Meeting incarcerated people can change how criminology students understand punishment. This study from Mitra Mokhtari (@brocku.ca) shows how firsthand experiences can challenge abstract views of the prison system. doi.org/10.1093/socp...

“We need to understand that we are dealing with humans”: penal spectatorship and experiential learning in criminology

ABSTRACT. Carceral logics have long been implicated for their role in (re)productions of otherness, that in settler colonial contexts such as Canada are of

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Great new study from @jcallahanbryant.bsky.social at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social. Analyzing 21 years of data from the forum Stormfront, he shows the religious foundation of White nationalism is not solely Christian, but integrates Christian, pagan, & positivist repertoires. doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Christian, pagan, positivist: the religious repertoires of white nationalism

ABSTRACT. Scholarship on the far right often treats Christianity as the dominant religious frame structuring contemporary white nationalist politics. I arg

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How does parental incarceration shape students’ educational opportunities? This study from @erinjmccauley.bsky.social examines how race and incarceration influence teachers’ college and career referrals doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spaf047

Career track or college bound? Parental incarceration, race, and teachers’ career or college program referrals

ABSTRACT. Parental incarceration is a common childhood experience with potential consequences for education, yet causal evidence of its effect in classroom

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🔥 Trending on SciLove today 🔥 🔬 Workplace injustice and inequality beliefs 👤 Crowley et al., 2026 📖 Social Problems @socprobsjournal.bsky.social 🔗 https://www.scilove.app/article/10.1093/socpro/spag037 #AnthroSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

How do local regulations and enforcement shape the visibility of homelessness? This study from Natasha Martino (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social), Erin Dej and Carrie Sanders (@wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social) shows how bylaw actors push homelessness out of public view doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spaf003

Climate migration is rarely a single decision. This study from Brianna Castro (@yale.edu) traces how people navigate climate change through sequential migration shaped by opportunity and constraint doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Our latest paper from the Jail & Family Life Study, "One More Thing on My Mental List," is now online at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social (with Kristin Turney, Ashley Torres, Isha Bhallamudi, and Amy Gong Liu)! 🧵

Congrats! UW PhD student Brandon Morande in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social: Seattle clears encampments and impounds vehicle residences not where homelessness is prevalent, but where property values rise, complaints climb, and (for vehicles) more Black residents live. doi.org/10.1093/socp...

New study from me @socprobsjournal.bsky.social . I revisit the initial question that got me interested in Christian nationalism: Why are "Christian nation" claims connected to race & family? Cuz it's about boundaries and order. It's also connected to GOP partisanship. Free: doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Will the concern on the political right about declining American fertility result in more pro-family economic policy to make childbearing more affordable? Nope. In my new study at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social, I document what I call the "natalism-neoliberalism" paradox. 1/4 doi.org/10.1093/socp...

To highlight our last installment of the Authors' Attic, Laura DeMarco discusses her article entitled, "No Room to Fall: Criminal Justice Contact and Neighborhood Disadvantage." Watch the video here: youtu.be/P8lbu_rxjZo

"The Authors' Attic" with Laura DeMarco

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On the newest installment of “Authors’ Attic,” Jan Doering discusses his recently published open-access article, “How Discrimination Narratives Resolve Ambiguity: The Case of Islamophobia in Quebec.” Watch the video here: youtu.be/lFxfKXm74yM

"The Authors' Attic" with Jan Doering

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Happy Anniversary to SSSP 🎉 Social Problems marks 75 years with a special virtual issue reflecting on the field’s past and future, highlighting key debates shaping the study of inequality and social change academic.oup.com/socpro/pages...

SSSP at 75: Presidential Reflections and Enduring Contributions

Click the below links to access the introduction and articles of the Virtual Issue: Introduction Articles Introduction Social Problems marks its

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Pronouns do more than reflect identity. This study from Jessica Moeder and William J Scarborough (@unt-sociology.bsky.social) and @drbjrisman.bsky.social shows how non-binary people use pronouns in diverse ways to shape and redefine gender doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae064

Not Just They/Them: Exploring Diversity and Meaning in Pronoun Use among Non-Binary Individuals

ABSTRACT. Gender-neutral pronouns, such as they/them, have been studied as a site of identity affirmation and, at other times, contestation for non-binary

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Why do social assistance workers earn less? This study from Leila Gautham (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) and @nancyfolbre.bsky.social shows how care work, stigma, and privatization produce persistent pay penalties for care workers and industries doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae051

The High Cost of Doing Good: Earnings in Social Assistance Jobs in the United States

Abstract. Workers in care occupations and industries in the United States earn less than counterparts with similar personal characteristics in other jobs.

