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In Brief

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Determining “Hate”

In 2020, the number of reported hate crimes in Canada rose by 37% to hit its highest recorded level. But what happens after reporting? … Read More

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 More

Anti-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 More

What 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 More

Behind 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 More

The 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 More

Companions 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 More

trans 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 More

policing 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 More

anchored 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 More