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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
@zraresearch.bsky.social
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Former tweeter. Sociologist of racial inequality, urban studies, and culture. Baltimorean always, no matter where I actually live. Knitter. Creator of practicalphd.net. I skipped sad and got angry. Always speaking for me.
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 10h
Had some tough personal news on top of the constant onslaught that is the current dumpster fire, so came here to say to myself as much as yall to give yourself some grace! Be kind to yourself in these trying times!
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Jennifer C. Nash @jennifercnash.bsky.social · 7d
Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 9d
When you’re coding data from 1990 to 2014 and you hit 2007:
a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
ALT: a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13d
For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )
Infographic titled "AI Isn't a Ticket To an A," explaining how chatbots work, what the data show about the prevalence of these technologies and how they're used, what we know about the quality of their output, and what we know about the impact that frequent use of these technologies has on their users and on content creators, low-wage workers, and the environment.
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 16d
The narrative that disinvested neighborhoods should just take whatever investment is thrown their way with no pushback is super problematic!! (Yes I’m reading newspaper articles about redevelopment in Bayview-Hunter Point for my book.)
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 17d
Can’t wait to read this forthcoming book from U Chicago Press that just popped up in my Scholar alerts! Gentrification is not the dominant type of neighborhood change, so very exciting to see forthcoming work that illuminates why.

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The Last House on the Block
Gentrification is not inevitable, reveals Sharon Cornelissen, in this surprising, close look at the Detroit neighborhood of Brightmoor and the harsh reality of depopulation and urban decline.  In the ...
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 17d
So far so good!!
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 18d
Using google keep instead but only for research ideas.
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
Ohhhh good to know!!
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
I definitely could…that is an option!
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
I was recently reminded that it’s job market season so it’s a good time to remind folks to control the narrative with your cover letter!:

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Controlling the Narrative in Your Cover Letter
Whether you’re applying for extra-academic jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, or tenure-track positions, the cover letter is an important part of the job application.  Your resume or CV provides …
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
That’s great! I think it would be transferring things into word if I keep them which contributes to my hesitancy because of the work.
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
There’s always that glimmer of “what if…???” 😂😂😂
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 19d
I’m parting w Evernote after using it for research reflection notes and ideas since grad school. I’ve transferred all my ideas to a new system, but am trying to decide if I want to keep things like notes from mtgs with faculty, research workshops, and reflections on feedback. Would you delete them?
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Jenifer Lewis’ Afro @msjlaw.bsky.social · 20d
“This isn’t the America I know”

Black People:
You serious?
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 20d
The @nber.org Race and Stratification in the Economy working group is seeking submissions for our upcoming Spring 2026 meeting to be held on March 27, 2026.

The submission deadline is December 11, 2025.

The call for papers is here:

www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 20d
👀👀👀 thanks Stephen!!!
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 22d
Going to self promote and mention that it reminds me of this article I wrote with Angela Fillingim: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Theory on the other Side of the Veil: Reckoning with Legacies of Anti-Blackness and Teaching in Social Theory - The American Sociologist
Classical Theory courses in the U.S. present a history of our discipline grounded in the works of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, defining “classic” by space and time, giving pre-World War II Europe credit...
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 23d
Thanks for sharing the brief Randy!!
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 27d
specifically at risk aversion. After over a decade of thinking about this, here’s my rant (backed by empirical evidence) about why risk aversion is a flawed measure for understanding racial disparities in wealth:

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What “Risk Aversion” Gets Wrong About the Racial Wealth Gap - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, sociologist Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana challenges the idea that Black and Latinx Americans’ “risk aversion” explains the racial wealth gap, showing instead that what looks like risk aver...
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 27d
my first publication on the topic as I found opposite payoffs to the same financial attitudes for Black and White respondents. link.springer.com/article/10.1... Fast forward to more today, I was recently able to express some of this healthy skepticism in a brief for Roosevelt Institute looking 2/
Cultural implications of historical exclusion for the racial wealth gap: How ideal financial behavior varies by race - American Journal of Cultural Sociology
Studies of the racial wealth gap have primarily focused on structural barriers and institutional racism that excluded racial minorities from financial investments. Yet, little research has explored th...
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Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana @zraresearch.bsky.social · 27d
When I began research on the #racialwealthgap in grad school, I had lots of questions about survey questions on financial attitudes. Do the response options mean the same thing to all respondents? How might interpretation vary by race and class position? You can see this healthy questioning in 1/
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 27d
I really enjoyed working on this piece with @zraresearch.bsky.social. She'll have more on the racial wealth gap coming later this year with a deeper dive into policies that promote Black homeownership and their limitations. Stay tuned!
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 27d
We have a new report out from @rooseveltinstitute.org Stratification Economics fellow @zraresearch.bsky.social on differences in risk aversion by race. Is there clear evidence that they exist? If so, can they explain the racial wealth gap? Read and find out!

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What “Risk Aversion” Gets Wrong About the Racial Wealth Gap - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, sociologist Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana challenges the idea that Black and Latinx Americans’ “risk aversion” explains the racial wealth gap, showing instead that what looks like risk aver...
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 27d
NEW: Studies blame “risk aversion” for the racial wealth gap—but risk is interpreted through unequal conditions, not personal failings.

@zraresearch.bsky.social explores why systemic inequality, not financial education, drives disparities. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Two individuals review documents at a table under a quote about socioeconomic risk and investments from the Roosevelt Institute's publication on the racial wealth gap.
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