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Professor Dan Woodman
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Sociologist of young adulthood & generations at UniMelb; Exec Board of International Sociological Association (ISA); President of Research Committee 34 (Sociology of Youth) in the ISA; co-EiC Journal of Youth Studies.
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Five academics inducted to the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts
Five academics inducted to the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts
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November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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2 Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor in Sociology. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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What happens when intensive forms of parenting extend into young adulthood?

@juliacook.bsky.social @drdanwoodman.bsky.social @rachelbrooks.bsky.social take a look at intergenerational support, independence and the risk of downward mobility.

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Julia Cook, Dan Woodman & Rachel Brooks How does providing financial and practical support to young adult children impact upon their parents’ present-day lives and future plans? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00380261251390989 The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!

We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.

Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!

Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!

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Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Are "nepo" babies just joining the family business? - ABC listen
The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, especially for Chris Martin's family. The Coldplay frontman's daughter recently sung at a gig in Nashville - and reviews have been mixed.  So, is this an ex...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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My latest on ABC Life Matters
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Social Studies: Why do we still bother with weddings? - ABC listen
Recently, 600 couples from the South American nation of Paraguay were married simultaneously in a gym. Is this a genius way to get around the financial strain of throwing a wedding? Or is it somehow ...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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For your weekend (footy long weekend in Victoria) listening - here is my latest as resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters:
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Social Studies: Why are young adults lonelier than older people? - ABC listen
If you're a fan of 90s sitcoms, you'll know that the friendship depicted in the sitcom Friends isn't necessarily representative of real life. People in their mid to late-twenties, seemingly working ve...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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My latest on ABC Life Matters

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The reasons "brainrot" might not be truly unproductive - ABC listen
Ballerina Cappuccina, Chimpanzini Bananini, Bombardiro Crocodilo ... do these names mean anything to you? If you know what I'm talking about, you've probably got a tween in your household because the...
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September 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Happy Social Sciences Week to all who celebrate.

Get along to an event if you can.

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Celebrate Social Sciences Week
Every September Social Sciences Week celebrates and showcases the diverse range of social sciences disciplines and research in Australia.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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My latest on ABC Life Matters
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The relevance of beauty pageants in 2025 - ABC listen
This week, Miss Universe Australia was crowned - 21-year-old Lexie Brant will represent us in Thailand in November. Lexie admits there's a stigma around pageants, and she prefers to call the Miss Uni...
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August 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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My latest on Life Matters
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Why we're being targetted by the "Gen Z stare" - ABC listen
When you were a kid, your parents probably told you "don't stare, it's rude!" But, if you've been on social media the last couple of weeks ... it seems that life lesson might be getting left behind. ...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Was invited on to the Nights program on Radio New Zealand this week to chat with Emile Donovan about the shrinking number of cousins people have now compared to previous generations.
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The declining rate of cousins
Fewer children being born means those that are grow up with fewer cousins. Sociologist Dan Woodman joins Emile Donovan to explain this little-discussed shift in our family structures.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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My regular spot on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor- this time we are taking about how young people's idea of a good time is shifting (and a booze fuelled night out is less popular).

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The death knell sounds for nightclubs - ABC listen
In news that might make you feel more ancient than ever - today's young folks' idea of a good time isn't what it used to be. Less dancing, less drinking, and it means some of our favourite hotspots a...
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August 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Big week on the radio this week and I will share a few things. Yesterday I was on ABC Radio Sydney chatting with James O'Loghlin about changing family sizes and fewer young people having cousins (from the 37 minute mark).
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Afternoons - ABC listen
Afternoons will have you smiling and thinking as you get through your day.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Hear me chatting about generational differences on 5AA talk-back radio in Adelaide on Mornings with Graeme Goodings, last Friday. From the 45.30 minute mark.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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On the evening of Tue 23rd Sep join George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social & I for our public event at UTS.

Registration is free & we'd love to see you there!

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A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment
We explore the outcomes of the 2025 Australian federal election and consider whether it signals a fundamental rupture or realignment in the political landscape
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July 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Bit of an awkward conversation - my latest as the 'resident sociologist' on ABC Life Matters.

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What makes an awkward silence... awkward? - ABC listen
Sometimes you're chatting away, swapping gossip and stories ... and then the conversation just .... stops. Suddenly, there's a lull ... and nobody knows what to say. So, why do we jump to fill awkwa...
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July 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS

The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
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July 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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My latest on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor. We talk about the return of the 'inheritocracy'. Listen out for mentions of Jane Austen's Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire and mysterious great aunts with even greater fortunes.
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Are we living in an "inheritocracy"? - ABC listen
The average price of an Australian house has officially surpassed $1 million. Does that mean only the people who inherit money from their parents can actually get onto the property ladder now?
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June 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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My latest as the resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters. It's on a topic that is close to home. Plenty of challenges, but proclamations of the death of the university are premature.

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Is the university sector in terminal decline? - ABC listen
Many experts fear the university sector is the grip of an identity crisis. Once proud institutions of knowledge and debate… now accused of becoming sausage factories... with declining funding, academ...
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June 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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My latest chat on ABC radio Life Matters - talking 'Cossie Livs' (cost of living)

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The generation being hit hardest by cossie lives - ABC listen
Our resident sociologist has crunched the numbers of how different generations are experiencing the cost of living crisis. The data suggest that it's younger Australian's that are feeling the pinch t...
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May 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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For your weekend listening - Here is my latest on Life Matters on ABC Radio National, joining all the other 'Sunday morning quarterbacks' in giving my take on the election results. Very happy that I'm now introduced as the 'Resident Sociologist'!

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The landslide Labor win that's ousted two party leaders - ABC listen
For the first time over the weekend, Gen Zs and millennials outnumbered baby boomers at the polls.  The results were called by 8pm - a landslide win for Labor, which left two of Australia's major par...
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May 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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For your weekend listening - I was on the ABC Radio Melbourne Conversation Hour today talking with Richelle Hunt about the decline of nightclubbing and changing youth culture. Hope my sociological insights are better than my dance moves.

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Is nightclubbing still a rite of passage? - ABC listen
As Gen Z are said to embrace the 'joy of missing out' aka JOMO — where does that leave Melbourne's nightlife? In this edition of The Conversation Hour we ask just how significant the generational shif...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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For your long weekend listening, here is my latest chat with Tegan Taylor on ABC Life Matters, talking about collective grief. I'm doing a regular spot on Life Matters at the moment, every couple of weeks, bringing a sociological lens to different topics.

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Why do we experience collective grief? - ABC listen
This week has seen tens of thousands of people flocking to the Vatican to mourn the death of Pope Francis in person. It's a huge number... but it's not that unusual... the death of a public figure of...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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A couple of brief appearances from me in this new ABC News story about cost of living from reporter Syan Vallance.

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April 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM