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Howard Ramos
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As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems.

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Sociology in Existential Times - Society
The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats—including fears over pandemics, wars, democratic backsliding, declining birth rates, accelerating cl...
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Big tech hyperbole, or the future?
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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From the very first census in 1790, the U.S. has measured race – but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. In this new data essay, we look at how the census has approached racial and ethnic measurement over time.
Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
www.pewresearch.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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StatCan - Emplois Recensement, Commis au recrutement
Date limite : le 7 mars 2026

Census Employment, Recruitment Clerk - StatsCan
Closing date: 2026-03-07

csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
JOB: Sociology - Professor (Quantitative Data Analysis Methods and Social Statistics) -Université Lavalhttps://universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?job_id=69813
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universityaffairs.ca
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats. The question is whether sociology, and more broadly social science, is up for the task of tackling them. This paper is a provocative thought experiment on all this.

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Sociology in Existential Times
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November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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job

TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY

Department of Sociology, Western University

Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

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November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Turns out social media even give AI brain rot.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’
Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reposted by Howard Ramos
As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sociology in Existential Times - Society
The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats—including fears over pandemics, wars, democratic backsliding, declining birth rates, accelerating cl...
link.springer.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sociology in Existential Times - Society
The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats—including fears over pandemics, wars, democratic backsliding, declining birth rates, accelerating cl...
link.springer.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposted by Howard Ramos
job

TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY

Department of Sociology, Western University

Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not sure this is much of a surprise, but a reminder that AI hallucinates and it isn't ready to replace journalists. The world doesn't need AI generated misinformation!

www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Might be time for Canadians to plug into the world a bit more. There is more to it than our southern neighbour.

angusreid.org/carney-asia-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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2 job postings, Concordia University

*Assistant Professor, Migration and Politics

*Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Migration

Application deadline: December 1, 2025

csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

@cpsa-acsp.bsky.social @csa-scs.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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@rsmargo.bsky.social, @somardrawoh.bsky.social, and Yue Teng explain how declining Indigenous fertility rates will reshape the futures of Indigenous communities and Canada, and the broader implications for the country as a whole.

An important analysis: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...
Indigenous fertility rates drop below replacement level
New data show Indigenous fertility rates have fallen below replacement level, reshaping communities and national demographics.
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Indigenous fertility rates in Canada have begun to decline over the past decade. Only the Inuit have replacement level fertility among Indigenous peoples in the country.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...
Indigenous fertility rates drop below replacement level
New data show Indigenous fertility rates have fallen below replacement level, reshaping communities and national demographics.
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Oh wow
October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Along with several other sociologists, I have contributed a short essay to a special section of ASA's Contexts about the Canada-US relationship. These essays are open access until Nov 17th, 2025 at : journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New Statistics Canada report on the economic outcomes of non-binary and transgender Canadians shows distinct demographic and employment characteristics that are generally associated with poorer economic outcomes. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
www150.statcan.gc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sadly, a likely thing to happen this Halloween.
October 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
EDI being questioned in the adjudication of Canadian grants. Often missing in such discussions is Employment Equity law and the court settlement over the CRC program. universityaffairs.ca/news/parliam...
Parliament reviews EDI for research grants - University Affairs
Witnesses testify for and against applying diversity criteria to scientific funding.
universityaffairs.ca
October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM