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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 2d

🚨New research brief! In "Fire Flight," Parker Muzzerall writes up work from Kathryn McConnell (UBC Sociology) et al. on out-migration following wildfires like those that hit Los Angeles County in 2025: contexts.org/articles/fire-flight/

#naturaldisaster #climatechange #environmentalsociology

A screenshot of Contexts.org shows an "In Brief" article. The photo shows two people with their arms around each other surveying fire damage. The caption reads, "Affected areas can see out-migration for over a year following rare, highly destructive wildfires. iStockPhoto // VladTeodor. The article below is titled "Fire Flight" and is authored by Parker Muzzerall.

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The Society Pages @thesocietypages.bsky.social · 4d

Check out the TSP Friday Roundup by Sara Kadoura!

Every week, we review and summarize the latest from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, & @firstpublics.bsky.social:
🔗 bit.ly/3VKFjKT 🔗

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 6d

Sneaks and peeks! Just sharing a little taste of our Spotify playlist for the next issue of Contexts--think of them as catchy clues to the contents of Vol. 24, Issue 3 🎧

A screenshot shows a sample of a Spotify playlist with the songs:
"Island in the Sun," by Weezer
"Just Me & My Plants," by Rocco Elliot
"This Is America," by Childish Gambino
"Just Got Paid," by ZZ Top
"Elbows Up Canada," by King of the Cipher
"You Can't Hurry Love," by The Supremes
"Runnin'," by Pharrell Williams
"What's Love Got to Do with It," by Tina Turner
"Octopus's Garden," by The Beatles

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 8d

New! From @michaelbriscoe.bsky.social, a response to Eppard and Mackey's @contexts.org piece on liberal bias in academia: "A Closer Look at Ideology *and* Truth on Campus"

contexts.org/blog/a-closer-look

#sociology #highereducation #liberalbias

A screenshot of the homepage of Contexts.org shows a new blog post titled "A Closer Look at Ideology *and* Truth on Campus: A Response to Eppard and Mackey." The image shows a lecturer in a campus lecture hall.

A screenshot from contexts.org shows the quote "Reflecting widely held ideologies back to the public would no doubt raise trust in academia, but this is not our mandate."

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 15d

🤖New on the blog! In "Working for AI," sociologist Jeffrey C. Dixon @holy-cross.bsky.social considers techno-optimism, but concludes: "The AI industry does not “stand on the shoulders of giants”... Its feet are firmly placed on workers’ and users’ backs." contexts.org/blog/working...

A screenshot of contexts.org shows an image of a sullen looking student working with a robot teacher. The article is titled "Working for AI." A pullquote below reads, "As someone who teaches and writes about AI in a sociological context, I have mixed opinions about the technology."

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 2

Get in the know! Sign up for Contexts "Digest": illustrated, clickable table-of-contents emails sent 4x/year, the digests are not only your guide to all the new sociology goodness, they link you to each issue's Spotify playlist! mailchi.mp/32f871cc13e7...
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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 18d

🚨With the McNair program on the chopping block, Chandra Reyna @isutriomcnair.bsky.social reflects on the ways her own GED-to-PhD journey exemplifies McNair's power to enrich our intellectual and social worlds:
contexts.org/blog/ged-to-phd-mcnair/

#sociology #highereducation #McNairProgram

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 18d

🚨With the McNair program on the chopping block, Chandra Reyna @isutriomcnair.bsky.social reflects on the ways her own GED-to-PhD journey exemplifies McNair's power to enrich our intellectual and social worlds:
contexts.org/blog/ged-to-phd-mcnair/

#sociology #highereducation #McNairProgram

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 20d

Bite-sized sociology! @contexts.org grad student ed Colter J. Uscola's "Parental Profiteering" covers @tomdivon.bsky.social, @taylorannabell.bsky.social, & @cgoanta.bsky.social's new work on "kidfluencers" & the social media commodification of childhood: contexts.org/articles/parental-profiteering/

A screenshot of the homepage of Contexts.org: Sociology for the Public shows an image of a child wearing sunglasses and headphones. The photo is captioned, "Is that just a kid having fun, or a kidfluencer subtly selling glasses and headphones?" Below the photo, the article begins: In Brief: Parental Profiteering, by Colter J. Uscola. September 18, 2025. Spring 2025.

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Elena G. van Stee @elenavanstee.bsky.social · 27d

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 · 28d

🚨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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The Society Pages @thesocietypages.bsky.social · 28d

TSP Tuesdays brings you a weekly recap of the latest sociology in the news, our new piece on discussing pay at work by Francesca Bernardino, and new content from our partners @contexts.org and @ccfamilies.bsky.social.

Read it here:
🔗 bit.ly/3V9kjNG 🔗

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 5

New sociology! In "Aging with Imagination," Colter J. Uscola covers @julianejarke.bsky.social and @helenmanchester.bsky.social's research, published in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social, on participatory futuring workshops for older people dreaming of what's next contexts.org/articles/aging-with-imagination/

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 4

ICYMI: @jenniferreich.bsky.social brings #sociology to the recent history of US vaccine refusal

💉"When the Personal Is Political--And Infectious," 2018 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
💉"Coming Vaccine Battle," 2020 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

A photograph shows a small child holding a handwritten sign reading "NO Forced Vaccinations" at an "Open Our Ohio" rally held on April 20, 2020.

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Sep 2

Get in the know! Sign up for Contexts "Digest": illustrated, clickable table-of-contents emails sent 4x/year, the digests are not only your guide to all the new sociology goodness, they link you to each issue's Spotify playlist! mailchi.mp/32f871cc13e7...
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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