The Sociological Quarterly
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The Sociological Quarterly is the official journal of the Midwest Sociological Society. Editor: Jonathan S. Coley. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
Focusing on the case of Stormfront, a prominent white nationalist forum, Jesse Callahan Bryant (@jcallahanbryant.bsky.social) investigates how visual and textual practices together sustain collective identity in contemporary movements.
Read more at bit.ly/49tayCg
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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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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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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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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#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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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
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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
The latest issue of TSQ is now live! Check out this very special issue on queer nightlife, edited by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social), at www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
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October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The latest issue of TSQ is now live! Check out this very special issue on queer nightlife, edited by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social), at www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
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I’m really proud of this paper. Partially because I got to run a survey question about the Fluke Man of Newark, but mostly because I was pretty sure what was happening with a phenomenon and I turned out to be completely wrong (Tony was right).
Reminder--"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief" is free to read through the end of September!
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"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
September 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m really proud of this paper. Partially because I got to run a survey question about the Fluke Man of Newark, but mostly because I was pretty sure what was happening with a phenomenon and I turned out to be completely wrong (Tony was right).
Reminder--"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief" is free to read through the end of September!
FREE TO READ!
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Reminder--"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief" is free to read through the end of September!
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In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
In this new TSQ article, Da Eun Jung, David J. Harding, Stephanie Luna-Lopez, and Maria S. Smith examine how small business owners develop new organizational practices to help evaluate candidates with criminal records.
Read more at bit.ly/46wabUk
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"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
September 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
"Femininity, LGBTQ Identity, and Paranormal Belief: Doing Gender and Religious Individualism" by Tony Silva and Dan Cassino (@dancassino.bsky.social) is free to read until September 30.
Read the article at bit.ly/4iP0ZiR
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In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW IN TSQ
In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
In this TSQ article, Taimur Ahmad considers how social scientists can better understand the social roles of natural entities such as rivers.
Read more at bit.ly/3VirZNn
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A Billy Joel reference spotted the other day: bsky.app/profile/socq...
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In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
August 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A Billy Joel reference spotted the other day: bsky.app/profile/socq...
Reminder: "The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through the end of August!
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"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reminder: "The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through the end of August!
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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
August 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.
Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ
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In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
August 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
In this new TSQ article, Andrea DeKeseredy, Michelle Maroto, and Amy Kaler examine how trust in institutions and their messages shapes parents’ decisions around childhood vaccination.
Read more at bit.ly/4ls1m3u
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Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France
By Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto, & David Pettinicchio
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Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France
By Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto, & David Pettinicchio
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France
Although part-time work can provide important accommodations and flexibility for people with disabilities, the rise of contingent labor has left many of these workers in lower-paid jobs that are of...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France
By Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto, & David Pettinicchio
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Working Part-Time: Earnings Penalties Among People with Disabilities Across Occupational Groups in France
By Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto, & David Pettinicchio
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
Focusing on the case of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Marta Skowrońska examines how hosts navigate the complexities of power, intimacy, and reciprocity in long-term hosting.
Read more at bit.ly/41psclh
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"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
August 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
"The Sociology of Digital Inequality: The Stratification of Social Media Popularity in College Sports" by Joshua Woods and Julia Galiffa is free to read through August 31.
Read it at bit.ly/41ZMDGc
Reminder: Elizabeth Felix's article "Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" is free to read until July 31!
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"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
July 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reminder: Elizabeth Felix's article "Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" is free to read until July 31!
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
In her Midwest Sociological Society (@midwestsoc.bsky.social) Presidential Address, LaShaune P. Johnson emphasizes the importance of building relationships with people and organizations in one's local community.
Read more at bit.ly/4lpzBJw
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"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
June 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
"Who is Labeled a Potential Mass Shooter? Mental Health Status, Perceived Propensities for Mass Violence, and Mental Health Stigma" by Elizabeth Felix is now free to read through July 31.
Read it at bit.ly/4ltP6zB
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In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
In a new TSQ article, Matthew Erkenbrack finds that parental involvement in school activities such as PTAs is associated with larger parental networks, but not with improved learning or behavioral outcomes
Read more at bit.ly/4ekNohC
Reminder: "The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes" is free to read until June 30!
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"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
"The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes: Democrats Worry, Republicans Prepare" by Katsyris Rivera-Kientz and Evan Stewart (@evanstewart.bsky.social) is free to read now until June 30.
Read it at bit.ly/4kqJtSK
June 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reminder: "The Preparedness Paradox in Climate Attitudes" is free to read until June 30!