Sage Sociology

Contexts - To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Patrick Sheehan discusses the article, "To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work" published in the Fall 2024 issue of Contexts.

Foucauldian Perspectives on Migration and Society: the Epistemological-Political Grids of "People" and "Population"

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Society and Mental Health - Centering Agency: Examining the Relationship between Acts of Resistance, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undocumented College Students

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Martha Morales Hernandez discusses the article, "Centering Agency: Examining the Relationship between Acts of Resistance, Anxiety, and Depre...

Teaching Sociology - Of the Meaning of Pedagogy: W. E. B. Du Bois, Racial Progress, and Positive Propaganda

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Freeden Blume Oeur discusses the article, "Of the Meaning of Pedagogy: W. E. B. Du Bois, Racial Progress, and Positive Propaganda," published i...

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - Affirming Blackness in a "Colorblind" Anti-Black Nation: How Brazilians Negotiate Police Killings of Afro-Brazilians

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Demetrius Miles Murphy discusses the article, "Affirming Blackness in a "Colorblind" Anti-Black Nation: How Brazilians Negotiate Police Killin...

Sociology of Education - Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Anthony Abraham Jack and Becca Spindel Bassett discuss the article, "Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19," pu...

Socius - "Replika Removing Erotic Role-Play Is Like Grand Theft Auto Removing Guns or Cars": Reddit Discourse on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Sexual Technologies

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Ken Hanson and Hannah Bolthouse discuss the article, ""Replika Removing Erotic Role-Play Is Like Grand Theft Auto Removing Guns or Cars": Redd...

Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Extending Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants: Comparing Perinatal Outcomes Following This Policy Shift

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Margot Moinester and Kaitlyn K. Stanhope discuss the article, "Extending Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants: Comparing Perinatal Out...

Social Psychology Quarterly - Happiness Scholarship and Redistributive Preferences

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Tamkinat Rauf discusses the article, "Happiness Scholarship and Redistributive Preferences" published in the September 2024 issue of Social P...

Contexts - Talking about Race in a Race-Taboo Land

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Beiyi Hu discusses the article, "Talking about Race in a Race-Taboo Land" published in the Summer 2024 issue of Contexts.

Sociological Theory - Rights Projects: A Relational Sociology of Rights in Globalization

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Minwoo Jung discusses the article "Rights Projects: A Relational Sociology of Rights in Globalization," published in the September 2024 issue o...

Sociological Methodology - Polygenic Indices (aka Polygenic Scores) in Social Science: A Guide for Interpretation and Evaluation

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Callie Burt discusses her article, "Polygenic Indices (aka Polygenic Scores) in Social Science: A Guide for Interpretation and Evaluation," p...

American Sociological Review - The Avoidance of Strong Ties

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Mario L. Small discusses the article, "The Avoidance of Strong Ties," published in the August 2024 issue of American Sociological Review.

Socius - Medical Authority, Trans Exceptionalism, and Americans' Willingness to Believe Claims of Inadequate Training as Justification for the Denial of Care to Trans People

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Matt Grace discusses the article, "Medical Authority, Trans Exceptionalism, and Americans' Willingness to Believe Claims of Inadequate Training...

Society and Mental Health - Revisiting Durkheim: Social Integration and Suicide Clusters in U.S. Counties, 2006–2019

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Jessica Brantez discusses the article, "Revisiting Durkheim: Social Integration and Suicide Clusters in U.S. Counties, 2006–2019," publishe...

Teaching Sociology - Program Review with the Curriculum Mapping Toolkit for Sociology: Assessment of a Publicly Available Resource for Sociology Departments

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Stephen Sweet and Susan J. Ferguson discuss the article, "Program Review with the Curriculum Mapping Toolkit for Sociology: Assessment of a ...

American Sociological Review - Clustered Vulnerabilities: The Unequal Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Paige L. Sweet discusses the article, "Clustered Vulnerabilities: The Unequal Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence," published in the June...

Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Cumulative Unionization and Physical Health Disparities among Older Adults

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Xiaowen Han and Tom VanHeuvelen discuss the article, "Cumulative Unionization and Physical Health Disparities among Older Adults," published i...

City & Community - Urban Austerity Theory, Politicizing Space, and Cutback Policies across Urban and Rural Communities

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Linda Lobao and Paige Kelly discuss the article, "Urban Austerity Theory, Politicizing Space, and Cutback Policies across Urban and Rural Comm...

Sociological Theory - From Public Sociology to Sociological Publics: The Importance of Reverse Tutelage to Social Theory

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Ali Meghji discusses the article "From Public Sociology to Sociological Publics: The Importance of Reverse Tutelage to Social Theory," publis...

Contexts - Why Believe Conspiracy Theories?

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Meggan M. Jordan and Jennifer M. Whitmer discuss the article, "Why Believe Conspiracy Theories?" published in the Winter 2024 issue of Conte...

Socius - The Status Foundations of Conspiracy Beliefs

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Saverio Roscigno discusses the article, "The Status Foundations of Conspiracy Beliefs" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynami...

Teaching Sociology - One World, Many Stories: Finding Human Connection through Global Sociology

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors  Susan C. Pearce and Jennifer O'Neill discuss the article, "One World, Many Stories: Finding Human Connection through Global Sociology," pu...

Sociology of Education - Translating Authentic Selves into Authentic Applications: Private College Consulting and Selective College Admissions

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Tiffany J. Huang discusses the article, "Translating Authentic Selves into Authentic Applications: Private College Consulting and Selective C...

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - Slavery's Legacy of White Carceral Advantage in the South

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Matthew Ward discusses the article, "Slavery's Legacy of White Carceral Advantage in the South" published in the April 2024 issue of Sociology ...

American Sociological Review - Safe as Houses: Financialization, Foreclosure, and Precarious Homeownership in the United States

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Walker Nelson Kahn discusses the article, "Safe as Houses: Financialization, Foreclosure, and Precarious Homeownership in the United States," p...

Society and Mental Health - Impostorization in Academia, Psychological Distress, and Class Reproduction

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Jo Phelan discusses the article, "Impostorization in Academia, Psychological Distress, and Class Reproduction," published in the March 2024 i...

Sociological Theory - Performing Social Control: Poverty Governance, Public Finance, and the Politics of Visibility

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors John N. Robinson, III, and Shai Karp discuss the article, "Performing Social Control: Poverty Governance, Public Finance, and the Politics of ...

Contemporary Sociology - What Does Good Qualitative Research Look Like? How to Do It?

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Bin Xu discusses the books, The Science and Art of Interviewing by Kathleen Gerson and Sarah Damaske, Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Eval...

The For-Profit Side of Public U: University Contracts with Online Program Managers

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Laura Hamilton and Heather Daniels discuss the article, "The For-Profit Side of Public U: University Contracts with Online Program Managers"...

City & Community - The Echo of Neighborhood Disadvantage: Multigenerational Contextual Hardship and Adult Income for Whites, Blacks, and Latinos

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Steven Elias Alvarado and Alexandra Cooperstock discuss the article, "The Echo of Neighborhood Disadvantage: Multigenerational Contextual Hard...

Contexts - How LGBTQ+ People are Creating Change in Their Faith Communities

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Orit Avishai, Jonathan S. Coley, Golshan Golriz, and Dawne Moon discuss the article, "How LGBTQ+ People are Creating Change in Their Faith Co...

Sociological Methodology - Networked Participants, Networked Meanings: Using Networks to Visualize Ethnographic Data

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Kenneth Hanso and Nicholas Theis discuss their article, "Networked Participants, Networked Meanings: Using Networks to Visualize Ethnographic...

Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Structural Sexism and Preventive Health Care Use in the United States

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Emily Dore and Surbhi Shrivastava discuss the article, "Structural Sexism and Preventive Health Care Use in the United States" published in t...

American Sociological Review - The Social Foundations of Academic Freedom: Heterogeneous Institutions in World Society, 1960 to 2022

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Julia C. Lerch, David John Frank, and Evan Schofer discuss the article, "The Social Foundations of Academic Freedom: Heterogeneous Institutio...

Socius - Enduring Relationships: Social Aspects of Perceived Interactions with the Dead

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Karen A. Cerulo discusses the article, "Enduring Relationships: Social Aspects of Perceived Interactions with the Dead" published in Socius: S...

Sociology of Education - The Anti-Affirmative Action Avalanche: The Rise of Underrepresented Minority Enrollment at For-Profit Institutions

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author David Mickey-Pabello discusses the article, "The Anti-Affirmative Action Avalanche: The Rise of Underrepresented Minority Enrollment at For-Pr...

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - Ethno-Racial Stratification in the Refinanced Mortgage Market

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Jose Loya discusses the article, "Ethno-Racial Stratification in the Refinanced Mortgage Market" published in the January 2024 issue of Sociol...

Contemporary Sociology - Unfree: Migrant Domestic Work in Arab States

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Rhacel Salazar Parreñas discusses the book, "Unfree: Migrant Domestic Work in Arab States" reviewed by Marnia Lazreg in the January 2024 iss...

Social Psychology Quarterly - The Multiple Meanings of Discrimination

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author Catherine Harnois discusses the article, "The Multiple Meanings of Discrimination" published in the December 2023 issue of Social Psychology Q...

Teaching Sociology - Preparing for Medical School: How Sociology Helps Premedical Students Prepare for the MCAT and beyond

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Elizabeth Culatta and Melissa Powell-Williams discuss the article, "Preparing for Medical School: How Sociology Helps Premedical Students Pre...

City & Community - Environmentalizing Urban Sociology

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Hillary Angelo and Miriam Greenberg discuss the article, "Environmentalizing Urban Sociology", published in the December 2023 issue of City &...

Sociological Theory - The Moral Career of the Genocide Perpetrator: Cognition, Emotions, and Dehumanization as a Consequence, Not a Cause, of Violence

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author Aliza Luft discusses the article, "The Moral Career of the Genocide Perpetrator: Cognition, Emotions, and Dehumanization as a Consequence, Not ...

Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Immigration-Related Discrimination and Mental Health among Latino Undocumented Students and U.S. Citizen Students with Undocumented Parents: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Victoria E. Rodriguez and Laura E. Enriquez discuss the article, "Immigration-Related Discrimination and Mental Health among Latino Undocument...

Socius - The Myth of Men's Stable, Continuous Labor Force Attachment: Multitrajectories of U.S. Baby Boomer Men's Employment

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Adrianne Frech and Sarah Damaske discuss the article, "The Myth of Men's Stable, Continuous Labor Force Attachment: Multitrajectories of U.S....

Contexts - Machine Learning and the Reproduction of Inequality

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authors Sharla Alegria and Catherine Yeh discuss the article, "Machine Learning and the Reproduction of Inequality" published in the Fall 2023 issue o...