Jonathan Coley
@jonathancoley.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University | Editor-in-Chief, The Sociological Quarterly (@socquarterly.bsky.social) | social movements, politics, religion, education, work 🏳️🌈
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New article in Social Forces (@sfjournal.bsky.social)! Using the case of racial segregation & discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian universities, Gabby Gomez & I consider whether & why some orgs discriminate against different groups over time.
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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📢 Who protects transgender rights in Congress? Angevine and Mendez Garcia analyze who sponsors gender identity inclusive legislation in the US House and find that LGB, liberal, and minority lawmakers lead efforts to advance equality and inclusion.
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who protects transgender rights in congress? An analysis of gender identity inclusive policy entrepreneurship
The quality and strength of a democracy can be measured by how minority rights are protected against the interests of the majority. In the US, the rights of transgender people, a numerically small,...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
📢 Who protects transgender rights in Congress? Angevine and Mendez Garcia analyze who sponsors gender identity inclusive legislation in the US House and find that LGB, liberal, and minority lawmakers lead efforts to advance equality and inclusion.
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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COVER REVEAL! Proud to officially announce my next book, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY: Inside a Billionaire Family’s Quest to Craft a Christian Nation, to be published by PublicAffairs on July 14, 2026. #ChristianNationalism #Bible #Politics #Religion #ReligiousFreedom #AntiquitiesTrafficking
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
COVER REVEAL! Proud to officially announce my next book, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY: Inside a Billionaire Family’s Quest to Craft a Christian Nation, to be published by PublicAffairs on July 14, 2026. #ChristianNationalism #Bible #Politics #Religion #ReligiousFreedom #AntiquitiesTrafficking
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QUEER NIGHTLIFE
Have you read the new issue of TSQ on queer nightlife, edited by @aminghaziani.bsky.social?
The entire issue is currently FREE TO READ! Check it out now at tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
Have you read the new issue of TSQ on queer nightlife, edited by @aminghaziani.bsky.social?
The entire issue is currently FREE TO READ! Check it out now at tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
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November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
QUEER NIGHTLIFE
Have you read the new issue of TSQ on queer nightlife, edited by @aminghaziani.bsky.social?
The entire issue is currently FREE TO READ! Check it out now at tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
Have you read the new issue of TSQ on queer nightlife, edited by @aminghaziani.bsky.social?
The entire issue is currently FREE TO READ! Check it out now at tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
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We met up with @sssreligion.bsky.social recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask "What Are You Working On?" Meet emerging scholars and familiar faces working on all things religious scholarship!
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We met up with @sssreligion.bsky.social recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask "What Are You Working On?" Meet emerging scholars and familiar faces working on all things religious scholarship!
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The great sociologist Kai Erikson has died at 94. Kai is known for his pioneering research on the impact of disasters on communities. His book, *Everything in its Path,* remains a landmark contribution to social science and a model to all of us who work to understand the human costs of crises. RIP
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The great sociologist Kai Erikson has died at 94. Kai is known for his pioneering research on the impact of disasters on communities. His book, *Everything in its Path,* remains a landmark contribution to social science and a model to all of us who work to understand the human costs of crises. RIP
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Coming June 2026 from the University of North Carolina Press: LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, edited by myself and Golshan Golriz!
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Coming June 2026 from the University of North Carolina Press: LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, edited by myself and Golshan Golriz!
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
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It’s easy to dismiss the humble exclamation mark as harmless enthusiasm — but new research suggests it says a lot about gender, communication, & power.
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdd994dy
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #appliedlinguistics #language #languageandgender #languageandpower #punctuation
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdd994dy
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #appliedlinguistics #language #languageandgender #languageandpower #punctuation
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking
tinyurl.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It’s easy to dismiss the humble exclamation mark as harmless enthusiasm — but new research suggests it says a lot about gender, communication, & power.
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdd994dy
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #appliedlinguistics #language #languageandgender #languageandpower #punctuation
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdd994dy
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #appliedlinguistics #language #languageandgender #languageandpower #punctuation
Coming June 2026 from the University of North Carolina Press: LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, edited by myself and Golshan Golriz!
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Coming June 2026 from the University of North Carolina Press: LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change, edited by myself and Golshan Golriz!
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
Pre-order the book now at bit.ly/48ZUAiL & receive 40% off when you use the discount code 01DAH40.
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We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Greg Prieto, longtime SSN member & former San Diego Chapter Leader.
In this tribute, colleagues & friends Brian Adams, Stacey Livingstone, John Skrentny & @abigailandrews.bsky.social share Greg’s legacy of compassion & justice.
🔗 scholars.org/features/tri...
In this tribute, colleagues & friends Brian Adams, Stacey Livingstone, John Skrentny & @abigailandrews.bsky.social share Greg’s legacy of compassion & justice.
🔗 scholars.org/features/tri...
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Greg Prieto, longtime SSN member & former San Diego Chapter Leader.
In this tribute, colleagues & friends Brian Adams, Stacey Livingstone, John Skrentny & @abigailandrews.bsky.social share Greg’s legacy of compassion & justice.
🔗 scholars.org/features/tri...
In this tribute, colleagues & friends Brian Adams, Stacey Livingstone, John Skrentny & @abigailandrews.bsky.social share Greg’s legacy of compassion & justice.
🔗 scholars.org/features/tri...
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When we ask for something big—time, effort, money—do we hedge against rejection or assume success? With @gio-rossi.bsky.social & Tanya Stivers, we find that people are incurably optimistic, even though big requests often meet resistance. Published open access in @socquarterly.bsky.social. #EMCA
Incurable Optimism about Getting What We Want: Anticipating Success in Everyday Requests
When asking for something significant from another person, speakers not only set the tilt of the question toward the affirmative or negative but also display an optimistic or pessimistic stance tow...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
When we ask for something big—time, effort, money—do we hedge against rejection or assume success? With @gio-rossi.bsky.social & Tanya Stivers, we find that people are incurably optimistic, even though big requests often meet resistance. Published open access in @socquarterly.bsky.social. #EMCA
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FREE TO READ
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
FREE TO READ
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
Andrew Chalfoun, Giovanni Rossi, & Tanya Stivers show that everyday requests are made with an optimistic stance. Across seven language communities, people ask as if the answer will be “yes,” revealing a pervasive optimism bias in routine interaction.
Read more at bit.ly/4oKjWWs
Engaging research on occupational activism, this new article from Jessica Schachle-Gordon considers how some K-12 teachers persist in teaching about race, gender, and sexuality despite the passage of anti-DEI laws. doi.org/10.1111/soin...
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Engaging research on occupational activism, this new article from Jessica Schachle-Gordon considers how some K-12 teachers persist in teaching about race, gender, and sexuality despite the passage of anti-DEI laws. doi.org/10.1111/soin...
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What happens when public servants are asked to betray the values that brought them to service? New research traces how asylum officers under Trump navigated moral crisis and how their ability—or inability—to form with peers a shared aspiration for moral resolution determined who stayed or who left.
Asylum Decision-Making Under Trump: Shared Aspirations for Moral Realignment as a Mechanism of Moral Boundary Work in Times of Crisis | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, No ja
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October 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What happens when public servants are asked to betray the values that brought them to service? New research traces how asylum officers under Trump navigated moral crisis and how their ability—or inability—to form with peers a shared aspiration for moral resolution determined who stayed or who left.
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We've seen religious elites and social media warriors call for the end of women’s suffrage. But we don’t have a sense of how everyday Americans feel about women’s political rights.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
The Coming Battle Over Women’s Suffrage
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit. National Women’s History Museum.] Every election cycle, millions of women cast votes. For many of them, their right to vote seems uncontroversial…
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October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We've seen religious elites and social media warriors call for the end of women’s suffrage. But we don’t have a sense of how everyday Americans feel about women’s political rights.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
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We're sad to learn of the passing of Nancy Chodorow, a 1980-81 CASBS fellow whose work on gender and feminism bridged the fields of sociology and psychoanalysis
More @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news:
news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/i...
More @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news:
news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/i...
In memoriam of Sociology Professor Nancy Chodorow, a foundational feminist scholar - Berkeley News
An esteemed sociologist, psychoanalyst and professor emerita at UC Berkeley, Chodorow passed away on Oct. 14.
news.berkeley.edu
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We're sad to learn of the passing of Nancy Chodorow, a 1980-81 CASBS fellow whose work on gender and feminism bridged the fields of sociology and psychoanalysis
More @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news:
news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/i...
More @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news:
news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/i...
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Harvard sociology going gambling, apparently, to have 6 PhD slots in 2026, and 0 in 2027 (presumably hoping for something to change between now and then?). While we're sharing: At UMD we have decided not to offer any funded sociology slots for 2026: socy.umd.edu/landingtopic....
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Harvard sociology going gambling, apparently, to have 6 PhD slots in 2026, and 0 in 2027 (presumably hoping for something to change between now and then?). While we're sharing: At UMD we have decided not to offer any funded sociology slots for 2026: socy.umd.edu/landingtopic....
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Here are some data to drive this point home in sociology. Over the last 10 years we saw a decline from 333 to 200 asst prof jobs posted to the ASA job board - and that's until 2024, which was widely seen as a better market year than 2025
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here are some data to drive this point home in sociology. Over the last 10 years we saw a decline from 333 to 200 asst prof jobs posted to the ASA job board - and that's until 2024, which was widely seen as a better market year than 2025
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New in Social Forces: Innovating through the concept of “transmorphic organizations,” @jonathancoley.bsky.social and Gabby Gomez examine whether and why Christian colleges that were once racially segregated now discriminate against LGBTQ students. Read more below:
Transmorphic organizations: racial segregation and discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian colleges and universities1
Abstract. Do organizations that previously discriminated against one marginalized group go on to discriminate against other marginalized groups? If so, why
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October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New in Social Forces: Innovating through the concept of “transmorphic organizations,” @jonathancoley.bsky.social and Gabby Gomez examine whether and why Christian colleges that were once racially segregated now discriminate against LGBTQ students. Read more below:
New article in Social Forces (@sfjournal.bsky.social)! Using the case of racial segregation & discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian universities, Gabby Gomez & I consider whether & why some orgs discriminate against different groups over time.
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New article in Social Forces (@sfjournal.bsky.social)! Using the case of racial segregation & discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian universities, Gabby Gomez & I consider whether & why some orgs discriminate against different groups over time.
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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New publication by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social) in (@socquarterly.bsky.social). “The Sociology of Queer Nightlife.” The Sociological Quarterly 66(4): 661-674. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6....
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New publication by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social) in (@socquarterly.bsky.social). “The Sociology of Queer Nightlife.” The Sociological Quarterly 66(4): 661-674. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6....
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
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Reposted by Jonathan Coley
#MorningReads
Over half of U.S. adults (55%) support both divorce & forgoing marriage, even w/ children involved. These views are more common among women, LGBTQ+ people, and those cohabiting or divorced, & less common among older, religious, and conservative adults. w/ @gaylekaufman.bsky.social
Over half of U.S. adults (55%) support both divorce & forgoing marriage, even w/ children involved. These views are more common among women, LGBTQ+ people, and those cohabiting or divorced, & less common among older, religious, and conservative adults. w/ @gaylekaufman.bsky.social
For the Children: Attitudes Toward Marriage and Divorce in the United States
The deinstitutionalization of marriage suggests more support for divorce and the forgoing of marriage. In this study, we examine attitudes toward both marriage and divorce in the context of having ...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#MorningReads
Over half of U.S. adults (55%) support both divorce & forgoing marriage, even w/ children involved. These views are more common among women, LGBTQ+ people, and those cohabiting or divorced, & less common among older, religious, and conservative adults. w/ @gaylekaufman.bsky.social
Over half of U.S. adults (55%) support both divorce & forgoing marriage, even w/ children involved. These views are more common among women, LGBTQ+ people, and those cohabiting or divorced, & less common among older, religious, and conservative adults. w/ @gaylekaufman.bsky.social
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Important new FREE study by Amy Brooke Grauley. Experiments show when Christian leaders warn Christians against Christian nationalism, they're less likely to identify with it, especially if they don't have strong views on it yet. Effects are weaker in the opposite direction.
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Important new FREE study by Amy Brooke Grauley. Experiments show when Christian leaders warn Christians against Christian nationalism, they're less likely to identify with it, especially if they don't have strong views on it yet. Effects are weaker in the opposite direction.
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
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NEW IN TSQ
Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW IN TSQ
Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn
Jihye Park and Rene Rocha show that restrictive interior immigration enforcement does not encourage self-deportation among undocumented immigrants and thus functions "less as an empirically grounded policy intervention and more as a form of symbolic politics."
Read more: bit.ly/3KD1OPn