Sociological Inquiry
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The official journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social, SI is committed to the exploration of the human condition in all of its social and cultural complexity!
Browse the latest issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1475682x/current
Browse the latest issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1475682x/current
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We are SO excited to launch our ✨Student Voices Campaign✨ with the purpose of uplifting graduate students in sociology and giving them a space to share their intellectual ideas publicly!
The campaign asks students to share reflections on SI articles they've recently read.
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The campaign asks students to share reflections on SI articles they've recently read.
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📘 Teaching Takeaways from Sociological Inquiry
How do memorials shape collective emotions—and how can sociologists study “feeling” in systematic ways?
Reichelmann & Hawdon (2025) explore this question in new research on memorials and emotion.
How do memorials shape collective emotions—and how can sociologists study “feeling” in systematic ways?
Reichelmann & Hawdon (2025) explore this question in new research on memorials and emotion.
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
📘 Teaching Takeaways from Sociological Inquiry
How do memorials shape collective emotions—and how can sociologists study “feeling” in systematic ways?
Reichelmann & Hawdon (2025) explore this question in new research on memorials and emotion.
How do memorials shape collective emotions—and how can sociologists study “feeling” in systematic ways?
Reichelmann & Hawdon (2025) explore this question in new research on memorials and emotion.
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on the enduring relevance of Dr. King for scholars and researchers today. 💭🧵
#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026
#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on the enduring relevance of Dr. King for scholars and researchers today. 💭🧵
#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026
#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026
📢 New early view article!
Read 'Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami, Derek Lehman, & Eldred Poplawski via the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...
#Sociology #SocialScience #SocialResearch
Read 'Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami, Derek Lehman, & Eldred Poplawski via the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...
#Sociology #SocialScience #SocialResearch
Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey
Christian nationalists in the United States call for the government to reflect Christian ideals, but it is unclear how theological interpretations would manifest in governmental policy in areas like ...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
📢 New early view article!
Read 'Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami, Derek Lehman, & Eldred Poplawski via the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...
#Sociology #SocialScience #SocialResearch
Read 'Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami, Derek Lehman, & Eldred Poplawski via the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...
#Sociology #SocialScience #SocialResearch
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Nathaniel G. Chapman as the new Editor of Sociological Inquiry! 🥳
Learn more about his background and vision for the journal
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Learn more about his background and vision for the journal
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#Sociology #SociologyJournals
Meet Sociological Inquiry’s Incoming Editor: Nathaniel G. Chapman - Alpha Kappa Delta
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January 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Nathaniel G. Chapman as the new Editor of Sociological Inquiry! 🥳
Learn more about his background and vision for the journal
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#Sociology #SociologyJournals
Learn more about his background and vision for the journal
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#Sociology #SociologyJournals
🎉After seven years of exemplary leadership, Drs. J. Scott Carter & Cameron D. Lippard conclude their service as co-editors of SI, the flagship journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social.
Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...
Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...
Seven Years of Editorial Excellence at Sociological Inquiry
Celebrate the outgoing co-editors of Sociological Inquiry and their seven years of impactful leadership, innovation, and service to the journal and AKD.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
🎉After seven years of exemplary leadership, Drs. J. Scott Carter & Cameron D. Lippard conclude their service as co-editors of SI, the flagship journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social.
Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...
Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...
Happy New Year, Sociologists! 🎉
Last, but certainly not east in our year-end countdown is number 1️⃣: "Meritocracy and Inequality in South Africa: Understanding Changes in Beliefs and their Influence on Demand for Redistribution" authored by Frederich Kirsten & Mduduzi Biyase.
Last, but certainly not east in our year-end countdown is number 1️⃣: "Meritocracy and Inequality in South Africa: Understanding Changes in Beliefs and their Influence on Demand for Redistribution" authored by Frederich Kirsten & Mduduzi Biyase.
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy New Year, Sociologists! 🎉
Last, but certainly not east in our year-end countdown is number 1️⃣: "Meritocracy and Inequality in South Africa: Understanding Changes in Beliefs and their Influence on Demand for Redistribution" authored by Frederich Kirsten & Mduduzi Biyase.
