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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Modelfit, back to the 80s

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Paula England @paulaengland.bsky.social · 1d

Scholars of law: Come work with a smart, diverse, globally oriented faculty group on law at New York University Abu Dhabi, where I am Dean of Social Science. Faculty position is open rank. Apply here:https://apply.interfolio.com/174761

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 7d

Off to awesome Aarhus 🇩🇰 tomorrow to give a keynote at the Transitions in Youth conference!

Gonna talk about how education opportunity changed over the 20th century in Denmark!

#sociology

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 7d

The research video for our book Born to Rule (made by the brilliant Maayan Arad) is a Finalist for a Lovie Award. It’s now down to a public vote so please have a watch and, if you like it, vote for us! vote.lovieawards.com/PublicVoting... @lsesociology.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

The People's Lovie Awards needs YOU

I just voted for this finalist to win a People's Lovie Awards. You should too.

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · 8d

Yale Sociology is hiring an associate or full professor in quantitative sociology. Come work with me! Applications open tomorrow. Details available here:

apply.interfolio.com/174709

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Sarah Brayne @sarahbrayne.bsky.social · 8d

Stanford Sociology is fortunate to have an open senior search this year! More info in the job announcement here: facultypositions.stanford.edu/cw/en-us/job...

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Senior appointment in the Department of Sociology at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor

facultypositions.stanford.edu

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Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv) @socpaperbot.bsky.social · 8d

Equalization through Deterioration: The Shrinking Gender Gap in Swedish School Grades Carina Mood
Sociological Science September 30, 2025
10.15195/v12.a27

This article documents a surprising reversal in the long-standing gender gap in academic achievement: between 2021 and 2
#sociology link

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Roza Meuleman @rozameuleman.bsky.social · Nov 19

✨New (open access) article in ESR with Gerbert Kraaykamp!

We demonstrate that cultural capital is positively associated with a higher occupational position due to access to more resourceful networks.

Read here: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social

Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?

@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10d

Pew Research Center has done many surveys about libraries. A consistent surprise to me is about 1 in 5 US adults have NEVER visited a public library.

Here's a 2016 look at the never library crowd https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/09/a-portrait-of-those-who-have-never-been-to-libraries/

A portrait of those who have never been to libraries

Nearly half (48%) of Americans visited libraries in the past year. Roughly a third (32%) say they have used libraries at one time or another, though not

www.pewresearch.org

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 13d

The nordic paradox has puzzled sociologists when looking at gender equality. Well, it was a methodological artefact due to low data quality and bad modelling. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

www.pnas.org

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 13d

Hahaha. Or saying yes too often lol

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 13d

Looks like this #sociology journal is my top scorer when it comes to submitted reviews – 32 and counting 🤯

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 14d

ASA is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Annual Awards. Find out about all the award categories, including our new recognition for early career sociologists, the “Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship Award.” Deadline 1/1/26. https://asanet.org/awards

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 15d

🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to sociologist @christinajcross.bsky.social about how the two-parent paradigm became the standard and when that premise becomes harmful.

❓Did you grow up with one or two parents, or with another family structure? How do you think family structure influenced you?

📻Listen:

‘Inherited Inequality’ Challenges the Idea That Two-Parent Homes Are Key to Kids’ Success | KQED

We talk about how the two-parent paradigm became the standard and when that premise becomes harmful.

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gilbertmclaughlin.bsky.social @gilbertmclaughlin.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting Opportunity!

There is a new position at our University: lnkd.in/e9eBJx4X.

Join a dynamic team as a Lecturer in Sociology and Quantitative Methods! If you’re passionate about teaching and research, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact in your field.

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Maureen Eger @maureeneger.bsky.social · 16d

What is the liberalizing potential of higher education? In this @bjsociology.bsky.social research, we show substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant sentiment — a pattern most pronounced among those with tertiary degrees doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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Ewa Batyra @ewabatyra.bsky.social · 16d

One more week left to apply for a 3-year postdoc in Demography (deadline: Sept 30, 12:00 midday UK time). Join me at the Sociology Department in Oxford to study global fertility change as part of the DIVREP project!👇

Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 New Job Alert! 🚨

Join Dr @ewabatyra.bsky.social as a Postdoc Researcher in Demography!

Contribute to a global study on disparities in reproductive behaviour, focusing on childbearing age & fertility levels 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

Apply now 👉 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdo...

We're hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher in Demography, deadline: 30 September 2025

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 19d

I did research today

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 20d

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Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus, Sociological Science, sociologicalscience.com/articles-v11...

Dongjie Wu, R Cran Package em for finite mixture modeling, cran.r-project.org/web/packages...

Such wonderful scholars! A privilege to collaborate with them.

Hunkering Down or Catching Up? No Long-Term Effect of Ethnic Minority Share on Neighborhood Contacts

Article: Hunkering Down or Catching Up? No Long-Term Effect of Ethnic Minority Share on Neighborhood Contacts | Sociological Science | Posted October 18, 2024

sociologicalscience.com

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 20d

1 year left of my @erc.europa.eu grant on siblings and social mobility! It has been a blast. Below some of the reserach conducted by the outstanding postdocs

Jung In, JMF, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Jesper Birkelund, BJS, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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#sociology

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 20d

@sociologicalsci.bsky.social is an awesome journal. Nothing less. #sociology

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Jenn Dowd @drjenndowd.bsky.social · 21d

"Fundamentally, having a child is making a decision about the future."

Great piece by @karenguzzo.bsky.social #demography #birthrates
www.newsweek.com/low-birth-ra...

Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay | Opinion

Individuals and families need to be supported by a strong social safety net that includes paid leave and a robust child care infrastructure. There are no quick fixes.

www.newsweek.com

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 21d

Did you miss our 2nd webinar on how to apply for ERC research funding in 2026?

Catch up here 👉 bit.ly/4n7d98T

Let us know if (or how) you found it helpful!

Either submit a comment via SLIDO (session code can be found in the recording) or comment below this post.

www.youtube.com/live/oCUGl7F...

Webinar on ERC Work Programme 2026 - Part 2

YouTube video by European Research Council

www.youtube.com

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