Social Problems Journal
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Social Problems is a journal that brings to the fore influential sociological findings that may help better understand and deal with our complex social world.
Research from @sarahkbowen.bsky.social, Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody, Emilia Cordero Oceguera, and Sinikka Elliott shows how Latina caretakers navigate exclusionary systems to feed their families, highlighting the intersections of food, policy, and power. doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad013
Beyond Dietary Acculturation: How Latina Immigrants Navigate Exclusionary Systems to Feed Their Families
Abstract. Previous studies of dietary acculturation explain how immigrants’ diets change over time, but they don't tell us why. In response to calls for ad
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October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Research from @sarahkbowen.bsky.social, Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody, Emilia Cordero Oceguera, and Sinikka Elliott shows how Latina caretakers navigate exclusionary systems to feed their families, highlighting the intersections of food, policy, and power. doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad013
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
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Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
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Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Research from Alison T Wynn (@stanford.edu) and Emily K Carian (@ucirvine.bsky.social) shows how even when managers aim for fairness, hidden hierarchies persist. Gender bias intertwines with race and class to shape who’s rewarded at work. doi.org/10.1093/socp...
High-Hanging Fruit: How Gender Bias Remains Entrenched in Performance Evaluations
Abstract. Organizations are increasingly engaging in concerted efforts to mitigate bias in processes such as performance evaluations. However, little resea
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October 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Research from Alison T Wynn (@stanford.edu) and Emily K Carian (@ucirvine.bsky.social) shows how even when managers aim for fairness, hidden hierarchies persist. Gender bias intertwines with race and class to shape who’s rewarded at work. doi.org/10.1093/socp...
Research from Mia Brantley explores how Black mothers navigate structural racism and surveillance while caring for their children, showing how race and inequality shape mothering practices doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad047
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October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Research from Mia Brantley explores how Black mothers navigate structural racism and surveillance while caring for their children, showing how race and inequality shape mothering practices doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad047
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NEW PUB📢 PhD candidate Shawntae Mitchum's new article is out now in Social Problems @socprobsjournal.bsky.social:
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“If not us, then who?”: black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning
ABSTRACT. In the summer of 2020, the heightened visibility of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police catalyzed reform effort
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September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NEW PUB📢 PhD candidate Shawntae Mitchum's new article is out now in Social Problems @socprobsjournal.bsky.social:
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Sharing my latest article on how resettlement disrupts and complicates the structure of refugee families in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/socp...
Displacing refugees: resettlement and the reconstitution of families
ABSTRACT. Sociologists traditionally use integration as the framework for studying the benefits and shortcomings of refugee resettlement, which is consider
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September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sharing my latest article on how resettlement disrupts and complicates the structure of refugee families in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/socp...
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New paper out with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social today at
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New paper out with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social today at
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social -- in it we build a model for understanding how competing movement orgs make racial demands, using the debates in Minneapolis over public safety in 2021.
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"By focusing on mesolevel interactions between the family and school settings, this study expands research on the implications of family composition for students’ and parents’ experiences at school."
Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social
Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social
Family Composition, Race, and Teachers’ Perceptions of Parent-Teacher Alliance
Abstract. Both family composition and teachers’ perceptions of parents are important for student success. However, we know little about whether teachers’ p
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September 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"By focusing on mesolevel interactions between the family and school settings, this study expands research on the implications of family composition for students’ and parents’ experiences at school."
Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social
Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social
This study shows how race and class shape who succeeds in craft beer—revealing how industry “authenticity” often masks structural exclusion academic.oup.com/socpro/article/72/2/375/7606238
Handcrafted Careers: How Workers Navigate Racialized Career Pathways in the Craft Beer Industry
Abstract. What do work career dynamics in contemporary labor settings tell us about how racism operates in ways that go beyond the explicitly exclusionary
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September 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This study shows how race and class shape who succeeds in craft beer—revealing how industry “authenticity” often masks structural exclusion academic.oup.com/socpro/article/72/2/375/7606238
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New! In "Medicalizing Maternity," grad student Colter Uscola covers Charlotte Abel and @stefantimmermans.bsky.social's #Sociology research on medical provision and surveillance in pregnancy care for those with psychiatric symptoms: contexts.org/articles/med...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
New! In "Medicalizing Maternity," grad student Colter Uscola covers Charlotte Abel and @stefantimmermans.bsky.social's #Sociology research on medical provision and surveillance in pregnancy care for those with psychiatric symptoms: contexts.org/articles/med...
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In a special issue on the racism of omission, new research explores how when all families are treated the same in school registration systems, those with less access lose out—bias in choice sustains racial privilege. academic.oup.com/socpro/article-abstract/72/2/358/7634651
Unwitting Accomplices: Equal Treatment and the Perpetuation of Racialized Information Inequality in School Choice
Abstract. In public education, racially segregated schools are now often understood as a natural result of a messy mix of failed policies and parent decisi
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August 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In a special issue on the racism of omission, new research explores how when all families are treated the same in school registration systems, those with less access lose out—bias in choice sustains racial privilege. academic.oup.com/socpro/article-abstract/72/2/358/7634651
In this study @drjonessoc.bsky.social argues cissexism, cisgenderism, and racism structure exclusion. Two modes of exclusion—outright and categorical filtering—keep transmasculine and non‑binary workers marginalized in cisgender workspaces academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...
Cisgendered Workspaces: Outright and Categorical Exclusion in Cisgendered Organizations
Abstract. Scholars have only begun exploring how cisgenderism and its byproduct, cissexism, shape organizational processes and how classification systems p
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July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In this study @drjonessoc.bsky.social argues cissexism, cisgenderism, and racism structure exclusion. Two modes of exclusion—outright and categorical filtering—keep transmasculine and non‑binary workers marginalized in cisgender workspaces academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...
Who is affected by increased police presence in schools? This study from Terry Allen (@gould.usc.edu) and Kimberly Gomez (@uclaseis.bsky.social) shows how “spatial enclosures” shape Black students’ daily experience, control over time, and educational experiences doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad055
Navigating Spatial Enclosures: Race, Place, and School Policing
Abstract. Law enforcement’s increased presence in U.S. public schools has significantly affected Black students’ access to opportunities and their overall
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July 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Who is affected by increased police presence in schools? This study from Terry Allen (@gould.usc.edu) and Kimberly Gomez (@uclaseis.bsky.social) shows how “spatial enclosures” shape Black students’ daily experience, control over time, and educational experiences doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad055
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@socprobsjournal.bsky.social featured me on “The Author’s Attic” to summarize this article! It feels cringe for me to watch it 😅, but if you want to learn more, by all means, check it out ☺️
"The Author's Attic" with Faith Deckard youtu.be/6elFmh2LjbM?si… via @YouTube
"The Author's Attic" with Faith Deckard youtu.be/6elFmh2LjbM?si… via @YouTube
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July 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@socprobsjournal.bsky.social featured me on “The Author’s Attic” to summarize this article! It feels cringe for me to watch it 😅, but if you want to learn more, by all means, check it out ☺️
"The Author's Attic" with Faith Deckard youtu.be/6elFmh2LjbM?si… via @YouTube
"The Author's Attic" with Faith Deckard youtu.be/6elFmh2LjbM?si… via @YouTube
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Our latest "In Brief" summaries of new #sociology research fea. work on wildfires and out-migration, discrimination and policy preferences, structuring family lending, morals and the legal profession, aging with imagination, and more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our latest "In Brief" summaries of new #sociology research fea. work on wildfires and out-migration, discrimination and policy preferences, structuring family lending, morals and the legal profession, aging with imagination, and more! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Who is seen as the “ideal victim” in workplace harassment narratives? Research from Chloe Grace Hart (@uwsoc.bsky.social) traces how cultural scripts shifted during the MeToo era, influenced by race, behavior, and power
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Is There an Idealized Target of Sexual Harassment in the MeToo Era?
Abstract. Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how co
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July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Who is seen as the “ideal victim” in workplace harassment narratives? Research from Chloe Grace Hart (@uwsoc.bsky.social) traces how cultural scripts shifted during the MeToo era, influenced by race, behavior, and power
doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad016
doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad016
How do religious beliefs shape gender attitudes? Research from @evanstewart.bsky.social, @pennye.bsky.social, and @jackdelehanty.bsky.social shows how public and private theology, tradition, and identity intersect in everyday gender politics doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad012
Public Religion and Gendered Attitudes
Abstract. Do religious commitments hinder support for gender equality and contribute to the stalled gender revolution as a social problem? Answering this q
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July 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
How do religious beliefs shape gender attitudes? Research from @evanstewart.bsky.social, @pennye.bsky.social, and @jackdelehanty.bsky.social shows how public and private theology, tradition, and identity intersect in everyday gender politics doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad012
What happens when access to justice depends on where you're detained? New research reveals the patchwork legal realities immigrants face doi.org/10.1093/socp...
Precarious Legal Patchworking: Detained Immigrants’ Access to Justice
Abstract. As immigration enforcement increases, so does the detention of immigrants facing the threat of deportation. Detained without the support of a pub
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July 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What happens when access to justice depends on where you're detained? New research reveals the patchwork legal realities immigrants face doi.org/10.1093/socp...
How do young Black men talk about mental health, manhood, and social support? Improving mental health education, peer support, and the power of shared stories are key findings toward change doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad018
Black Boys’ Perceptions of Depression and Mental Health: Findings from the YBMen Project
Abstract. Despite growing research dedicated to investigating the mental health of Black boys, few directly examine experiences with their perceptions and
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June 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
How do young Black men talk about mental health, manhood, and social support? Improving mental health education, peer support, and the power of shared stories are key findings toward change doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad018
Black youth who move from high-poverty urban neighborhoods to lower-poverty suburbs report feeling safer—but also more isolated. New research shows how they adapt to unfamiliar social norms and spaces, revealing both challenges and agency: doi.org/10.1093/socp...
“I Thought This Was a Ghost Neighborhood”: How Youth Respond to Neighborhood Change
Abstract. Relatively little scholarship centers the experiences of Black youth to understand how young people interact with their neighborhood contexts, ev
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June 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Black youth who move from high-poverty urban neighborhoods to lower-poverty suburbs report feeling safer—but also more isolated. New research shows how they adapt to unfamiliar social norms and spaces, revealing both challenges and agency: doi.org/10.1093/socp...
Socioeconomic gaps in U.S. college graduation rates have barely changed since the 1980s-inequality is built into the system, not just a result of rising tuition. Real solutions must go deeper than cutting college costs academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...
Persistent Inequalities in College Completion, 1980–2010
Abstract. Fewer than half of America’s college students complete their bachelor’s degrees. To many, cost seems to be the crucial barrier. Sociologists of e
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May 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Socioeconomic gaps in U.S. college graduation rates have barely changed since the 1980s-inequality is built into the system, not just a result of rising tuition. Real solutions must go deeper than cutting college costs academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...
Elite colleges amplify inequality: Lower-income students navigate based on precollege experiences. 'Privileged poor' integrate cosmopolitanism; 'doubly disadvantaged' face isolation. Class-based paths shape campus life and mobility: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...
Belonging and Boundaries at an Elite University
Abstract. Scholars posit that lower-income undergraduates experience “cultural mismatch,” which undermines their sense of belonging, promotes withdrawal fr
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April 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Elite colleges amplify inequality: Lower-income students navigate based on precollege experiences. 'Privileged poor' integrate cosmopolitanism; 'doubly disadvantaged' face isolation. Class-based paths shape campus life and mobility: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...