In Brief
News and notes.
A COVID-19 Trust Paradox
Disclosing a positive COVID-19 test result can be fraught in the best of circumstances. But in South Korea, the authors of a … Read MoreAnti-Immigrant Influence
Europe’s growing ethnic diversity stands in contrast to rising anti-immigrant sentiments, discrimination, and racism. To investigate beyond conventional survey methods and capture such sentiments as … Read MoreWhat It Is To Be Ukranian
Civic engagement can take on many different forms: volunteering at a food bank, attending a town hall, and serving on a committee are just a … Read MoreBehind Bullying
Research recently published in Gender & Society examines homophobic bullying among American high school students, finding that gender expression, rather than sexuality, may be … Read MoreThe Racist Palate
Elite cultural fields often lack diversity, and the fine dining field is no exception. Though we know that marginalized producers of cultural goods, such as … Read MoreCompanions in Conspiracy
Why are conspiracy theories so alluring? Sure, we’ve all had a hunch about something that ran counter to conventional wisdom, but that is vastly different … Read Moretrans joy
Sociology tends more toward documenting social problems than human joy. But despite the many negative experiences of marginalized groups, like transgender people (who, we know, … Read Morepolicing community complaints
Amid rising scrutiny of police violence, many U.S. departments have implemented “neighborhood policing” strategies meant to facilitate non-enforcement contact between police and the community. For … Read Moreanchored in hypermasculine orgs
In a recent American Sociological Review article, Stephanie Bonnes asks what perpetuates organizational cultures of violence and misogyny. Drawing on in-depth interviews with … Read Morefight-or-flight for america
When was the last time anger or fear got the best of you? A jump scare, a close call, a confrontation? For most of us, … Read More