letter from the editors: summer 2025
Greetings from the True North, where we continue to keep our elbows up in these challenging times. It is bittersweet to be writing this penultimate … Read More
Summer 2025 Table of Contents
from the editors in brief: “Believing in Each Other,” by Parker Muzzerall. “An Axis of Educational Access,” by Elena G. van Stee. “Coding … Read More
good lawyer, bad lawyer
Progressive young adults have a heightened awareness of systemic inequalities, so how do they reconcile their ideals with reality when they enter professions they … Read More
listing addiction on your resume
One man’s stigma is another man’s… professional asset? Recent research in the Journal of Applied Social Sciences explores how firsthand experiences with drug … Read More
fire flight
In January 2025, wildfires tore through Los Angeles County, reducing entire communities to ashes and displacing tens of thousands of residents. While the immediate … Read More
parental profiteering
Children have become a not-so-hidden workforce of fame and fortune on social media platforms. In their article “Children as Concealed Commodities: Ethnographic Nuances and … Read More
Aging with Imagination
How does artificial intelligence reshape the experience of aging—and what can we do about it? In their article, published in Big Data & … Read More
Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences
There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to address. However, a recent study in … Read More
Financial Theatrics
Why do families sometimes create detailed loan agreements when providing financial help to relatives, even though these documents are not legally binding and typically come … Read More
Medicalizing Maternity
In “Psychiatric Gaslighting: The Surveillance of Mental Illness during Pregnancy,” published in Social Problems, authors Charlotte Abel and Stefan Timmermans grapple with a critical issue: … Read More
