Defining the ‘Resource Unit’ for Poverty Measurement in Complex Contemporary Households: It’s Complicated by Lawrence Berger, Maria Cancian, Marcia J. Carlson, Daniel R. Meyer, Quentin Riser & Nora Cate Schaeffer (2024)

Population Research and Policy Review Abstract: Determining whether a household is ‘in poverty,’ requires identifying a resource unit, typically consisting of individuals who both co-reside and pool resources. High levels of family complexity and fluidity …

A Sociology of Real Estate: Polanyi, Du Bois, and the Relational Study of Commodified Land in a Climate-Changed Future by Max Besbris, John N. Robinson III, and Hillary Angelo (2024)

Annual Review of Sociology Abstract: Real estate plays an essential part in various sociological theories of political economy, state capacity, racecraft, stratification, and urbanization. However, since foundational insights about the novelty of commodified, emplaced private …