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‘Cloud chasers’ and ‘substitutes’: e-cigarettes, vaping subcultures and vaper...
The social meaning of e-cigarettes and vaping involves a vaping subculture, ideas about health through harm reduction, pleasure and community, as well as addiction and stigma. Some use e-cigarettes to...
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Rethinking Old Authoritarianisms
Following World War II, sociologists became particularly interested in collective behavior, or what was sometimes referred to as the “psychology of the crowd”. Fueled by their disbelief of the spread...
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‘Women of my age tend to drink’: Understanding how older Australian and...
When we think of risky drinking, typically we think of young people ‘binge drinking’, passing out on the footpath and generally looking a bit ‘messy’. The media reinforces the notion that drinking is...
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Identity Theory, Emotions, and the “Victim”—“Survivor” Binary
Sociological identity theory concerns itself with the concept of the self: what it is, how societal structures influence it, and how we navigate it. According to the symbolic interactionist tradition,...
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WHAT DOES BAKING TELL US ABOUT CLASS DURING COVID-19 IN INDIA?
In an unequal and diverse society like India, food has had deep associations with questions of identity, whether that of religion, caste, class, gender, ethnicity, or tribe. The recent COVID-19 crisis...
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“This Year I Will…”: Personal Resolutions and the Near Future
Each January, as the calendar turns to a new year, thoughts turn to personal resolutions. Media outlets promise a “New Year! New You!”—achieved through prescriptive, step-by-step programs or more...
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Is College Worth the Student Loans?
Getting a college education is, in many ways, revered in U.S. society. It is often said that the four years spent in college are “the best four years of your life,” based in the notion that college is...
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To Do What You Love, Or Not? Employment and the Dominant Ideology of Work...
“Do what you love” is something we often hear in response to questions about what career path to choose. Whether from guidance counselors, college professors, or parents, the message is always the...
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Emotional Labor, Social Movements, and Being a Bad Feminist
Since Arlie Hochschild’s groundbreaking book The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling (1983), the concept of “emotional labor” has become increasingly popularized. Writing about jobs in...
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What Is Socialization, Really?
One of the very first concepts I teach my students in Introduction to Sociology is “socialization”. Referring to how individuals come to learn and reproduce the social order of a given...
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Youth on the sidelines – What keeps protest sympathizers from joining social...
Youth activism seen around the globe shows that young people are interested in politics and push for social and political change. Recent studies contradict speculations about apolitical, disengaged,...
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School teachers’ perceptions of the bystanders’ role in school bullying
This particular piece of research was conducted with teachers employed in Finnish primary/lower and upper secondary schools. Ten in number were asked to unfold their perceptions of what role the...
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So, what’s it like being Muslim in Academia? A case of oppressive...
In this blog, Maisha Islam tells us about her recent Sociology Compass publication where she and her co-author Arif Mahmud take readers on a journey to better understand the lived experiences of Muslim...
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Introducing a New Journal: Diversity & Inclusion Research
Launching in 2023! Diversity & Inclusion Research is an important new Open Access, multidisciplinary journal publishing high-quality research focussed on improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and...
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Diversity & Inclusion Research: Unveiling and Promoting Diversity, Inclusion,...
This is the first editorial by Drs Gabriela C. Zapata and Taylor Le Cui, Co Editors-in-Chief of new multidisciplinary, Open Access journal, Diversity & Inclusion Research, published by Wiley. It is...
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Neurodiversity and Queer Phenomenology: Reflections from Life-Writings
Neurodiversity is a concept that recognizes neurodevelopmental disorders as natural variations of the human brain. The sexual politics of neurodiversity, which is often overlooked, sparked interest in...
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