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Sociological Inquiry
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The official journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social, SI is committed to the exploration of the human condition in all of its social and cultural complexity!

Browse the latest issue: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1475682x/current
This study offers a powerful look at how men make sense of and respond to climate hazards through a “hierarchy of risk perception” grounded in personal experience.

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The Interplay of Climate and Disaster in Men's Stories of the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand1
This paper contributes to the emerging field of men, masculinities, and disasters by drawing on narratives of men's accounts of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, including how stories of the earthquake i...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Turn scholarship into teaching!

Bring Sociological Inquiry into your classroom by using our ✨Teaching Takeaways✨ as ready-to-share tools for discussing methods, labor, inequality, and culture with your students.

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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The authors use qualitative interviews to understand workers’ and consumers’ experiences. Their sample of elite nightlife workers reveals how culture, labor, and inequality intersect in service settings.

A great methods example!

#QualitativeMethods #Sociology

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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Aesthetic labor is central to elite nightlife. Workers describe how appearance expectations require active self-presentation—embodied, curated, and tied to labor outcomes. A strong concept for courses on work, gender, and culture.

#SociologyOfWork #TeachingSociology

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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today’s #OneSentenceSociology is:

“When responding to the question, ‘If you were to become a Native American person for just a few days, how do you think your life would be different?,’ our interviewees typically chose to discuss Native Americans in terms of racial stereotypes.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🔐 Access the article through the link 👉https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.70030 or via your institution’s library.

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November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It also demonstrates the use of experimental survey methods, offering instructors a clear example of how experimental designs can be used to study digital health literacy.

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#ResearchMethods
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This article applies Janet Shim’s concept of cultural health capital, making it a great fit for courses on health disparities, inequality, and medical sociology.

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#MedicalSociology
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Here's how:
1️⃣ Share your own one-sentence definition or insight about sociology.
2️⃣ Tag us and use #OneSentenceSociology.
3️⃣ Encourage others to join the conversation!

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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"The paradox lies in the fact that activists cannot simply oppose or reject the state outright because, while parts of the state are actively undermining justice, other parts are essential for achieving it."

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The Dual‐Edged State Paradox: Fighting for Justice When the State is Unreliable
Sociological theories of collective resistance offer insights into how communities mobilize against oppression but often overlook the complexities when the state, an entity relied upon for justice, a...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today's one-sentence sociology comes from Baris Cayli Messina's article "The Dual-Edged State Paradox: Fighting for Justice When the State is Unreliable" ⤵

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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"In sociological studies of prejudice, unconscious racism has drawn much scholarly attention as it reveals an implicit bias toward people of color that could potentially produce systemic inequalities."

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Hierarchical Social Distance: Social Attitudes Toward Ethnic and Immigrant Groups in a Midwestern City
Using the Bogardus social distance scale, the study examined residents' social attitudes toward 10 ethnic and immigrant groups. The analysis focused on Burmese immigrants, a rapidly growing ethnic gr...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM