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The official journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social, SI is committed to the exploration of the human condition in all of its social and cultural complexity!

Browse the latest issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1475682x/current
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We are SO excited to launch our ✨Student Voices Campaign✨ with the purpose of uplifting graduate students in sociology and giving them a space to share their intellectual ideas publicly!

The campaign asks students to share reflections on SI articles they've recently read.

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We are already at number 6️⃣ in our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed! 🎉

"Contesting Cannabis Legalization in Nigeria: Hidden Narratives of Illicit Farmers and Traders'" authored by Ediomo-Ubong Nelson & Gernot Klantschnig.

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December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Edward S. Shihadeh, Raymond E. Barranco, & David Ademule's 2025 article:

📄"Walking ATMs Revisited: The Effect of Sanctuary Communities on Latino Robbery Victimization"

#Sociology #TeachingSociology

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December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Adding number 7️⃣ to our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed!

📘"Recreational Cannabis and Recriminalization in the 'Emerald Triangle'" authored by Philip R. Kavanaugh.

#SocialSciences #Sociology #CannabisPolicy

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December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This week's ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ come from Jessica L. Schachle-Gordon's 2025 article:

📘"'If I'm going to be an ally, I have to walk the walk': Negotiating Occupational Activism Within K-12 Educational Contexts."

#Sociology #TeachingSociology

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December 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🎉 We're back with our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed at number 8️⃣:

📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We're continuing our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed with number 9️⃣:

📘"Is Love (Skin Color) Blind?: Skin Color and Interdating across Ethnoracial Groups" authored by Emilce Santana.

#Sociology #SocialSciences #SocialResearch
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🧵Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we're celebrating the new issue of SI by highlighting the power of sociology☝️sentence at a time.

Join in⤵️
1️⃣ Share your own 1-sentence insight about sociology
2️⃣ Tag us + use #OneSentenceSociology
3️⃣ Spread the word!

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December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Learn how self-care improved nurses' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to research from V. Savage, M. N. Barringer, and Addy Lindsay.

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The Statistical Significance of Embodied Experiences and Self-Care Practices on the Mental Health of Female Nurses in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic placed heavy demands on the bodyminds of healthcare workers in the United States, yet more targeted research is needed to uncover both the pandemic’s impact on nurses and the ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🌟 We're kicking off our year-end countdown of articles you may have missed this year!

Starting with 🔟: “The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand” from authors Ashleigh Rushton, Suzanne Phibbs, Christine Kenney & Cheryl Anderson
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The American Sociological Association's Executive Director, Heather Washington, highlights the power of sociology to help us envision and build a better world in this article from COSSA's "Why Social Science" series. @COSSADC #COSSA
Because Our Work Helps Us Envision and Build a Better Future — Why Social Science?
We live in an era of rapidly expanding economic inequality, humanitarian crises, chaotic deportation efforts, the militarization of U.S. cities, global conflicts and wars, burdensome labor practices that undermine work-life balance, and continued attempts to erode rights and protections of women, ra
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Be Part of ASA! 🤝
ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!

#ASA #MedicalSociology

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December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Happy Monday! Check out what we’re reading today:

📚 “Order and Potentiality in Interaction Ritual Theory” by Iddo Tavory and Nicholas Hoynes

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December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Support your sociology majors with the right resources from day one. Learn about my new textbook and comprehensive teaching suite in this special webinar. Save your spot: tinyurl.com/yv3u9zwd
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our latest ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ are from Yamadi & Riel’s (2025) study:

“Nightclubs, Interactive Service Labor, and Objectification Practices: Workers’ Experiences in Elite Nightlife.”

#Sociology

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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🧵Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we celebrate the new issue of Sociological Inquiry by highlighting the power of sociology☝️sentence at a time.

Join in⤵️
1️⃣ Share your own 1-sentence insight about sociology
2️⃣ Tag us + use #OneSentenceSociology
3️⃣ Spread the word!
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New #EarlyView article on gender differences in employed parents' self-rated health during COVID-19 school closures in an affluent US community.

Authored by Molly A. Martin, Virginia K. Leiter, Kayla M. Kemp, & Rachel A. Smith.

Read it here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Sociology
Gender Differences in Employed Parents' Self‐Rated Health During COVID‐19 School Closures in an Affluent US Community
We examine whether the timing and duration of COVID-19 school closures during fall 2020 and winter 2020/21 are associated with employed parents' self-rated health compared to non-parents and parents ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🤓 Introducing our new ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ series from Sociological Inquiry (& @alphakappadelta.bsky.social) !

This week we highlight the 2025 article “Medical Skepticism in the Digital Age: An Experimental Study on Digital Health Literacy” from Paino, Claggett, & Kitchens.

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#HealthLiteracy
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we’re celebrating the release of the latest issue of SI by showcasing the power of sociology in a single sentence from each article in the issue.

#Justice #SocialMovements #Sociology #SocialSciences #Paradox #Activists

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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🥳 New #EarlyView article is available!

"Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami and colleagues.

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#Sociology #UniversalHealthcare #GSS #GeneralSocialSurvey
Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey
Christian nationalists in the United States call for the government to reflect Christian ideals, but it is unclear how theological interpretations would manifest in governmental policy in areas like ....
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November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Welcome back to #OneSentenceSociology, where we’re celebrating the release of the latest issue of Sociological Inquiry by showcasing the power of #sociology in a single sentence from each article in the issue.

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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
👋 Sociology students and faculty! What’s your #OneSentenceSociology? 🧠✨

We’re celebrating the release of the latest issue of Sociological Inquiry with a campaign that showcases the power of sociology in a single sentence.

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October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎉 Announcing our final issue of 2025!

The latest issue of Volume 95 of Sociological Inquiry is now available via Wiley!

👉 Check out the Table of Contents in the graphics below and browse the issue at the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1475682x...

#Sociology #SocialResearch #AcademicResearch
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#JustPublished – ‘Long Covid and Society: International Perspectives’, edited by Deborah Lupton. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Chapters 1 and 14 are free to read in #OpenAccess. #Sociology #LongCovid #PublicHealth @hss.springernature.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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The third Congress of the International Network for Sociology of Sensibilities (REDISS) co-organized with ISA WG08 ‘Society and Emotions’, ISA TG12 ‘Social Love and Solidarity’, ISA RC54 ‘The Body in the Social Science’, ISA TG07 ‘Senses and Society’.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM