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Mike Adorjan
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Sociologist @ UCalgary
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I don’t shine
If you don’t shine

#TheKillers Read My Mind
Dr Janna Klostermann interviewed on the Wrinkle Radio #podcast discussing her book At the Limits of Care! #sociology

sallychivers.ca/podcast/epis...
Episode 17: That's the limit! - Sally Chivers
New on Wrinkle Radio: rethinking caregiver burnout. A podcast episode about the women who exit care and what we can learn from them.
sallychivers.ca
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Reposted by Mike Adorjan
When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth
When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth
Parental support can unintentionally produce a strong sense of misguided obligation and guilt, sidelining the desires and preferences of young adults.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
My interview with Global News feat in today’s report- Concerns grow as online hate targets #Calgary LGBTQ2 community. @gems-lab.bsky.social @itds-csa.bsky.social

globalnews.ca/video/116057...
Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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For many years I've assigned @shuhbillskee.bsky.social 's nice BBC Ideas video on the myth of tech "addiction" www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSNp... - and it has cute animations, students like it. But @taylorlorenz.bsky.social released this interview with @aanixel.bsky.social
youtu.be/K-0z0j0QvPI?...
Is technology addiction a myth? | BBC Ideas
YouTube video by BBC Ideas
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
University of Calgary Sociology Professor Alex Bierman discussing holiday financial stress on @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social
#stress #sociology

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
Holiday Financial Stress
For many people the financial stress of the season can be very difficult and trends like "buy now, pay later" can certainly make things worse
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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"I just want to say to every neurodivergent person watching this in this room -- because I probably know there’s quite a lot of you and at home -- and to all of you that feel like life is stuck on hard mode, this one is for you […]."

— Jennifer English at The Game Awards 💙💙💙

#TheGameAwards
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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🖋️"An outright ban on social media platforms for under-16s is problematic. It neglects young people’s rights and voice and penalises them rather than targeting social media platforms.

Professor @jessicaringrose.bsky.social argues Australia’s under-16s social media ban could do more harm than good.
Should the UK follow Australia’s under-16s social media ban? It could do more harm than good
Children may be put off telling adults about something harmful they’re not supposed to have seen.
theconversation.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Mike Adorjan
Stunning new research from Pew on racial disparities in the use of social media, the internet, and AI chatbots among American teens. For example, only 27% of White youth say they're online almost constantly, compared to 55% of Black youth. (Thread) www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
Roughly one-in-five U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about three-in-ten who do so daily.
www.pewresearch.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Reposted by Mike Adorjan
Journals - this is so important: Please make this a condition for someone to accept a review invitation, not just part of the review submission. Thank you. 😀
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Wiley has produced author guidelines regarding #artificialintelligence #ai that authors are encouraged to review before submitting their manuscripts to The Canadian Review of Sociology. Please see these guidelines here:

www.wiley.com/en-ca/publis...
AI Guidelines
Explore AI guidelines that address best practices and ethical standards. Equip yourself with the knowledge to harness AI responsibly and effectively.
www.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
3rd podcast of The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary featuring Dr Robert Stebbins, with some delays, is now up!
#sociology

arts.ucalgary.ca/sociology/ab...
Sociological Imagination Podcast
arts.ucalgary.ca
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Parasocial engagement online is not always experienced as parasocial. @gems-lab.bsky.social @itds-csa.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Mike Adorjan
Beginning in December 2025, The Canadian Review of Sociology will be publishing In Memoriam pieces. Regardless of type of submission, all pieces must be submitted through the manuscript submission system. Please see link below:

www.csa-scs.ca/news/canadia...
Canadian Sociological Association
www.csa-scs.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
UCalgary sociologist Alex Bierman on Global News podcast Connect discussing Black Friday shopping from a sociological perspective! #sociology #sociologicalimagination

open.spotify.com/episode/3DZW...
Has Black Friday shopping made us jerks?
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The 4th issue of Volume 62 of The Canadian Review of Sociology is out, including two committing sociology articles and three original research articles - please see the link below! @csa-scs.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can’t recall when “our menu options” haven’t changed.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Gmail users!!

They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.

Pass it on!!

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Rocket 🚀 away Qian Liu, new member of the Board of Trustees, Law and Society Association- congratulations !🎉
@qianliuedu.bsky.social
@lawandsociety.bsky.social
Congrats LSA Class of 2028 Board of Trustees!

@monicacbell.bsky.social, @yale.edu
@meeradeo.bsky.social, Southwestern
Howard Erlanger, @law.wisc.edu
Jonathan Liljeblad, ANU
@qianliuedu.bsky.social, @ucalgary.bsky.social
OTA Shozo, Meiji Uni
Mary Rose, UTAustin
@mwyarbrough.bsky.social, CUNY
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“They’re still losing” at the door. #halloween #bluejays
November 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM