I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Alyssa (& hope to resume doing so post sabbatical) and she’s wonderful. Quick, clear, and a real lover of authors and books. I hope you’ll reach out and share your sociology book project ideas with her!!
My department, Sociology at the University of Calgary, is hiring FOUR (4) tenure track professors this fall in the areas of systemic justice and structural harm. Please help us to circulate this widely within your scholarly networks!
@nedasoc.bsky.social responds to living amid deportations, ICE seizures, and Israel’s attack on Tehran.
Read this powerful story about sociologist Tatiana Andia's pursuit of a medically assisted death. What a force, what a loss, and what a gift that she shared her struggle with us.
🎁 link:
i dont care about the NYT's nothingburger Mamdani story and they also don't need to crowdsource answers to this???
“On the broader question of trust, Republicans lead Democrats on immigration by 6 points in CBS and CNN polling and 19 in the latest Ipsos survey.” | www.newsweek.com/donad-trump-...
I'm deeply, deeply saddened by the passing of Richard Alba @alba42.bsky.social. He was such a great scholar and source of support to me - blurbing my first book, writing for me on multiple occasions, and generally discussing ideas (incl when we didn't agree - which is rare for scholars these days).
Very saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Alba @alba42.bsky.social, a huge influence in sociology and demography.
John Mollenkopf announcing the death of Richard Alba on Facebook
I was deeply saddened to learn of Richard Alba’s passing today by John's post on Facebook. I had the privilege of being his student during an academic exchange year at CUNY in 2017. His seminar and our conversations left a lasting mark on me both intellectually and personally. 1/4
We’re lucky to have the slate we do 👏🏼
Congratulations Jess 💓 Sending every best wish for an impactful and fulfilling term - and thank you for serving.
In the face of attacks on research, education, and humanity, we're stronger together than we are on our own. So, I'm deeply grateful to get to be part of the ASA leadership team, to serve alongside Dr. Young, and to help members build solidarity and champion the essential work of sociology.
🚨 New open-access by @sethabrutyn.bsky.social in Sociological Theory: "Theorizing Affective Motivation: Motives, Seeking, and the Mundanity of Pleasure" 📄
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Project Overview Pew Research Center is seeking two Research Assistants to join its Religion research project. The Research Assistants will support the project’s demography of religion and U.S. survey research teams. The demography of religion team analyzes data on the religious identity and characteristics of populations. It produces reports describing the religious composition of countries as well as other topics at the intersection of religion and social trends (e.g. religion and educational attainment, gender differences in religious commitment levels). The U.S. survey research team produces reports that explore issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. Through public opinion surveys and other quantitative tools, it studies religious groups in the U.S. and examines the influence of religion on politics and society. The people in these positions will work closely with other researchers on staff and will report to an Associate Director of Religion research. Primary Responsibilities Compiling and analyzing data from surveys and censuses Descriptive statistical analysis Creating tables and charts in Stata, Excel, Word and PowerPoint Contacting statistical agencies to request information and custom tables Data cleaning, maintaining and reviewing internal files and databases Number checking, fact checking, proofing Performing background research, including literature reviews, contacting subject matter experts and online data gathering Assisting with questionnaire development Coordinate the translation and checking of questionnaires
Education/Training/Experience B.A. degree is required. A concentration in sociology, political science, economics or another social science is desirable Strong quantitative skills, background in data management and analysis preferred Experience undertaking research using Stata, R, SPSS or other statistical software Mastery of descriptive statistics Knowledge and Skill Requirements Quantitative skills, including an ability to use Stata, SPSS or other statistical software Interest in public and/or international affairs, particularly in issues concerning religion and the intersection of religion and public life Strong verbal and written communications skills Facility using syntax commands to carefully document analysis using log files is desired Ability to balance numerous projects simultaneously Attention to detail, including exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products Proven ability to communicate research results clearly and concisely Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with staff from the religion team, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center projects and outside organizations Ability to balance multiple projects and meet tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy in data management, fact checking and research Ability to communicate in more than one language is advantageous
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We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team.
We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration.
Come work with our great team!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
Grateful to adapt our new paper on refugee family separation @ersjournal.com into a post for the Council on Contemporary Families. I hope it’s readable & useful for teaching courses on family, inequality, immigration, & policy. thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/06/...
📣🚨 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
"Sweeping national origin bans declare many innocent people to be a threat based on factors they cannot control in their home countries. There is no evidence this is making us safer..."
Read our full statement: www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/trump-2...
Great piece, ty for writing it
Grateful to adapt our new paper on refugee family separation @ersjournal.com into a post for the Council on Contemporary Families. I hope it’s readable & useful for teaching courses on family, inequality, immigration, & policy. thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/06/...
Thank you so much for your editing and curation Alicia 🙏🏼
Spillover or consolidation?
We tested 2 models of cultural polarization w/ ~2,000 Americans.
The data support consolidation: once we accounted for networks and dispositions, partisanship lost its explanatory power.
📄 Childress, Rawlings, & Maghbouleh (2025)
🔗 doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/zpe8y_v
#WorldRefugeeDay Symposium: Complete program details are now available!
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
well deserved!!!
thanks! link here doi.org/10.31235/osf...
thank you for sharing! its really nice to see what everyday people are doing on this issue around the U.S. and world.
Our full pre-print is on SocArXiv - thanks for reading these posts!
📄 Childress, Rawlings, & Maghbouleh (2025)
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
#CulturalSociology #Polarization #BookBans
Why it matters: research on cultural polarization often assumes that affective animus spills into everyday life. But our findings suggest that even at the height of a politicized issue like book banning, culture is a *resource* for partisan expression-- not its root cause.
Why it matters: research on cultural polarization often assumes that affective animus spills into everyday life. But our findings suggest that even at the height of a politicized issue like book banning, culture is a *resource* for partisan expression-- not its root cause. (8/9)
What we found: evidence for consolidation. Judgments were shaped primarily by respondents' underlying traits; polarization was rare and limited; after controlling for social networks & traits, most partisan effects disappeared. (7/9)
What a consolidation model predicts: more politicization, not outright polarization, book ban attitudes shaped by values and identity linked traits, asymmetric judgments, divisions explained by sociodemographic, sociometric, and psychometric factors (6/9)
