Children have become a not-so-hidden workforce of fame and fortune on social media platforms. In their article...
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When the second Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started gutting the IRS, aiming for...
How does artificial intelligence reshape the experience of aging—and what can we do about it? In their...
Does attending church encourage greater acceptance of atheists? In a new open-access article in Political Behavior, we...
There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to...
Why do families sometimes create detailed loan agreements when providing financial help to relatives, even though these...
In “Psychiatric Gaslighting: The Surveillance of Mental Illness during Pregnancy,” published in Social Problems, authors Charlotte Abel and...
Migrant labor sustains U.S. agriculture. It is essential and constant. Yet the people who do the work...
When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple response: “meh.” “I don’t...
from the editors in brief: “Fire Flight,” Parker Muzzerall “Listing Addiction on Your Resume,” Elena G. Van...
Protect the dolls. Inspired by the 1980s ballroom scene and popularized by fashion designer Conner Ives, this...
A few months ago, I walked into a HomeGoods and saw one of my brightest former students...
Jonathan Wynn, UMass sociologist and author of The Tour Guide, Music/City, and The City and the Hospital,...
For years, we have been inundated with messages about the importance of obtaining a college degree. Popular...
Photo courtesy Letta Page Despite, well, everything, we are trying to get back into the classroom as...
As the new year brings in a new peak in COVID cases across the country, we all...
Social networks are a great way to introduce people to the power of Sociology. In my Intro...
It is good to be a Korean today because the world is fascinated with Koreanness, from K-pop...
Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on all kinds of social behaviors, from discrimination...
In recent years, sociologists have given attention to hookup culture and other modern forms of dating. Too...