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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Research from Mia Brantley explores how Black mothers navigate structural racism and surveillance while caring for their children, showing how race and inequality shape mothering practices doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad047

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“If not us, then who?”: black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning

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USC Sociology @uscsociology.bsky.social · 16d

NEW PUB📢 PhD candidate Shawntae Mitchum's new article is out now in Social Problems @socprobsjournal.bsky.social:
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ABSTRACT. In the summer of 2020, the heightened visibility of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police catalyzed reform effort

Displacing refugees: resettlement and the reconstitution of families

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Molly Fee @molly-fee.bsky.social · 15d

Sharing my latest article on how resettlement disrupts and complicates the structure of refugee families in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/socp...

ABSTRACT. Sociologists traditionally use integration as the framework for studying the benefits and shortcomings of refugee resettlement, which is consider

When the house finds you: unanticipated opportunities in the housing “search”

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Michelle S. Phelps @michellesphelps.bsky.social · 15d

New paper out with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social today at
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.

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Hope Harvey @hopeharvey.bsky.social · 13d

New article with @kelleyfong.bsky.social in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social

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ABSTRACT. Prior research on residential selection generally assumes households find housing by actively searching for it. This assumption has led scholars

Family Composition, Race, and Teachers’ Perceptions of Parent-Teacher Alliance

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UW-Madison Sociology @uwsoc.bsky.social · 8d

"By focusing on mesolevel interactions between the family and school settings, this study expands research on the implications of family composition for students’ and parents’ experiences at school."

Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social

Abstract. Both family composition and teachers’ perceptions of parents are important for student success. However, we know little about whether teachers’ p

Handcrafted Careers: How Workers Navigate Racialized Career Pathways in the Craft Beer Industry

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · 27d

This study shows how race and class shape who succeeds in craft beer—revealing how industry “authenticity” often masks structural exclusion academic.oup.com/socpro/article/72/2/375/7606238

Abstract. What do work career dynamics in contemporary labor settings tell us about how racism operates in ways that go beyond the explicitly exclusionary

Unwitting Accomplices: Equal Treatment and the Perpetuation of Racialized Information Inequality in School Choice

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Aug 20

New! In "Medicalizing Maternity," grad student Colter Uscola covers Charlotte Abel and @stefantimmermans.bsky.social's #Sociology research on medical provision and surveillance in pregnancy care for those with psychiatric symptoms: contexts.org/articles/med...
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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 27

In a special issue on the racism of omission, new research explores how when all families are treated the same in school registration systems, those with less access lose out—bias in choice sustains racial privilege. academic.oup.com/socpro/article-abstract/72/2/358/7634651

Abstract. In public education, racially segregated schools are now often understood as a natural result of a messy mix of failed policies and parent decisi

Cisgendered Workspaces: Outright and Categorical Exclusion in Cisgendered Organizations

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 29

In this study @drjonessoc.bsky.social argues cissexism, cisgenderism, and racism structure exclusion. Two modes of exclusion—outright and categorical filtering—keep transmasculine and non‑binary workers marginalized in cisgender workspaces academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

Abstract. Scholars have only begun exploring how cisgenderism and its byproduct, cissexism, shape organizational processes and how classification systems p

Navigating Spatial Enclosures: Race, Place, and School Policing

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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 22

Who is affected by increased police presence in schools? This study from Terry Allen (@gould.usc.edu) and Kimberly Gomez (@uclaseis.bsky.social) shows how “spatial enclosures” shape Black students’ daily experience, control over time, and educational experiences doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad055

Abstract. Law enforcement’s increased presence in U.S. public schools has significantly affected Black students’ access to opportunities and their overall

"The Author's Attic" with Faith M. Deckard

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Faith M. Deckard @faithmdeckard.com · Jul 20

@socprobsjournal.bsky.social featured me on “The Author’s Attic” to summarize this article! It feels cringe for me to watch it 😅, but if you want to learn more, by all means, check it out ☺️

"The Author's Attic" with Faith Deckard youtu.be/6elFmh2LjbM?si… via @YouTube

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First Publics @firstpublics.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · Jul 16

Our latest "In Brief" summaries of new #sociology research fea. work on wildfires and out-migration, discrimination and policy preferences, structuring family lending, morals and the legal profession, aging with imagination, and more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 15

Who is seen as the “ideal victim” in workplace harassment narratives? Research from Chloe Grace Hart (@uwsoc.bsky.social) traces how cultural scripts shifted during the MeToo era, influenced by race, behavior, and power
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Is There an Idealized Target of Sexual Harassment in the MeToo Era?

