ASA member Guillermina Altomonte @ghaltomo.bsky.social draws on ethnographic observations, interviews, + historical materials to explore older Americans' struggle to maintain independence, an objective that can obscure the need for support + care. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Chasing Independence

How independence works as an unquestioned ideal for aging in America—and why it is never quite realized

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It's publication day! In this book I critically examine independence as the yardstick for how we evaluate "good" old age in the US. Thrilled to see it out in the world and grateful to everyone who made this happen ✨

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 3w ago

How independence works as an unquestioned ideal for aging in America—and why it is never quite realized. Chasing Independence by @ghaltomo.bsky.social is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

"The petitioners are asking ASA members to gawp at human misery, death, and destruction as dispassionate experts, blink, and proclaim that they shall not speak on the issue, as it is very complex and contested." Roi Livne and an anonymous co-author respond to the recent petition on scatterplot

guest post: the sociologist as bystander

The following is a guest post by Roi Livne and an anonymous co-author. They called them “aid distribution centers.” Orwell himself would not have thought of a better term. Every day, shortly after …

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"We had to eliminate merit increases, but our president’s life coach swears that extrinsic motivation doesn’t work anyway, and my masseur agrees. Also, our Morale Boosting Consultant has T-shirts."

News, Bad and Good, from the Dean of Arts and Sciences

We have no money for copies. But our Live, Love, Learn program now includes two Undergraduate Scribe Fellows. We have no money for raises, but we’v...

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Our review paper on morals, markets, and medicine with @elizaclairebrown.bsky.social is out!

Eliza Brown@elizaclairebrown.bsky.social · 8mo ago

@ghaltomo.bsky.social and I wrote a review on the explosion of sociological work on moral markets in medicine. We outline the state of the field, and where moral markets might go next in health and medicine. We hope it's useful! Morals, Markets, and Medicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Massive turnout of organized higher ed workers to protest the brutal austerity measures proposed by The New School management ✊ @newschoolaaup.bsky.social

"The New School is the only university in the country with a world-recognized art and design school and a Research 2 designation. By gutting the humanities, the administration is eliminating what makes the school unique." - Heather Davis, AAUP The New School @newschoolaaup.bsky.social

Hundreds Rally Against Sweeping Cuts at New School

Around 40% of full-time faculty were offered buyouts and programs are on the chopping block as the university faces a $48M deficit.

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C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

This piece is great.

MS@mimosaishere.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter. Some people say this; however, others say this. It’s so offhand you can think you’re gazing through a pane of glass." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

Thank you, Ta-Nehisi Coates. archive.is/7uhwf

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary. careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

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The inaugural issue of Theory and Social Inquiry is now available! I love that it includes an orientation toward #ProblemSolvingSociology. Check it out, problem-solvers! www.theoryandsocialinquiry.org/issue/1706/i...

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi

The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible

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So excited to be part of this interdisciplinary symposium on the "micro." If you're in Chicago on 5/24 come check it out! voices.uchicago.edu/mutualnecess...

I can (and do) explain the "law" behind Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful abduction and rendition to a for-profit concentration camp. But if you're waiting for the law to stop this, you've got it wrong. Dictators always make their crimes "legal" My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

We Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest

The only relevant question is not “How can the government do this?” It is “How can we who oppose this fascist regime?”

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A panel on the Treasury this Thursday, with the incredible @epopppp.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social. This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!

It’s that time of year again — the call for papers for the Junior Theorists Symposium is live! Submit your précis here: bit.ly/jts2025

Nancy Fraser on progressive neoliberalism: "Ideals like diversity and empowerment, which could in principle serve different ends, now gloss policies that have devastated manufacturing and what were once middle-class lives." www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

The End of Progressive Neoliberalism - Dissent Magazine

In a moment of political upheaval, it is up to the left to reject the false choices on offer and seize upon widespread discontent to redefine the terms of debate.

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