ASA SFAB Sessions” in yellow highlight, with black-and-yellow arrow graphics. Monday, August 11 sessions listed.

40231 - Sociology Unlocked: Your Guide to Careers After Graduate School: Workshop, 8–9:30am, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall M.
Covers career pathways in academia, technology, and NGOs with advice from hiring committee members and recent grads.

40254 - Student Forum Open Topic Paper Session: 8–9:30am, West Tower, Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower Room.
Presentations: employee voice behavior in SMEs; radical movements in São Paulo; perceived disorder in NYC; housing disrepair and Black women’s experiences; bisexual identity formation; migrant suicide and Durkheim’s theory.

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ASA Student Forum @asastudentforum.bsky.social · Aug 10

Join us at 10am for the 2025 ASA SFAB Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session!

🗓 Sun, Aug 10 | 10–11:30 AM
📍 Hyatt Regency Chicago, West Tower, Water Tower Room

Explore research on labor, precarity, climate, digital nomads, and more from emerging scholars.

#ASA2025 #Sociology

Purple-to-blue gradient background with white text titled “2025 ASA SFAB Sessions.” Lists details for session 30454 – Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session, scheduled for Sunday, August 10, 10:00 to 11:30am at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, West Tower, Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower room. Session type: 90-minute paper session. Below, “Individual Presentations” are listed with six titles and authors, including research on collective bargaining for Chinese seafarers, Chinese international students’ career precarity, climate adaptation and carceral labor, young digital nomads in China, and child labor in Pakistan.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 8

As of Thursday, August 7th, the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting had 4,411 registrants, and 1,613 of them were students (includes undergrads & predocs). That’s nearly one-third!

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 8

Is this your first time at the ASA Annual Meeting? Join the ASA First-Time Attendee Orientation tomorrow morning, 8:00-9:30 a.m., to get tips on navigating and getting the most out of your meeting experience.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 8

Badge pick-up & registration counters for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting are open today, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom Foyer, Hyatt Regency, East Tower, Ballroom Level.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s almost here! #ASA2025 starts the day after tomorrow. There’s still time to grab a train, plane, or automobile and meet us in Chicago for this gathering of sociologists that all your colleagues will be talking about! Register online or on site! bit.ly/RegisterASA25

#Chicago #ASA #sociology

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 6

The 2026 ASA DDRIG is now open! Awards of up to $16K to support highly talented doctoral students who are conducting cutting-edge sociological research. Virtual Q&A 9/4. Deadline is 11/3. www.asanet.org/ddrig

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ASA Student Forum @asastudentforum.bsky.social · Aug 6

ASA student members—join us in Chicago or online!

Check out the 2025 Student Forum sessions at ASA Annual Meeting: papers, roundtables, career workshops, and more.
Open to all student members.
Details attached.

#ASA2025 #SociologyStudents #SFAB

Slide titled "2025 ASA SFAB Sessions" with details for Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10. Includes the Student Forum Student Reception, Student Forum Advisory Board Meeting, and the Special Topic Paper Session featuring six student presentations on topics ranging from collective bargaining and career precarity to climate adaptation and child labor.

Slide titled "2025 ASA SFAB Sessions" for Monday, August 11. Lists two sessions: "Sociology Unlocked: Your Guide to Careers After Graduate School," a career workshop, and the Open Topic Paper Session featuring six presentations on topics such as identity formation, housing disrepair, suicide, and radical pedagogy.

Slide titled "2025 ASA SFAB Sessions" for Monday, August 11. Lists the Student Forum Business Meeting and the Refereed Roundtables session with 22 roundtables on topics including education, gender studies, race and place, mental health, AI, critical media, and global epistemologies.

Slide titled "2025 ASA SFAB Online Sessions" for Saturday, August 9. Promotes a virtual Student Forum Gathering on Zoom from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM CT. Agenda includes introductions, research sharing, icebreakers, networking, and a career development session on transferable skills and planning tools like ImaginePhD and AAAS myIDP. RSVP link included.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 4

The countdown begins! The ASA 2025 Annual Meeting starts in just 4 days in Chicago. Register online or on site any day of the meeting to participate in meaningful dialogue with sociologists! bit.ly/RegisterASA25

#Chicago #ASA #sociology

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jul 22

We can’t wait to see you in Chicago next month for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting! Whether you’re interested in the state of sociology, connecting with authors & publishers, or taking a deep dive into the character of our host city, ASA has got you covered! Register today! bit.ly/RegisterASA25

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ASA Student Forum @asastudentforum.bsky.social · Jul 22

Headed to #ASA2025 in Chicago?

Join us for this year’s ASA Student Forum sessions—networking, career prep, roundtables & cutting-edge student research!

August 9–11
Hyatt Regency Chicago

#Sociology #GradStudents #ASAStudentForum

2025 ASA SFAB Sessions
Saturday, August 9
21223 - Student Forum Student Reception
Sat, August 9, 6:00 to 7:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom D North

Sunday, August 10
30257 - Student Forum Advisory Board Meeting
Sun, August 10, 8:00 to 9:30am, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Concourse Level/Bronze, Picasso
Session Submission Type: Meeting

30454 - Student Forum Special Topic Paper Session
Sun, August 10, 10:00 to 11:30am, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower
Session Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)
Individual Presentations:

ACFTU at an International Table: Evidence from Sino-Norwegian Collective Bargaining for Chinese Seafarers - Yi Sui, Renmin University of China; Hao Zhang, Renmin University of China

An Elite Strategy to Navigate Career Precarity? Unpacking Platform Influencer Work of the Chinese International Students - Yifan Liu, University at Albany, SUNY

Carceral Labor and the Inequities of Climate Adaptation Infrastructure - Rachel J Springer, Portland State University

Liquid Life and Structural Suspension of Young Digital Nomads Based on China’s Localization Experience -Bo Liu, Fudan University; Yuan Deng, Peking University & University of California, Berkeley

When Does Work Become Labor? Tracing the Transition from Zero Work to Child Labor in Pakistan - Shah Zaman, Georgia State University

2025 ASA SFAB Sessions
Monday, August 11
40231 - Sociology Unlocked: Your Guide to Careers After Graduate
School
Mon, August 11, 8:00 to 9:30am, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall M
Session Submission Type: Workshop
Description: A sociology graduate degree opens up so many possible career pathways. In this workshop, we will talk about these pathways, hearing from people with various experience in the academy, technology, and NGOs. Hear advice from hiring committee members and recent sociology grad students on how to best prepare for your desired career after grad school.

40254 - Student Forum Open Topic Paper Session
Mon, August 11, 8:00 to 9:30am, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower
Session Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)
Individual Presentations:

Are Non-Work Elements Impacting My Voice? A Study on Influences of
Employee Voice Behavior in SMEs - Xiangjing Guo, Harbin Institute of
Technology; Li Zhang

Beyond Institutionalized NGOs and Radical Movements: Dialogical Pedagogical Practice in São Paulo’s Urban Periphery - Gustavo de Almeida Silva, Brown University

Disparate Experiences and The Formation of Perceived Disorder in a New York City Neighborhood - Ixchel Bosworth, Columbia University

Everything Can’t Be Pretty, Proper, & Pristine: Black Women’s Experiences with Housing Disrepair in the HCV Program - Marnay C. Avant, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

“I’m not half straight, not half gay, but 100% bisexual” Identity Formation of Bisexual Young Adults - Meagan Brooke Pendleton, Ohio State University

Migrant Suicide: Reclaiming Durkheim’s Fatalistic Suicide in the Age of
Neoliberal Globalization - Yee Lok Wong, CUNY-Graduate Center

2025 ASA SFAB Sessions

Monday, August 11
40454 - Student Forum Business Meeting
Mon, August 11, 10:00 to 11:30am, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Concourse Level/Bronze, Water Tower
Session Submission Type: Meeting

41021 - Student Forum Refereed Roundtables
Mon, August 11, 4:00 to 5:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom B
Roundtable 1: Education and Pedagogy
Roundtable 2: Critical Gender Studies
Roundtable 3: The Political Economy of China
Roundtable 4: Substance Use Disorder and Anxiety
Roundtable 5: Mental Health and Well-being
Roundtable 6: Labor Movements, Global Economics, and the Gig Economy
Roundtable 7: Work and Labor
Roundtable 8: Geography, Space, and Place
Roundtable 9: Global Family Dynamics
Roundtable 10: Health and Illness
Roundtable 11: Intersectional Inequalities
Roundtable 12: Qualitative Studies
Roundtable 13: Technology and the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
Roundtable 14: Race and Place
Roundtable 15: Environmental and Occupational Health
Roundtable 16: Open Topic
Roundtable 17: Higher Education
Roundtable 18: Theoretical Sociology
Roundtable 19: Critical Feminism and Intersectionality
Roundtable 20: Critical Media Studies
Roundtable 21: Quantitative Methods
Roundtable 22: Global Epistemologies

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jul 9

ASA’s robust library of webinar recordings is free for members! Check out “Media Savvy: Tools for Public-facing Scholars,” w/ Rashawn Ray @sociologistray.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social for tips for selecting & navigating interviews, writing op-eds & blogs, & more. https://bit.ly/4l8EFBL

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jun 26

Don’t miss out on early-bird rates for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting—ending Tuesday, July 1! Come together in Chicago to meet with peers, share research, provide encouragement, & demonstrate the necessity of sociological inquiry for the benefit of society. Register today! http://bit.ly/RegisterASA25

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jun 24

There’s just one week left to get early-bird rates for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting! We’ve got lots of networking opportunities, including our new (Soc)ial Circles. Register today to be part of these fun and interactive, small-group guided discussions! https://bit.ly/RegisterASA25

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American Journal of Sociology @amjsoc.bsky.social · Jun 25

The May 2025 issue of the American Journal of Sociology is now available online at www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ajs/curr...

American Journal of Sociology | Vol 130, No 6

www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Apr 1

New on the blog! In Princeton sociology post-doc fellow @elenaah.bsky.social's research on "expectational liminality," she finds that many young college graduates around the world simply aren't experiencing the benefits promised by the education gospel. contexts.org/blog/after-c...

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jun 17

You can get funds to help bring social science knowledge and methods to bear in addressing community-based problems. Apply for an ASA CARI grant! Must have PhD in sociology or be enrolled in PhD-granting sociology program. Deadline 8/28. https://bit.ly/3O58KCY.

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Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society @alphakappadelta.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎉 Celebrating 105 Years of Sociological Excellence! 🎓

This year marks the 105th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Delta’s very first chapter, founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California by Emory Bogardus.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jun 23

Exploring the sociology job market? As an ASA member, you can access our Career Center for free! Create a profile and start searching for positions in academia or the public or private sectors. https://bit.ly/ASACareerCenter

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Jun 12

ASA is pleased to announce the 2025 ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant recipients. These 26 exceptional research projects by a talented group of advanced graduate students were chosen for their intellectual merit and potential broader impacts. https://bit.ly/ASADDRIG25

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