This article by @madsjaeger.bsky.social and @rozameuleman.bsky.social draws on three-generations of data from Denmark to demonstrate how cultural tastes don’t just signal status, they shape real inequalities in access to opportunities. #EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬. In our new paper 🎉 in BJS, @madsjaeger.bsky.social and I ask: can the cultural things you enjoy — going to museums, concerts, or the theater — actually help you get ahead in life? Using three generations of Danish data, we show the answer is yes.

🎉 Happy to share that I’ve been awarded a Vidi grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for my new project: SHINE: SHaping unequal futures through Inherited Networks Stay tuned for two upcoming (PhD & Postdoc) positions. www.ru.nl/en/research/...

NWO Vidi grants for research into inequality, ammoniac and the reading life of teens | Radboud University

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded thirteen Nijmegen researchers Vidi funding of up to 850,000 euros. This will allow them to develop their own line of research and...

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Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research doi.org/10.1093/esr/... OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow... @europeansocreview.bsky.social

How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark

Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di

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Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract). www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546... @sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs

Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid

Tilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is op zoek naar een Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid, Departement Sociologie, locatie Tilburg.

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We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure). You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented! #sociology More 👇 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

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NEW - The Electoral Appeal of Symbolic Class Signalling Through Cultural Consumption - cup.org/44rcdVW - @dweisstanner.bsky.social & @saengler.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Université PSL's new research network CultureLab is hiring two 5-year postdocs to develop computational methods to analyze cultural, historical, and social data! Research budget included - Deadline on 12-15-24, details below ⬇️

Our recent paper, in ASR: While many sociologists assume that people turn to their “strong ties” when they need a confidant, people are actually as likely to avoid as to talk to their closest friends and family. doi.org/10.1177/0003... 1/

This is a good time to share my starter pack filled with researchers in the areas of Stratification, Education, and Labor Market. Mostly sociology, a little on the economics side because that's who I know. Feel free to share; any omissions are accidents. go.bsky.app/PeigPc9

Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality. Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added. go.bsky.app/5daYr6v

Ok, I tried making a starter pack on intergenerational mobility. I'm sure I've missed many folks so please let me know if you want to be added: go.bsky.app/DvGG8zV

De bezuinigingen op de wetenschap en het hoger onderwijs zullen grote delen van de samenleving raken. Vele maatschappelijke organisaties spreken zich daarom inmiddels uit tegen deze bezuinigingen. Hier zijn ze. Red het hoger onderwijs! woinactie.blogspot.com/p/steunbetui...

1 PhD Job (4 years) in ERC DIGINEQ project! At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona "Adolescent Well-Being; Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Science" Deadline: December 3 Apply & share!! 🔝🔥 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ730/p...

PhD Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Social Sciences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Explore the PhD Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Social Sciences on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for higher education. Apply now.

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1 Postdoc (3 years) in my ERC DIGINEQ project! At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona "Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science" Deadline: December 3 Apply & share!! ❤️‍🔥🔝 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Apply now for the Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. V...

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I have tried to start on a elite sociology starter pack (which for now mostly reveal my biases). Please tell me if you or someone else are missing go.bsky.app/RzBRJ31

The right-wing #nationalist party in the #Dutch govt. believes that further #budget cuts are possible, beyond the currently announced billion+. If we accept this, it will keep on happening! 🚨 Nov 25, 13.00, Malieveld, Den Haag 🚨 @woinactie.bsky.social @fnv.bsky.social #AOb #academia #education

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Dit is waarom je maandag je stem moeten laten horen (Malieveld, Den Haag; 13.00) als het hoger onderwijs je lief is! Als we niet protesteren, gaan ze gewoon door. Uit pure rancune. Tot er niets meer over is. www.scienceguide.nl/2024/11/pvv-...

Reminder that we’re hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Research. Position is open to any applied field, deadline 20 December. (Reposting as the link was broken) www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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PhD-course on Multiple Correspondence Analysis, in Oslo January 13-16 2025! Come learn the technique from renowned expert Johs. Hjellbrekke, shooting star @marentoft.bsky.social, and yours truly. www.uio.no/studier/emne...

Ok folks in higher education, science and generally in 🇳🇱 Demonstration November 25, 13.00 Den Haag Stop 🛑 the irrational and shortsighted cuts in highered and science 🛑 woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/steu...

Steun ons in strijd voor hoger onderwijs!

WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst.

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✨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/...