Abstract. Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how co

Public Religion and Gendered Attitudes

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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

How do religious beliefs shape gender attitudes? Research from @evanstewart.bsky.social, @pennye.bsky.social, and @jackdelehanty.bsky.social shows how public and private theology, tradition, and identity intersect in everyday gender politics doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad012

Abstract. Do religious commitments hinder support for gender equality and contribute to the stalled gender revolution as a social problem? Answering this q

Precarious Legal Patchworking: Detained Immigrants’ Access to Justice

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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 1

What happens when access to justice depends on where you're detained? New research reveals the patchwork legal realities immigrants face doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Abstract. As immigration enforcement increases, so does the detention of immigrants facing the threat of deportation. Detained without the support of a pub

Black Boys’ Perceptions of Depression and Mental Health: Findings from the YBMen Project

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · Jun 30

🧵 Calls to arrest women who have abortions are getting louder on the Christian right. In our new FREE study in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social (led by rising star Darci Schmidgall) we find Christian nationalism & white nationalism work in combination to support that agenda. 1/5
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Immediately following the fall of Roe v. Wade, Republican lawmakers in red states began discussing the possibility of arresting women who have abortions, a proposition prominent Christian far-right leaders endorse. Building on research linking Christian nationalism and racial prejudice with both anti-abortion sentiment and authoritarian punitiveness, we propose that Americans’ support for arresting women who have abortions reflects not only staunch anti-abortion sentiment but also a desire for a social order that controls sexual deviance and racial minorities, privileging traditionalist Christian identity and White Americans. We use data from an original nationally representative survey including measures of anti-abortion sentiment and identity, a novel measure of Christian nationalism, and belief in White nationalism (“true Americans” are White). In the main effects, Christian nationalism and White nationalism are among the strongest predictors of support for arresting women who have abortions, second only to anti-abortion views. Moderation tests show these forces work in combination: support is strongest among Americans who endorse both Christian nationalism and warmer feelings toward White nationalism. Ancillary analyses show these results are not explained by sexism. Findings suggest support for punitive abortion policies stems from a broader desire to preserve a social order where Christianity and Whiteness maintain supremacy.

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Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 23

How do young Black men talk about mental health, manhood, and social support? Improving mental health education, peer support, and the power of shared stories are key findings toward change doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad018

Abstract. Despite growing research dedicated to investigating the mental health of Black boys, few directly examine experiences with their perceptions and

“I Thought This Was a Ghost Neighborhood”: How Youth Respond to Neighborhood Change

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Black youth who move from high-poverty urban neighborhoods to lower-poverty suburbs report feeling safer—but also more isolated. New research shows how they adapt to unfamiliar social norms and spaces, revealing both challenges and agency: doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Abstract. Relatively little scholarship centers the experiences of Black youth to understand how young people interact with their neighborhood contexts, ev

Persistent Inequalities in College Completion, 1980–2010

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · May 6

Socioeconomic gaps in U.S. college graduation rates have barely changed since the 1980s-inequality is built into the system, not just a result of rising tuition. Real solutions must go deeper than cutting college costs academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

Abstract. Fewer than half of America’s college students complete their bachelor’s degrees. To many, cost seems to be the crucial barrier. Sociologists of e

Belonging and Boundaries at an Elite University

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 8

Elite colleges amplify inequality: Lower-income students navigate based on precollege experiences. 'Privileged poor' integrate cosmopolitanism; 'doubly disadvantaged' face isolation. Class-based paths shape campus life and mobility: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

Abstract. Scholars posit that lower-income undergraduates experience “cultural mismatch,” which undermines their sense of belonging, promotes withdrawal fr

Is There an Idealized Target of Sexual Harassment in the MeToo Era?

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Mar 13

New study reveals a hierarchy in credibility for sexual harassment victims. Black women are deemed less credible , and credibility is influenced by confrontation & reporting actions, not power disparities or prior relationships. #MeToo #SexualHarassment academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

Abstract. Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how co

Breaking Generational Curses: Success and Opportunity among Black Children of Incarcerated Parents

Social Problems Journal @socprobsjournal.bsky.social · Feb 24

Study challenges stereotypes of Black children with incarcerated parents. Adult BCOIPs define success through relationships, community, education & mental health, and show resilience despite challenges. Policies & supports should center BCOIPs' voices. academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

Abstract. Black children are disproportionately represented among the children of incarcerated mothers and fathers in the United States. Research has large