"Gyms for our brains," you say?

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · 6d ago

the tech industry is about to invent books

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Robin Globus Veldman, Glenn D. Israel, and Benjamin S. Lowe explore the relationship between Christian nationalism, conservative media, and climate attitudes. Read more at bit.ly/3UbRO4U

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Jessica Garrick and Mary Willis examine why some states weakened their child labor protection laws following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more at bit.ly/3TC7aQ0

Check out our team's new article in American Journal of Sociology: "A Farewell to Public Religion? Retheorizing and Assessing the Public Relevance of Religion." Thread below! 👇

Gary Adler@garyadler.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is the public relevance of religion? We (@jonathancoley.bsky.social @mayrl.bsky.social and non-blueskyers) have thoughts coming out in @amjsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1086/744185

TSQ's new special issue on student activism is now LIVE! 🥳 Guest edited by Jonathan Coley, Gabby Gomez, Jericho McElroy, and Jessica Schachle-Gordon and featuring articles by Kenneth Andrews, Sadie Dempsey, Kayla Preston, Donatella Della Porta, Daisy Reyes, and more! Read it at bit.ly/3TzgBiU

We review the use of "public religion" over the past few decades, noting divergent diagnoses, sources, and applications. Our proposal? Stop using the phrase "public religion" Instead, analyze empirical data along three dimensions: -politicized religion -civic religion -public religious culture

Check out our team's new article in American Journal of Sociology: "A Farewell to Public Religion? Retheorizing and Assessing the Public Relevance of Religion." Thread below! 👇

Gary Adler@garyadler.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is the public relevance of religion? We (@jonathancoley.bsky.social @mayrl.bsky.social and non-blueskyers) have thoughts coming out in @amjsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1086/744185

The new book edited by ASA members Jonathan Coley @jonathancoley.bsky.social and Golshan Golriz brings together work by leading scholars of social movements, religion, and gender and sexuality to better understand the activism of the queer faithful. @uncpress.bsky.social

LGBTQ Religious Activism

Despite the LGBTQ movement’s rapid growth and significant policy successes over the past few decades, many mainstream religions continue to discriminate ag...

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FREE TO READ New in TSQ: Nanqian Chen and Wensong Shen show that while socioeconomically advantaged youth in China often perform better in school, they are more likely to experience psychological distress when they fall short. Read more at bit.ly/4yuARl5

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Braden Leap, Rachel Allison, and Margaret A. Hagerman draw on interviews and surveys to understand why young Americans commonly pursue relationships with those who share their politics. Read more at bit.ly/4xCynzU

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Lazarus Adua and Linda Lobao investigate how the involvement of local business entities in county governance is related to U.S. counties' adoption of various climate change policies. Read more at bit.ly/4ximgYA

Today's featured title: Jonathan S. Coley and Golshan Golriz, eds. "LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change," University of North Carolina Press, 2026 @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146969292...

ONLINE FIRST In this TSQ article, Harvey Krahn and colleagues examine how economic self-interest shapes attitudes about income redistribution across different stages of the life course. Read more at bit.ly/4xdi3WW

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Heeyoung Lee (@idlhy.bsky.social), Jungmin Shin, and Jonathan Dirlam examine the effect of structural sexism and the #MeToo movement on workplace sexual harassment charge rates. Read more at bit.ly/4wwOfEg

OPEN ACCESS New in TSQ: Patrick Schenk, Makiko Hashinaga, and Jörg Rössel examine how social class structures "buycotting"—the purchase of products with ethical qualities such as organic or fair trade—in Japan and Switzerland. Read more at bit.ly/4fAO7w8

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT! Join us for Finding Your Regional Sociology Community— learn about publishing, networking, conferences, leadership, & professional development in sociology. July 30 | 10–11 a.m. CDT Register here: forms.office.com/r/XQnTZCEenQ #AcademicPublishing #RegionalSociology

OPEN ACCESS In this new TSQ article, Katie Mueller examines how college-aged feminists carefully consider their audiences and weigh potential consequences before deploying feminist identity. Read more at bit.ly/4x7Rd1Y

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Claire Duncan and colleagues develop the notion of “light money,” a type of money earned through what they call “light work.” Read more at bit.ly/4vuWrDG

NEW IN TSQ Anneliese Schenk-Day and Jack Wippell show that the recent surge in anti-transgender legislation has been accompanied by a rise in moralized rhetoric--but bills with more moralized rhetoric are less likely to pass. Read more at bit.ly/4pdxUBJ

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Avery E. Warner examines the role of region and country of citizenship in criminal case processing in Texas. Read more at bit.ly/44oIHzl

It's release day! My and Golshan Golriz's new edited volume, LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, is now out in the world. Order the book at the @uncpress.bsky.social website - uncpress.org/978146969292... - and use the discount code 01DAH40 to get 40% off.

LGBTQ Religious Activism

Despite the LGBTQ movement’s rapid growth and significant policy successes over the past few decades, many mainstream religions continue to discriminate ag...

uncpress.org

Another week, another set of new books hitting shelves near you 📚 @sharronwconrad.bsky.social @jonathancoley.bsky.social

It's release day! My and Golshan Golriz's new edited volume, LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, is now out in the world. Order the book at the @uncpress.bsky.social website - uncpress.org/978146969292... - and use the discount code 01DAH40 to get 40% off.

LGBTQ Religious Activism

Despite the LGBTQ movement’s rapid growth and significant policy successes over the past few decades, many mainstream religions continue to discriminate ag...

uncpress.org

It’s June, & with it comes my 279th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

#ScholarSunday Thread 279 (6/7/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

It’s June, & with it comes my 279th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy,...

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Darci Schmidgall and colleagues' article "Deciding for Her: Religio-Political Conservatism, Christian Nationalism, and Public Opposition to Legal Abortion across circumstances" is now FREE TO READ through the end of July! Read it at bit.ly/4jarZKo

The Sociological Quarterly@socquarterly.bsky.social · 10mo ago

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public. Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo

New ASR paper finds no effect of state right-to-work laws on employment or number of business establishments (1946-2019). Argues that state spillovers, such as tax breaks in non-right-to-work states, explain the non-effect of right-to-work. gated: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

“PAY OR LEAK”: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor

The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.

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My first copy arrived! 🥳 My and Golshan Golriz’s new edited volume LGBTQ Religious Activism is officially out June 9 from The University of North Carolina Press (@uncpress.bsky.social). Order at uncpress.org/978146969292...

ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Kayla Allison, Caitlin Tidwell, Casey T. Harris, and Jeff Gruenewald examine the factors associated with print news media coverage of bias-motivated murders in the United States. Read more at bit.ly/4uaTB7f