Last, but certainly not east in our year-end countdown is number 1️⃣: "Meritocracy and Inequality in South Africa: Understanding Changes in Beliefs and their Influence on Demand for Redistribution" authored by Frederich Kirsten & Mduduzi Biyase.
We only have two articles left in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed! Without further ado, here is number 2️⃣!
👉 "Tracing the Conflict Between Türkiye and Syria Through the Turkish Mainstream Media's Coverage of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad"
👉 "Tracing the Conflict Between Türkiye and Syria Through the Turkish Mainstream Media's Coverage of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad"
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We only have two articles left in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed! Without further ado, here is number 2️⃣!
👉 "Tracing the Conflict Between Türkiye and Syria Through the Turkish Mainstream Media's Coverage of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad"
👉 "Tracing the Conflict Between Türkiye and Syria Through the Turkish Mainstream Media's Coverage of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad"
Presenting number 3️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed this year! 🎉
"Nourishing Educational Success: Evaluating the Relationship Between Healthy Eating Habits and Educational Outcome" authored by Drew Bonner & Shannon N. Davis.
"Nourishing Educational Success: Evaluating the Relationship Between Healthy Eating Habits and Educational Outcome" authored by Drew Bonner & Shannon N. Davis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Presenting number 3️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed this year! 🎉
"Nourishing Educational Success: Evaluating the Relationship Between Healthy Eating Habits and Educational Outcome" authored by Drew Bonner & Shannon N. Davis.
"Nourishing Educational Success: Evaluating the Relationship Between Healthy Eating Habits and Educational Outcome" authored by Drew Bonner & Shannon N. Davis.
✨ We're excited to continue our year-end countdown of articles you may have missed this year with number 4️⃣:
"Does Social Trust Travel? Comparing Resident and Non-resident Citizens from a High-Trusting Country" authored by Isak Vento, Staffan Himmelroos, & Maria Bäck.
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"Does Social Trust Travel? Comparing Resident and Non-resident Citizens from a High-Trusting Country" authored by Isak Vento, Staffan Himmelroos, & Maria Bäck.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
✨ We're excited to continue our year-end countdown of articles you may have missed this year with number 4️⃣:
"Does Social Trust Travel? Comparing Resident and Non-resident Citizens from a High-Trusting Country" authored by Isak Vento, Staffan Himmelroos, & Maria Bäck.
@wileysocsci.bsky.social
"Does Social Trust Travel? Comparing Resident and Non-resident Citizens from a High-Trusting Country" authored by Isak Vento, Staffan Himmelroos, & Maria Bäck.
@wileysocsci.bsky.social
"Aside from family responsibilities, corporate cultural matters and social norms are also considered to be main barriers to innovation by women."
#OneSentenceSociology
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December 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Aside from family responsibilities, corporate cultural matters and social norms are also considered to be main barriers to innovation by women."
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#OneSentenceSociology
Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁 as we announce number 5️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed this year!
✨"Cannabis Legalization and its Effects on Organized Crime: Lessons and Research Recommendations from Canada" authored by Martin Bouchard, Naomi Zakimi, & Benoît Gomis
✨"Cannabis Legalization and its Effects on Organized Crime: Lessons and Research Recommendations from Canada" authored by Martin Bouchard, Naomi Zakimi, & Benoît Gomis
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁 as we announce number 5️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed this year!
✨"Cannabis Legalization and its Effects on Organized Crime: Lessons and Research Recommendations from Canada" authored by Martin Bouchard, Naomi Zakimi, & Benoît Gomis
✨"Cannabis Legalization and its Effects on Organized Crime: Lessons and Research Recommendations from Canada" authored by Martin Bouchard, Naomi Zakimi, & Benoît Gomis
We are already at number 6️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed! 🎉
"Contesting Cannabis Legalization in Nigeria: Hidden Narratives of Illicit Farmers and Traders'" authored by Ediomo-Ubong Nelson & Gernot Klantschnig.
