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by Rose Xueqing Zhang
Does a big award mean a blank check for creative careers? Winning a Grammy is a dream come true for many musical artists—it’s …
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“Even if… cryptocurrency goes to zero, [buying it is] still rational, because the reward men are getting from buying that cryptocurrency is not financial …
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In the Spring ’23 issue of Contexts, Jessi Streib writes about the hidden opportunity structure—a luckocracy—that neutralizes class advantage and thus equalizes wages …
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by Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani
<Tap, Tap, Tap…Is this thing on…?> Oh, hello, sociologists! We’re looking for a few good fearless writers itching to …
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Michelle Pannor Silver, the author of a Spring 2023 feature titled “The Retirement Paradox,” says “I love the idea of sharing research …
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Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales is the author of the Winter 2023 Contexts article “Caught in the Dragnet: How Punitive Immigration Laws Harm Immigrant …
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by Steven Lubet
Recent years have seen increased emphasis on fact-checking in journalism, politics, and academics. Ethnography presents a particular set of challenges that some scholars have …
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by Parker Muzzerall
Why would you support a protest? Ranging from socially disruptive to catalysts for change, our perceptions of protests and social movements are often …
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by Alyssa Lyons
Do you remember the first book you read that changed your life? I do. It was Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. I was in an …
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Jennifer Randles, co-author along with Jennifer Sherman of the Winter 2023 feature article “Diaper Despair and Deflecting Inequalities,” tells us why she loves …
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