British Journal of Sociology
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We publish rigorous, original research that speaks to a general sociological audience and draws on an array of quantitative and qualitative methods ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14684446
Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
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This article explores the role of culture, ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in family financial assistance with home ownership. It argues that academic studies on the topic have been dominated by Anglo-centric experiences.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This article explores the role of culture, ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in family financial assistance with home ownership. It argues that academic studies on the topic have been dominated by Anglo-centric experiences.
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Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus groups, this article explores older adults' concerns about wealth in their decisions to date and repartner, showing how family concerns and financial matters are balanced with desires to date.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus groups, this article explores older adults' concerns about wealth in their decisions to date and repartner, showing how family concerns and financial matters are balanced with desires to date.
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Drawing upon 82 individual interviews, this article argues that families are dynamic and sequentially unfolding sites of wealth transfers, acting as both enablers and limiters of women's wealth accumulation.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Drawing upon 82 individual interviews, this article argues that families are dynamic and sequentially unfolding sites of wealth transfers, acting as both enablers and limiters of women's wealth accumulation.
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Drawing on 78 interviews and 12 focus groups, this study shows that science fiction shapes the US public's understanding of economic consequences from AI, informing widespread concerns that sentient machines might fully replace human workers.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Drawing on 78 interviews and 12 focus groups, this study shows that science fiction shapes the US public's understanding of economic consequences from AI, informing widespread concerns that sentient machines might fully replace human workers.
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📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
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There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
This study investigates discrepancies between teacher and student perceptions of student's school enjoyment and effort, and whether these discrepancies are associated with student SES.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This study investigates discrepancies between teacher and student perceptions of student's school enjoyment and effort, and whether these discrepancies are associated with student SES.
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The article contributes to debates on the sociology of marginality with a three-tiered discussion of migration, homelessness and methodological frameworks, which are rarely considered together.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The article contributes to debates on the sociology of marginality with a three-tiered discussion of migration, homelessness and methodological frameworks, which are rarely considered together.
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Since the 1990s, high-income individuals have increasingly sorted into the Democratic Party as a result of their socially liberal views. This study uses a forced-choice conjoint experiment to explore why high-income Democrats support redistributive policies.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Since the 1990s, high-income individuals have increasingly sorted into the Democratic Party as a result of their socially liberal views. This study uses a forced-choice conjoint experiment to explore why high-income Democrats support redistributive policies.
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This paper problematises perspectives that treat the social as an artefact of administrative practice or that prioritise experiences of moral purpose and commonality, arguing that such positions risk mythologising ‘society’.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This paper problematises perspectives that treat the social as an artefact of administrative practice or that prioritise experiences of moral purpose and commonality, arguing that such positions risk mythologising ‘society’.
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The most recent British census was the first to elicit transgender identity. This research note considers the difference between the results of the English and Welsh 2021 Census and the Scottish 2022 Census.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The most recent British census was the first to elicit transgender identity. This research note considers the difference between the results of the English and Welsh 2021 Census and the Scottish 2022 Census.
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The paradox of inequality posits that individuals in high-inequality societies paradoxically exhibit stronger meritocratic beliefs. This study presents an explanation from the perspective of critical sociology of education.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The paradox of inequality posits that individuals in high-inequality societies paradoxically exhibit stronger meritocratic beliefs. This study presents an explanation from the perspective of critical sociology of education.
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This paper uses data from the UK and fixed effects models to explore the heterogeneity of gig work, examining differences in mental distress between high-dependence workers (those solely engaged in gig work) and low-dependence workers (those with
other jobs).
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other jobs).
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September 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This paper uses data from the UK and fixed effects models to explore the heterogeneity of gig work, examining differences in mental distress between high-dependence workers (those solely engaged in gig work) and low-dependence workers (those with
other jobs).
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other jobs).
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This new article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This new article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education.
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📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.
We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI
A new issue of The British Journal of Sociology is out now!
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September 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A new issue of The British Journal of Sociology is out now!
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📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.
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The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.
Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
September 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.
Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.
Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
How far is too far for family support? This study maps how emotional and material reciprocity travels across Swiss families and finds that reciprocity depends not just on physical distance but on the broader structure of the family.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How far is too far for family support? This study maps how emotional and material reciprocity travels across Swiss families and finds that reciprocity depends not just on physical distance but on the broader structure of the family.
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This paper shows how elites' racialised identities and their understanding of racialised inequality shape their redistributive preferences, but this varies depending on whether they are evaluating race-conscious or race-neutral policies.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This paper shows how elites' racialised identities and their understanding of racialised inequality shape their redistributive preferences, but this varies depending on whether they are evaluating race-conscious or race-neutral policies.
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This article explores how parental work ties shape children's educational choices, finding that children from lower-educated families are more likely to enrol in higher education if a parent works among highly educated colleagues.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This article explores how parental work ties shape children's educational choices, finding that children from lower-educated families are more likely to enrol in higher education if a parent works among highly educated colleagues.
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This article presents findings from a secondary analysis of data from the Adolescent Family Violence in Australia (AFVA) study—the first national study of the nature, prevalence and impacts of AFV in Australia.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This article presents findings from a secondary analysis of data from the Adolescent Family Violence in Australia (AFVA) study—the first national study of the nature, prevalence and impacts of AFV in Australia.
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Drawing on case studies of two disaster insurance programmes in the US, this article argues that shifts between mutualism and individualisation in disaster insurance are symptoms of an “irrationalisation” of disaster policy.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Drawing on case studies of two disaster insurance programmes in the US, this article argues that shifts between mutualism and individualisation in disaster insurance are symptoms of an “irrationalisation” of disaster policy.
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Following an increase in non-voting among the British working class in recent decades, this study examines the impact of occupational class mobility on the intergenerational transmission of electoral participation.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Following an increase in non-voting among the British working class in recent decades, this study examines the impact of occupational class mobility on the intergenerational transmission of electoral participation.
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Who gets to grieve and who gets buried in bureaucracy? This paper considers how navigating UK death administration depends on the bereaved's cultural and social capital, turning mourning into a matter of inequality.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who gets to grieve and who gets buried in bureaucracy? This paper considers how navigating UK death administration depends on the bereaved's cultural and social capital, turning mourning into a matter of inequality.
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