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Last week in Tennessee, death row inmate Christina Pike endured two doses of a lethal injection that ultimately failed. While she remains hospitalized, we're remembering Austin Sarat's research on "botched executions", linked below.
How Often Are Executions “Botched”? - Clippings
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October 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Last week in Tennessee, death row inmate Christina Pike endured two doses of a lethal injection that ultimately failed. While she remains hospitalized, we're remembering Austin Sarat's research on "botched executions", linked below.
New on First Publics: @sarahlageson.bsky.social on law, public sociology, and pedagogy and Brianna Stefano on teaching victimology when trauma is in the room. thesocietypages.org/firstpublics/
April 29, 2026 at 1:31 AM
New on First Publics: @sarahlageson.bsky.social on law, public sociology, and pedagogy and Brianna Stefano on teaching victimology when trauma is in the room. thesocietypages.org/firstpublics/
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Amazing Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) - Research Scholars student Samantha Pantelic wrote an excellent write up of our recent article.
Read the blog post @thesocietypages.bsky.social here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2026/04/...
Read the blog post @thesocietypages.bsky.social here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2026/04/...
“Families are Messy, Aren’t They?” - Council on Contemporary Families
The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota
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April 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Amazing Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) - Research Scholars student Samantha Pantelic wrote an excellent write up of our recent article.
Read the blog post @thesocietypages.bsky.social here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2026/04/...
Read the blog post @thesocietypages.bsky.social here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2026/04/...
With the #NoKings rallies underway, we're recalling Neeraj Rajasekar's 2017 write-up of "Sociological Strategies for a Successful Protest." Experts Fabio Rojas, Dan Gillion, Pam Oliver, and Dana Fisher recommend clear, unifying, and proactive messages and action. thesocietypages.org/clippings/20...
March 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
With the #NoKings rallies underway, we're recalling Neeraj Rajasekar's 2017 write-up of "Sociological Strategies for a Successful Protest." Experts Fabio Rojas, Dan Gillion, Pam Oliver, and Dana Fisher recommend clear, unifying, and proactive messages and action. thesocietypages.org/clippings/20...
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New research challenges what we thought we knew about men's friendships. A new study by @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social Sociology grad student, Emily Fox (@emilycfox.bsky.social), asks: is the "gender friendship gap" really about gender? Spoiler: not exactly. 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are White Men Missing Out?: Differences in Friendship Closeness by Gender and Ethnoracial Identity - Sex Roles
Sex Roles - Research has consistently found that boys’ and men’s friendships are less close, intimate, supportive, and satisfying than girls’ and women’s...
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March 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM
New research challenges what we thought we knew about men's friendships. A new study by @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social Sociology grad student, Emily Fox (@emilycfox.bsky.social), asks: is the "gender friendship gap" really about gender? Spoiler: not exactly. 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Serial killer stories persist not only because they are newsworthy or extraordinary, but because repetition itself is what makes them extraordinary." - Jordyn Wald on Brian Monahan's “Timeless Kills” (2025) @soc-forum.bsky.social thesocietypages.org/discoveries/...
March 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
"Serial killer stories persist not only because they are newsworthy or extraordinary, but because repetition itself is what makes them extraordinary." - Jordyn Wald on Brian Monahan's “Timeless Kills” (2025) @soc-forum.bsky.social thesocietypages.org/discoveries/...
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❗The Council on Contemporary Families is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead the @thesocietypages.bsky.social CCF blog!
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February 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
❗The Council on Contemporary Families is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead the @thesocietypages.bsky.social CCF blog!
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What do we *really* owe our children?
Excited about *OVERINVESTED: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting* officially publishing next week. @princetonupress.bsky.social
Grateful to @ucisocsci.bsky.social Heather Ashbach for talking to me about it.
#children #parents #parenting
Excited about *OVERINVESTED: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting* officially publishing next week. @princetonupress.bsky.social
Grateful to @ucisocsci.bsky.social Heather Ashbach for talking to me about it.
#children #parents #parenting
Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting | New book by @ucirvine.bsky.social sociology professor @ninabandelj.bsky.social explores what happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor
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Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting
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January 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
What do we *really* owe our children?
Excited about *OVERINVESTED: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting* officially publishing next week. @princetonupress.bsky.social
Grateful to @ucisocsci.bsky.social Heather Ashbach for talking to me about it.
