Year: 2024

THE MYTH OF MUTUALITY: Decision-Making, Marital Power, and the Persistence of Gender Inequality by Jaclyn S. Wong and Allison Daminger (2024)

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Gender & Society. Abstract: Invisible power—the ability to resist changing one’s behavior because of an unspoken consensus that the status quo is natural or inevitable—upholds gender inequality in different-gender marriages. Yet the “consensus” that Aafke Komter documented more than 30 years ago—one in which both men and women endorsed male primacy and believed it natural …

Lifetime years married held steady for men with a BA degree since 1960 but dropped to lowest level since 1880 for men without a BA by Christine Schwartz, Rodrigo González-Velastín, and Anita Li (2024)

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Abstract: Trends in life expectancy and marriage patterns work together to determine expected lifetime years married. In 1880, adult life expectancy was short and marriages were more likely to end by death than divorce. Since then, although there have been substantial life expectancy gains in adulthood, marriage …

Alumnus Dom Ricks interviewed for Wisconsin State Journal

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Alumnus Dom Ricks was featured in an article in the Wisconsin State Journal for his work as the first Black principal in the history of the Middleton-Cross Plains School District. Dom earned his BA in Sociology in 2014, and he returned to UW–Madison for his MS in Education Leadership & Policy Analysis.

Get ready for Day of the Badger 2024!

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Mark your calendars: Day of the Badger is April 16-17 this year. Let’s party with a purpose! Day of the Badger is a spirited day of giving that unites alumni, friends, and students to strengthen the university and ensure future generations enjoy the same level of educational excellence. How to participate: ❤️ Wear red 📱 …

W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life of Critical Engagement

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The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice is hosting Michael Burawoy to give a series of lectures about the life of W. E. B. Du Bois. Critical Engagement vs. Public Sociology. Tuesday, April 2 at 2:00 – 3:30 pm Race, Class and Capitalism. Thursday, April 4 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Decolonizing the Canon. Monday, …

Genetic Influences on Depression and Selection into Adverse Life Experiences by Tamkinat Rauf and Jeremy Freese (2024)

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Social Science & Medicine Abstract: Genome-wide association studies find that a large number of genetic variants jointly influence the risk of depression, which is summarized by polygenic indices (PGIs) of depressive symptoms and major depression. But PGIs by design remain agnostic about the causal mechanisms linking genes to depression. Meanwhile, the role of adverse life …

Latinx Labor and Reproductive Justice

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We’re co-sponsoring an event with UW Chican@ & Latin@ Studies. Will you be there? Latinx Labor and Reproductive Justice at the Border and in the Midwest Panel with Lina-Maria Murillo from University of Iowa and Sergio Lemus from Texas A&M University February 22, 2024 at 5:00pm Bascom 260; 500 Lincoln Drive. https://chicla.wisc.edu/latinx-studies-in-midwest/

Cleaning Up the Neighborhood: White Influx and Differential Requests for Services by Nima Dahir, Jackellyn Hwang, and Ang Yu (2024)

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Socius Abstract: Visible signs of disorder serve as markers of difference across urban space. Sociological theory suggests that variation in collective social control efforts contributes to variation in physical disorder. However, how structural characteristics shape differences in informal social control remains underexplored because of limited data on disorder and social control. Using city service request …

Fabien Accominotti Interviewed about Research

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Fabien Accominotti was interviewed about his research by STORM Research Center at Emlyon Business School. He discussed status hierarchies, inequality, meritocratic hierarchies, policy implications, and adaption of AI tools. Fabien also offered advice for grad students, where he emphasized the importance of honing in on a new, unique message that you can introduce to the …

Sadie Dempsey Awarded Grant from Institute for Humane Studies

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Grad student Sadie Dempsey was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Institute for Humane Studies. This grant will support Sadie’s dissertation research on engaged citizenship in Wisconsin. Her three-year ethnographic study explores how and why young people participate in politics, how they experience the political process, and how democratic participation in youth shapes trajectories into …