University of Wisconsin-Madison
The British Journal of Sociology Abstract: Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the transmission of …
Agriculture and Human Values Abstract: Though profoundly physical, land as a concept is notably abstract. In this commentary, I note how this abstractness comes from varied analytical characterizations. I reflect on three often-used ideal-typical constructions of land: capitalism, agrarianism, and ethics of care (or a “relational” approach). Through capitalism, land is a tool, controlled through …
Social Science & Medicine Abstract: Background People with disabilities have long faced threats to their bodily autonomy and reproductive decision-making. One such threat, provider-based contraceptive coercion, occurs when healthcare providers pressure patients to use (upward coercion) or not use (downward coercion) birth control. Yet, modern experiences of contraceptive coercion among people with disabilities remain underexplored. …
Eurozine Abstract: Whether an Ivy League academic or a Patriot Front white nationalist, Curtis Yarvin will find your position too democratic. The once obscure blogger’s brand of postliberalism calls for a political system reboot popular with MAGA and Big Tech leaders. But does his eccentric mix of elitist, pseudo-religious and computational thought reflect chaos more …
Journal of International Migration and Integration Abstract: Using novel population data, this article examines the effect of classroom-level linguistic diversity on the English reading and listening scores of fifth-grade students in Italy. Previous European studies have primarily focused on the influence of classroom ethnic composition on mathematics and native language scores, often overlooking second-language outcomes …
Social Science and Medicine Abstract: The mortality burden imposed by the opioid crisis has only increased in recent years, with particularly high increases among Black Americans, who now die from overdoses at higher rates than their white counterparts. As such, a large body of work has emphasized the adverse impact of racial and socioeconomic segregation …
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing Abstract: The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing explores one of the most consequential and contested decision-points in the criminal justice system: whether and how to punish those convicted of crimes. During the current period of political polarization, declining trust in institutions, and concerns about the treatment of immigrants in the United …
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing Abstract: The devolution of immigration enforcement to local jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies is a defining feature of the contemporary criminal justice–immigration nexus. However, limited empirical work has examined county-level variation in the punishment of non-U.S. citizens. Using detailed case data on the universe of arrests in Texas and California …
Theory, Culture and Society Abstract: As the authoritarian right advances in the United States, developing an accurate understanding of the constituent elements of its worldview is a task of great urgency. Toward this end, I assess the writings of Curtis Yarvin, one of the US right’s most influential intellectuals. Yarvin’s novelty consists in his syncretic …
Sociological Science Abstract: Algorithmic risk scoring tools have been widely incorporated into governmental decision making, yet little is known about how human decision makers interact with machine-generated risk scores at the street level. We examined such human–machine interactions in the child welfare system, a high-stakes setting where caseworkers ascertain whether government interventions in family life …