#children #parents #parenting
Excited about *OVERINVESTED: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting* officially publishing next week. @princetonupress.bsky.social
Grateful to @ucisocsci.bsky.social Heather Ashbach for talking to me about it.
#children #parents #parenting
Our weekly roundup from Anastasia Dulle and Sara Kadoura highlights new research on Chicago police, market transitions in China, and a sociology media report from Mallory Harrington.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Our weekly roundup from Anastasia Dulle and Sara Kadoura highlights new research on Chicago police, market transitions in China, and a sociology media report from Mallory Harrington.
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An Update from TSP in Minnesota thesocietypages.org/specials/an-...
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
An Update from TSP in Minnesota thesocietypages.org/specials/an-...
Just in time for spring semester: Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis, a new @firstpublics.bsky.social webinar @thesocietypages.bsky.social.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Just in time for spring semester: Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis, a new @firstpublics.bsky.social webinar @thesocietypages.bsky.social.
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TSP Friday Roundup! Stay up-to-date on all things sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social's give theory a chance here:
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December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
TSP Friday Roundup! Stay up-to-date on all things sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social's give theory a chance here:
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Churches, mosques, & other religious spaces are exempt from ADA requirements, even though many are polling places and community hubs. That means higher barriers to voting & belonging.
Read our new "There’s Research on That" by TSP's Anastasia Dulle:
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Read our new "There’s Research on That" by TSP's Anastasia Dulle:
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Churches, mosques, & other religious spaces are exempt from ADA requirements, even though many are polling places and community hubs. That means higher barriers to voting & belonging.
Read our new "There’s Research on That" by TSP's Anastasia Dulle:
🔗 bit.ly/3Xs1RRv 🔗
Read our new "There’s Research on That" by TSP's Anastasia Dulle:
🔗 bit.ly/3Xs1RRv 🔗
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In England, where high-stakes testing is common, students’ fear of failure is higher.
High-stakes tests are common in England’s schools – and they’re linked to a fear of failure
In England, where high-stakes testing is common, students’ fear of failure is higher.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In England, where high-stakes testing is common, students’ fear of failure is higher.
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‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @pettsric.bsky.social featured in the @deseret.com.web.brid.gy discussing marriage, children’s well-being, and support for families:
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Sticker shock? New survey reveals most pressing challenges for U.S. families
Government assistance for families gains support amid economic worries.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @pettsric.bsky.social featured in the @deseret.com.web.brid.gy discussing marriage, children’s well-being, and support for families:
www.deseret.com/special-seri...
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Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
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new GTaC! @drcrmatthews.bsky.social joins for a wide-ranging conversation on the co-production of knowledge, radical honesty in the methods section, finding inspiration in the work of Simone Weil, and understanding research as sacred.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
new GTaC! @drcrmatthews.bsky.social joins for a wide-ranging conversation on the co-production of knowledge, radical honesty in the methods section, finding inspiration in the work of Simone Weil, and understanding research as sacred.
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Are wealthy moms the happiest moms?
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
The Parental-Happiness Fallacy
Where commentary on moms’ satisfaction goes wrong
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Are wealthy moms the happiest moms?
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
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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Midlife Motherhood:
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November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
Midlife Motherhood:
🔗 bit.ly/3JExnIF 🔗
@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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Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
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November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@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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Read more here from The Society Pages' Clippings of Sociology in the News:
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This looks to be a great and necessary conversation!
On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This looks to be a great and necessary conversation!
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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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
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.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
Check out our new write-up by Shania Kuo, summarizing core research on this topic.
🔗 bit.ly/47vnOn2 🔗
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On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On November 6, 2025 from Noon-1:30 EST, First Publics will host a conversation exploring why and how teaching research methods matters, not only for scholarship, but also for critical thinking and public engagement in light of the contemporary polycrisis.
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
Register here: buff.ly/rWfrkxE
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Thank you for joining us @mestefan.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social, @shamuskhan.bsky.social, Jonnie Lotesta, Myron Strong, and @lisawade.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you for joining us @mestefan.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social, @shamuskhan.bsky.social, Jonnie Lotesta, Myron Strong, and @lisawade.bsky.social
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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@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
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.
🔗 bit.ly/4oUSlSA 🔗
@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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