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"Contesting Cannabis Legalization in Nigeria: Hidden Narratives of Illicit Farmers and Traders'" authored by Ediomo-Ubong Nelson & Gernot Klantschnig.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We are already at number 6️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed! 🎉
"Contesting Cannabis Legalization in Nigeria: Hidden Narratives of Illicit Farmers and Traders'" authored by Ediomo-Ubong Nelson & Gernot Klantschnig.
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"Contesting Cannabis Legalization in Nigeria: Hidden Narratives of Illicit Farmers and Traders'" authored by Ediomo-Ubong Nelson & Gernot Klantschnig.
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This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Edward S. Shihadeh, Raymond E. Barranco, & David Ademule's 2025 article:
📄"Walking ATMs Revisited: The Effect of Sanctuary Communities on Latino Robbery Victimization"
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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📄"Walking ATMs Revisited: The Effect of Sanctuary Communities on Latino Robbery Victimization"
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Edward S. Shihadeh, Raymond E. Barranco, & David Ademule's 2025 article:
📄"Walking ATMs Revisited: The Effect of Sanctuary Communities on Latino Robbery Victimization"
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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📄"Walking ATMs Revisited: The Effect of Sanctuary Communities on Latino Robbery Victimization"
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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Adding number 7️⃣ to our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed!
📘"Recreational Cannabis and Recriminalization in the 'Emerald Triangle'" authored by Philip R. Kavanaugh.
#SocialSciences #Sociology #CannabisPolicy
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📘"Recreational Cannabis and Recriminalization in the 'Emerald Triangle'" authored by Philip R. Kavanaugh.
#SocialSciences #Sociology #CannabisPolicy
@wileysocsci.bsky.social
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December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Adding number 7️⃣ to our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed!
📘"Recreational Cannabis and Recriminalization in the 'Emerald Triangle'" authored by Philip R. Kavanaugh.
#SocialSciences #Sociology #CannabisPolicy
@wileysocsci.bsky.social
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📘"Recreational Cannabis and Recriminalization in the 'Emerald Triangle'" authored by Philip R. Kavanaugh.
#SocialSciences #Sociology #CannabisPolicy
@wileysocsci.bsky.social
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This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Jessica L. Schachle-Gordon's 2025 article:
📘"'If I'm going to be an ally, I have to walk the walk': Negotiating Occupational Activism Within K-12 Educational Contexts."
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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📘"'If I'm going to be an ally, I have to walk the walk': Negotiating Occupational Activism Within K-12 Educational Contexts."
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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December 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Jessica L. Schachle-Gordon's 2025 article:
📘"'If I'm going to be an ally, I have to walk the walk': Negotiating Occupational Activism Within K-12 Educational Contexts."
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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📘"'If I'm going to be an ally, I have to walk the walk': Negotiating Occupational Activism Within K-12 Educational Contexts."
#Sociology #TeachingSociology
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🎉 We're back with our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed at number 8️⃣:
📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🎉 We're back with our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed at number 8️⃣:
📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
We're continuing our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed with number 9️⃣:
📘"Is Love (Skin Color) Blind?: Skin Color and Interdating across Ethnoracial Groups" authored by Emilce Santana.
#Sociology #SocialSciences #SocialResearch
📘"Is Love (Skin Color) Blind?: Skin Color and Interdating across Ethnoracial Groups" authored by Emilce Santana.
#Sociology #SocialSciences #SocialResearch
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're continuing our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed with number 9️⃣:
📘"Is Love (Skin Color) Blind?: Skin Color and Interdating across Ethnoracial Groups" authored by Emilce Santana.
#Sociology #SocialSciences #SocialResearch
📘"Is Love (Skin Color) Blind?: Skin Color and Interdating across Ethnoracial Groups" authored by Emilce Santana.
#Sociology #SocialSciences #SocialResearch
🧵Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we're celebrating the new issue of SI by highlighting the power of sociology☝️sentence at a time.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🧵Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we're celebrating the new issue of SI by highlighting the power of sociology☝️sentence at a time.
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Learn how self-care improved nurses' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to research from V. Savage, M. N. Barringer, and Addy Lindsay.
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The Statistical Significance of Embodied Experiences and Self-Care Practices on the Mental Health of Female Nurses in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic placed heavy demands on the bodyminds of healthcare workers in the United States, yet more targeted research is needed to uncover both the pandemic’s impact on nurses and the ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Learn how self-care improved nurses' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to research from V. Savage, M. N. Barringer, and Addy Lindsay.
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🌟 We're kicking off our year-end countdown of articles you may have missed this year!
Starting with 🔟: “The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand” from authors Ashleigh Rushton, Suzanne Phibbs, Christine Kenney & Cheryl Anderson
Starting with 🔟: “The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand” from authors Ashleigh Rushton, Suzanne Phibbs, Christine Kenney & Cheryl Anderson
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🌟 We're kicking off our year-end countdown of articles you may have missed this year!
Starting with 🔟: “The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand” from authors Ashleigh Rushton, Suzanne Phibbs, Christine Kenney & Cheryl Anderson
Starting with 🔟: “The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand” from authors Ashleigh Rushton, Suzanne Phibbs, Christine Kenney & Cheryl Anderson
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The American Sociological Association's Executive Director, Heather Washington, highlights the power of sociology to help us envision and build a better world in this article from COSSA's "Why Social Science" series. @COSSADC #COSSA
Because Our Work Helps Us Envision and Build a Better Future — Why Social Science?
We live in an era of rapidly expanding economic inequality, humanitarian crises, chaotic deportation efforts, the militarization of U.S. cities, global conflicts and wars, burdensome labor practices that undermine work-life balance, and continued attempts to erode rights and protections of women, ra
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The American Sociological Association's Executive Director, Heather Washington, highlights the power of sociology to help us envision and build a better world in this article from COSSA's "Why Social Science" series. @COSSADC #COSSA
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Be Part of ASA! 🤝
ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!
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ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!
#ASA #MedicalSociology
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Engagement Opportunities within ASA | American Sociological Association
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December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Be Part of ASA! 🤝
ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!
#ASA #MedicalSociology
www.asanet.org/engagement
ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!
#ASA #MedicalSociology
www.asanet.org/engagement
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Happy Monday! Check out what we’re reading today:
📚 “Order and Potentiality in Interaction Ritual Theory” by Iddo Tavory and Nicholas Hoynes
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📚 “Order and Potentiality in Interaction Ritual Theory” by Iddo Tavory and Nicholas Hoynes
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December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Happy Monday! Check out what we’re reading today:
📚 “Order and Potentiality in Interaction Ritual Theory” by Iddo Tavory and Nicholas Hoynes
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
📚 “Order and Potentiality in Interaction Ritual Theory” by Iddo Tavory and Nicholas Hoynes
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Support your sociology majors with the right resources from day one. Learn about my new textbook and comprehensive teaching suite in this special webinar. Save your spot: tinyurl.com/yv3u9zwd
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Support your sociology majors with the right resources from day one. Learn about my new textbook and comprehensive teaching suite in this special webinar. Save your spot: tinyurl.com/yv3u9zwd
Our latest ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ are from Yamadi & Riel’s (2025) study:
“Nightclubs, Interactive Service Labor, and Objectification Practices: Workers’ Experiences in Elite Nightlife.”
#Sociology
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“Nightclubs, Interactive Service Labor, and Objectification Practices: Workers’ Experiences in Elite Nightlife.”
#Sociology
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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Our latest ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ are from Yamadi & Riel’s (2025) study:
“Nightclubs, Interactive Service Labor, and Objectification Practices: Workers’ Experiences in Elite Nightlife.”
#Sociology
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“Nightclubs, Interactive Service Labor, and Objectification Practices: Workers’ Experiences in Elite Nightlife.”
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