New in Social Problems: we gave new dads paid leave — so why didn't they take it? When female relatives stepped in after a birth, fathers felt "replaceable" and went back to work. Leave policy never works in a vacuum; it lands in deeply gendered family networks. academic.oup.com/HTTPHandlers...

Replacing dad? How extended family support shapes gendered allocation of time in middle-class North American families

Abstract. This article analyzes how fathers make paternity and parental leave decisions, focusing on the role of extended family support. Existing research

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When COVID hit, Filipino nurses were banned from leaving & cruise workers got stuck at home. Yasmin Ortiga's new book "Stuck at Home" (Stanford UP, 2025) explores what happened when a nation built on migration couldn't move. Join our online book forum: villanova.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

When COVID hit, Filipino nurses were banned from leaving & cruise workers got stuck at home. Yasmin Ortiga's new book "Stuck at Home" (Stanford UP, 2025) explores what happened when a nation built on migration couldn't move. Join our online book forum: villanova.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“Slow and Sudden Violence is a good starting place for general readers who are interested in demystifying their assumptions about the uprisings in the US cities of Ferguson and Baltimore.” Vladimir Rizov reviews Derek Hyra’s @ucpress.bsky.social study of uprisings and their causes. buff.ly/Hg3a886

Villanova University, where I am currently working, has a position in digital sociology and/or STS studies. I am not on the search committee and happy to answer any questions you may have. www.higheredjobs.com/state/detail...

🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky

We live in a time where migrants' mobility can no longer be taken for granted, and my new article in Social Forces examines how mobility restrictions create "linked immobility" that affects entire transnational family networks. Here is the link (open access): academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Confronting linked immobility: how Chinese migrants managed family crisis during a global catastrophe

Abstract. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 51 Chinese migrants who live in the US but strive to support frail parents back home, this article analyze

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Hi colleagues: I am running for a position on ASA's Asian and Asian American Council this year and would be honored to serve our discipline in this capacity. If you are a member, I would greatly appreciate your consideration and support when casting your vote. Thank you.

📣🚨 NEW ARTICLE: Many #immigrants are aging & remain undocumented. What is their experience of illegality as they age–specifically their fear of deportation? New publication @sfjournal.bsky.social! Please read and share widely. 🔗 here: bit.ly/SF25-LCI (summary below) /1

Life course illegality: how the life course and aging shape the experience of illegality

Abstract. Scholars have studied in detail how immigrants experience illegality in the US. Many have focused on immigrants’ fear of deportation as central t

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Postdoct opportunities in Hungary! momentummsca.mta.hu

Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Programme │MSCA Fellowship │ Hungary

Join the Momentum MSCA Premium Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme and advance your research in Hungary’s prestigious “Lendület” Momentum groups. Co-funded by the EU and the Hungarian Academy of Science...

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Do you want to be included in our family starter pack or know other family sociologists who should be included? Leave a comment here, and follow our starter pack to hear the latest research on families! go.bsky.app/E3PGiEm

If you study media/digital media, journalism or public relations, here are some opportunies in Australia! careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

A postdoc opportunity at York University: www.yorku.ca/research/yca...?

YCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies · York Centre for Asian Research

The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian or Asian Diaspora Studies beginning 01 September 2025. We seek a scholar whose research a...

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JOB! Please RT. Swarthmore is hiring for our Social Science Quantitative Lab Associate to support & do teaching quant methods to undergrads. Especially looking for people familiar with sociology and/or political science, and R. Apply by 4/18. apply.interfolio.com/165892 Happy to answer questions.

SUNY-Albany is hiring a full-time lecturer! albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

A good job opportunity for PhD students

great opportunity for young scholars who study Asian Americans. umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael... Michael Burawoy passed away yesterday. He's one of the giants in social sciences. His work on public sociology has deeply influenced me. It still does today. I am so sad to hear the news.

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This week on the @contexts.org blog, @shayobrien.bsky.social (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) weighs in on a topic near and dear to my own heart: #families & #wealth! 💰 ➡️ contexts.org/blog/the-gen...

Contexts Magazine@contexts.org · 2y ago

New Blog! Anticipating Baby Boomers' "Great Wealth Transfer," @shayobrien.bsky.social (@harvard.edu) traces the socialized, gendered patterns of inheritance by which Dallas's White elites passed down *more*--but different *forms* of--wealth to women: contexts.org/blog/the-gen... #sociology

It’s a disaster. I don’t know how the mayor or city council members could spin this. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

City must lead on Market Street development after Sixers arena debacle | Editorial

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker tried her best to spin the collapsed deal as a win-win, but the Center City arena proposal turned out to be a giant waste of time and money.

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2024 is a rough year. I don’t know if 2025 will be better. But I pray I will be more resilient and resourceful next year. Happy New Year to you all!

We're hiring an Assistant Professor in the field of #UrbanSociology, who can demonstrate expertise in the social and spatial life of the city, and how planning and/or design impacts urban life. Applications close Sunday 19th January 2025 (23.59 UK time).

Assistant Professor in Sociology

Assistant Professor in Sociology, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and…

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I was quoted in this very interesting story on nationalism among overseas Chinese youth. Why and how do some young nationalists start questioning their unwavering loyalty? Read Shen’s report.

Shen Lu@shen-lu.bsky.social · 2y ago

The patriotic zeal of "little pinks" doesn’t go deep, said @weirongguo.bsky.social, who found half of the students she interviewed embraced democratic ideals. Within this group, a third were former "little pinks." For many, the trigger was Beijing's Covid response. www.wsj.com/world/china/...

So good to see many of you joining this space!

It was a real treat to read and engage with Lauren Olsen on her new book. Take a listen, wherever you get your podcasts.

The Annex Sociology Podcast@socannex.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Annex is back! Lauren Olsen (Temple University) is our guest. Olsen goes inside medical schools to show us the messy, conflictual process of building a four-year curriculum that both includes, and sidelines, the social sciences and humanities. socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/laur...

I am both honored and humble to receive Richard Kalish Book Award from Gerontological Society of America. This should be the second and the last award for Time and Migration. This is completely unexpected. I literally woke up to this news today. Thank you for all of your support!

If you are in a bad mood, here are some photos of my cat.

I made a resolution to learn meditation in 2024. Any suggestions on how to start?

Rest in peace. He is kind, nurturing, and righteous. twitter.com/UMSociology/... If you can, please consider donating to support his wife and child. www.gofundme.com/f/support-xi...