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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 Moreparental 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 MoreAging 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 MoreDefining 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 MoreFinancial 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 MoreMedicalizing 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 More23 and we?
With the explosion of genetic ancestry testing, more and more Americans are connecting with new parts of their ethno-racial identities. But does a White suburban … Read Morethe wages of digital emotional labor
How do online interactions mirror societal norms? A recent Social Psychology Quarterly article reveals that even those online spaces that are collectively supportive against … Read Morestatus consistency wanted
Status matters, but not in the way we might think. While it may not, for example, be surprising to learn that being attractive helps secure … Read Morewhose parents are paying?
Media coverage of race and higher education in the United States often portrays Asian American and White families as competing for limited seats at prestigious … Read More