Guest posts
by Elena Ayala-Hurtado
For years, we have been inundated with messages about the importance of obtaining a college degree. Popular narratives portray the journey to and …
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by Marcel Paret
“Dr Burawoy was one of the few senior sociologists who stood unequivocally against the genocide. He did so loudly and eloquently, never declining a request …
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by Giora Ashkenazi
In a recent New York Times article, journalist Eli Tan shared his experiences using AI clones to improve his dating life. After programming these …
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by Daniel Jenks and Ernesto Castañeda
Since the mid-2010s, there has been a notable rise in media attention toward so-called unaccompanied minors migrating to the United States from Central America without …
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by Shay O'Brien
We are on the verge of one of the biggest wealth transfers in world history—what some social scientists have called “The Great Wealth Transfer.” …
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by Corey M. Abramson
A Silicone Cage? generated with DALL.E2 Since ChatGPT launched in 2022, AI has become inescapable. Sociologists warn an “algorithmic society” risks deepening inequalities …
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by Joyce Kim
“I’m like a safety net for my family,” Amanda told me, explaining her decision to accept a job at Amazon. Her voice weighed heavy with …
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by Caleb Scoville
During a recent interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, former president Donald Trump weighed in on California water policy. Trump lamented that the state …
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by Cassidy Puckett
Social problems—issues that negatively affect social groups, like poverty and racial discrimination—drive sociological inquiry. Sociologists trade in stories of the downtrodden, inequities between …
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by Elena G. van Stee
COVID-19 campus closures in March 2020 led many—but not all—college students to move back in with their parents. Why did some students return home while …
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