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Racial gaps in poverty persist into older age. This study from Lora A Phillips (@westernu.ca) and Alec P Rhodes shows how disparities in late-career job quality—wages, benefits, and hours—shape inequality in later life doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae040

Racial-Ethnic Poverty Gaps in Later Life: A Role for Late Career Employment Quality?

Abstract. Racial-ethnic disparities in poverty are an important form of inequality in older age. Recent scholarship on racial-ethnic poverty gaps demonstra

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How is class resentment used in climate politics? This article from @loredanaloy.bsky.social and @rachelwetts.bsky.social finds conservative media link climate initiatives to elite practices doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spag003

“Let them eat kale!”: Appeals to class-based resentment in American conservative opposition to climate change solutions

Abstract. How do conservative media commentators provoke public opposition to climate change solutions in the US? We provide evidence that appeals to class

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From Tori Shucheng Yang and @aminghaziani.bsky.social, this article reconceptualizes intersectionality by showing how Chinese LGBTQ+ migrants processually make and unmake identity doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae034

Retheorizing Intersectional Identities with the Study of Chinese LGBTQ+ Migrants

Abstract. Intersectionality has transformed our understanding of how multiple axes of power mutually shape social inequalities. However, significant questi

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“Let them eat kale!”: Appeals to class-based resentment in American conservative opposition to climate change solutions" is out in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social @rachelwetts.bsky.social and I provide evidence that conservative climate media discourse features appeals to social group identities (1/2)

In a study from @12claire12.bsky.social and Amanda Ricketts (@uoregon.bsky.social), the case of three organized housing occupations show how squatters resist inequality and reimagine housing, linking local struggles to global urban politics doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Resisting and Reclaiming: Squatting as Contentious Urban Politics in the U.S.

Abstract. Squatting as contentious politics has been well studied globally, expanding knowledge of how everyday people resist injustices, strive to remake

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How did cannabis become criminalized? This article traces how racialized threat and moral panic shaped early drug policy doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae032

The Framing of Minority Threat and Moralization to Criminalize Behavior: The Case of Cannabis in the Early 20th Century

Abstract. Understanding why particular behavior is encoded in law or other systems of rules has been a core topic of sociology since its inception. Althoug

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New in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social w/ @estelabdiaz.bsky.social: the rapid growth of the admissions consulting industry has raised questions about inequality, privilege, and merit. We combine two original data sources to ask how consultants make sense of their work. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

Inequality and moral meaning-making in the admissions consulting profession

Abstract. Prior research has described how middle-class and affluent families draw on private supplemental educational resources to help their children mai

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Research from @sarahkbowen.bsky.social, Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody, Emilia Cordero Oceguera, and Sinikka Elliott shows how Latina caretakers navigate exclusionary systems to feed their families, highlighting the intersections of food, policy, and power. doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad013

Beyond Dietary Acculturation: How Latina Immigrants Navigate Exclusionary Systems to Feed Their Families

Abstract. Previous studies of dietary acculturation explain how immigrants’ diets change over time, but they don't tell us why. In response to calls for ad

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NEW RESEARCH Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

Research from Alison T Wynn (@stanford.edu) and Emily K Carian (@ucirvine.bsky.social) shows how even when managers aim for fairness, hidden hierarchies persist. Gender bias intertwines with race and class to shape who’s rewarded at work. doi.org/10.1093/socp...

High-Hanging Fruit: How Gender Bias Remains Entrenched in Performance Evaluations

Abstract. Organizations are increasingly engaging in concerted efforts to mitigate bias in processes such as performance evaluations. However, little resea

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Research from Mia Brantley explores how Black mothers navigate structural racism and surveillance while caring for their children, showing how race and inequality shape mothering practices doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad047

NEW PUB📢 PhD candidate Shawntae Mitchum's new article is out now in Social Problems @socprobsjournal.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

“If not us, then who?”: black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning

ABSTRACT. In the summer of 2020, the heightened visibility of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police catalyzed reform effort

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Sharing my latest article on how resettlement disrupts and complicates the structure of refugee families in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Displacing refugees: resettlement and the reconstitution of families

ABSTRACT. Sociologists traditionally use integration as the framework for studying the benefits and shortcomings of refugee resettlement, which is consider

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New paper out with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social today at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.

New article with @kelleyfong.bsky.social in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/socp...

When the house finds you: unanticipated opportunities in the housing “search”

ABSTRACT. Prior research on residential selection generally assumes households find housing by actively searching for it. This assumption has led scholars

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