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The average age for first-time mothers is continuing to increase around the world. Read our new article by @tannisthas.bsky.social at FLAME University to learn more about research on how women try to balance professional and/or reproductive productivity.

Midlife Motherhood:
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November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@mikesavagelse.bsky.social on UK wealth inequality in @uk.theconversation.com, Yu Xie and Junming Huang on China and scholarship in @washingtonpost.com, and Ashley Railey on substance use in OSU News.

Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
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November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Muslims continue to face rising Islamophobia in the U.S. People often assign “Muslim-ness” not only to clothing but to entire racial groups.

Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This week's Clippings includes:
@ajravenelle.bsky.social in UNC News on Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", @cantonwiner.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on on gender detachment and Tony Silva & Emily Huddart on Canadians & the paranormal in @ca.theconversation.com.

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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🎃Happy Halloween from the TSP Crew!🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Public support for same-sex parents has risen sharply: from 46% (2012) to 63% (2022) for same-sex moms, and 43% to 61% for dads.

Read our new piece by Jordyn Wald from research by Wendy D. Manning and @kris10gustafson.bsky.social in @jmfncfr.bsky.social:

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(3 min read)
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Michael Benediktsson in @nytimes.com on public benches, @awtsn.bsky.social in NewsCop on 🌐 access, Jennifer Glass in @theatlantic.com on 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, Alex Wood in @equaltimes.bsky.social on freelancing, & @avmenon.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com on cosmetic surgery.

TSP's Soc in the News:
🔗 bit.ly/4nlzaA1
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our latest piece by Jake Otis highlights recent research by Lynette Renner at the University of Minnesota, Carolyn Hartley & Knute Carter the University of Iowa on how domestic violence victims take different paths towards addressing their harm.

Read it here:
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(2 minute read)
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Young people increasingly rely on YouTube for politic education. Check out our new podcast episode of the TSP board discussing Emine Fidan Elcioglu's @utsc.utoronto.ca recent piece in @us.theconversation.com :

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(4 minute listen)
October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This week's Clippings of Soc in the News: @lizchiarello.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com,
Patrick Sheehan in Arts X Science Magazine, Charles Derber in @thenation.com, @nancyberns.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com, & Abigail Coplin in @washingtonpost.com.

Read it here:
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October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New piece from TSP's Dylan DiGiacomo-Stumm, "How Abortion Access Shapes Women’s Financial Futures" from research by @bgeverett.bsky.social at @utah.edu and Catherine J. Taylor at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social in American Sociological Review.

Read it here:
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October 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week's TSP Clippings of Sociology in the news includes coverage on censorship, politics, modernity & more from @martinshaw.bsky.social, Michael Macy, Adam Szetela, Shiyu Ji, Emine Fidan Elcioglu, & Andreas Reckwitz:

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October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sociology in the News! This week:
🎧 @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on Trump’s humor politics
🔒Martin Eiermann on digital privacy
🏛️Christopher Justin Einolf & Dylan J. Riley on democracy
👻Laura Hall on horror & settler colonialism

Read it here:
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October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Check out the TSP Friday Roundup by Sara Kadoura!

Every week, we review and summarize the latest from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, & @firstpublics.bsky.social:
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October 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🍳Who does the chores? New research in @sociusjournal.bsky.social by @melissamilkie.bsky.social shows the housework+childcare gap is shrinking, reflecting shifting gender expectations in society, and at home.

Read & Share our new piece by Emma Goldstein here:
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September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🎙️ On Give Theory a Chance, @kylethegreen.bsky.social at @sunybrockport.bsky.social talks with leading sociologists around the world about how theory shapes their work and our complicated world.

Listen & Follow on Spotify: bit.ly/4mLMhub
Or listen on our site: bit.ly/4gXjNw7
September 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
New Clippings: Political violence on the rise, the decline of Jewish humor, threats to census expertise, and outrage-based media fueling polarization.
@paulbecker1999.bsky.social @drmann.bsky.social

Follow us to stay up-to-date with the latest Sociology in the news!
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September 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Queer in Vancouver. Gay in Texas.

LGBTQ+ identity labels aren’t fixed: they shift across geography, family, and community. Recent sociological research from Andy Holmes & @aminghaziani.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social explores why.

Check it out here:
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September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Sociology+News! This week's TSP Clippings:
🧠Women managing the household mental load
⚠️ The phantom of political violence in 2025 @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social
📻 Public radio’s donor dependence @lauragarbes.bsky.social
✊France’s Block Everything & 2018's Yellow Vests

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September 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What does it really mean to be authentic? TSP's @malloryharrington.bsky.social & Francesca Bernardino explore identity, roles, and social boundaries in their new piece covering key research on identity & authenticity in 2025.

Read more:
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September 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
TSP Tuesdays brings you a weekly recap of the latest sociology in the news, our new piece on discussing pay at work by Francesca Bernardino, and new content from our partners @contexts.org and @ccfamilies.bsky.social.

Read it here:
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September 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
TSP’s Clippings is back for the Fall! Covering sociology in the news, this week includes bureaucracy & democracy, masculinity on Twitch, policing & punishment, housing & sociology, boyhood socialization, & whistleblowing.

Read it here:
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September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Pay-talk may be taboo, but it’s a key force in shaping workplace power.

In a recent @sfjournal.bsky.social, @patrickadenice.bsky.social, @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social, & Shengwei Sun show how workplace rules & norms are shifting, as workers break silence fight wage inequality.

🔗 bit.ly/3HTj16n 🔗
September 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
How do Americans define discrimination?

Research by ‪‪@evangelinewarren.com‬ & @sociologylauren.bsky.social‬ in the American Journal of Sociology shows that views on racism, sexism, & classism are complicated and filled with nuance.

Read @Jordyyyn117031's latest on TSP here:
🔗 bit.ly/3HCRC8G 🔗
August 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
TSP has you covered with the latest in public sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @firstpublics.bsky.social, @socimages.bsky.social. From climate policy & work-family balance to migrant housing & gender detachment, read it all here:

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August 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM