Socius – featured article Abstract: Contemporary sociological research emphasizes the need to analyze inequality beyond nominal categories. Although research has grown in this regard at the individual level, little research has pursued this approach with …
Month: February 2025
In Memoriam: Joe Elder
We are deeply saddened to share that Joe Elder passed away in Madison. Those who have known Joe know what a deep loss this is for our community. As Eric Grodsky stated, “You’d be hard …
Alum Torsheika Maddox recognized as an Influential Black Leader
Local news publication Madison365 releases an annual list recognizing Wisconsin’s most influential Black leaders. This year, alum Torsheika Maddox (PhD 2015) was recognized in the list for her work with the UW-Madison Division of Diversity, …
For Qualitative Literacy: How to Assess the Effectiveness of Data Collection in Field Research by Mario Luis Small and Jessica Calarco (2025)
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Quality Introduction: In the contemporary social sciences, qualitative data, by which we here refer specifically to evidence gathered from participant observation and in-depth interviewing, have a peculiar status. Across …
Beyond a bachelor’s: Stratification in graduate school enrollment by Madeline Brighouse Glueck (2025)
Social Stratification and Mobility Abstract: Graduate study has rapidly expanded since the late 1990s, with women overtaking men in their enrollment in all levels of graduate degree. Once thought to be a relatively meritocratic space, …
Racial disparities in intrapartum care experiences and birth hospital characteristics by iona Weeks, Rebecca Myerson, Ronald Gangnon, Jennifer Dykema, Candi Cornelius, and Tiffany Green (2025)
Social Science and Medicine Abstract: Policymakers and researchers have posited intrapartum care as a potential mediator of racial inequities in perinatal outcomes. However, few studies have measured patient-centered quality of intrapartum care or explored differences …
Environmental change, aquatic conditions, and household food security: evidence from Lake Malawi by Heather Randell, Clark Gray, Monica Grant, Galina Shinkareva, Wondwosen M. Seyoum, and Catherine O’Reilly (2025)
Population and Environment Abstract: Food insecurity is a key barrier to improving global health and achieving sustainable development. Nearly 30% of the world’s population experiences moderate or severe food insecurity, and rates of hunger have …
Getting a Foot in the Door: A Meta-Analysis of U.S. Audit Studies of Gender Bias in Hiring by So Yun Park and Eunsil Oh (2025)
Sociological Science Abstract: For the past three decades, scholars have conducted field experiments to examine gender-based hiring discrimination in the United States. However, these studies have produced mixed results. To further interpret these findings, we …
Transnationalizing Reception: Racial Scripts, Institutional Logics, and Congolese Refugee Processing in the United States and Brazil by Katherine Jensen and Jake Watson (2025)
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Abstract: While national reception contexts formatively shape immigration possibilities and experiences, we argue that transnational racial dynamics play an underappreciated role. Juxtaposing two independent ethnographies of the U.S. resettlement program …