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Inspiring sociological imaginations everywhere! Member of @thesocietypages. Tweets by @evanstewart23 and @lisawade.
Joined April 2009
"The law also forbids public colleges from offering general education courses ... [that teach] that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, or privilege are inherent in the institutions of the United States..." This is a death blow. Here's what happens next...
Breaking news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law Monday that would bar the state’s colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and limit how race can be discussed in many courses. https://t.co/2rYz0r6leG
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The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners https://t.co/rgYTXxJqyJ
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The Glass Cliff: A phenomenon in which women are promoted during times of institutional crisis and given jobs with a high risk of failure.
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter! @LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology. Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app.
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Black residents living in a county with a Black doctor have better health.
A team of data analysts has found the presence of Black primary care docs in a county, even a single one, means Black residents in that county live longer. Even veteran researchers call the finding stunning
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Report: Women faculty members are not only more likely than men to hold appointments in lower-paying academic ranks & types of institutions, but are also paid less than men within the same academic ranks on average. https://t.co/U65Tzx7Aq2
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COVID-19 lockdowns can reduce extremist violence, a new @apsrjournal article by Dawn Brancati, @jkbirnir and @Qidlbi find. Read here: https://t.co/EE76T6DRzh
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Study of top 100 highest-grossing US films of 2022 finds male-speaking characters outnumbered female 63% to 37%. Women were the protagonist in just 1/3 of movies. @therebeccasun
https://t.co/gVG56T3JxI
hollywoodreporter.com
Half of the real-world population continues to represent about a third of cinematic characters, according to the latest report from San Diego State’s Center of the Study of Women in Television and...
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Last year, the U.S. had 690 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive — a 153% jump from 2014. From 2014 to 2022, there was a 60% increase in the number of children younger than 11 who died from mass shootings.
gunviolencearchive.org
Near real-time tweets of American gun violence incidents. Non-profit. Non-advocacy. Just the facts.
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If you’re an educator looking for teaching tools during Black History Month, we made an entire Black American history series that you might find helpful for your students.
This week we put out the final episode of Crash Course Black American History. We worked on this series for over 3 years and put out 51 episodes spanning the transatlantic slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement. I’m so proud of what we made. https://t.co/bJ7Y2ly1gF
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“When people have outsize emotional reactions to benign inquiries about their self-evident beliefs, it is often an indicator that status is doing invisible work,” writes @tressiemcphd.
nytimes.com
Blond is more than just a hair color.
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@marinadpol @nik_lampe 💯 For any who doubt their inner BMI-bullshit-detector, we’ve got a great run-down from @amandacz_phd (no paywall!) https://t.co/ApD7j3rbVr
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Thrilled to share that my paper “Double Jeopardy: Teacher Biases, Racialized Organizations, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in School Discipline” is out in @ASR_Journal. Black and Latino boys face a double jeopardy because… (1/2)
This paper from @JayantiOwens is PHENOMENAL! Methodologically and substantively one of the coolest papers I’ve ever read.
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Assistant Professor of #Sociology Robin Bartram published a piece in @ConversationUS on the #racist & #sexist history of #homedisrepair—also covered in her book Stacked Decks: Building Inspectors and the Reproduction of Urban Inequality. Full article:
theconversation.com
Routine maintenance is necessary for every homeowner. But for Black women, that burden is complicated by decades of redlining and the impacts of climate change.
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Never forget that the tactic of calling teachers/librarians “groomers” is a cowardly, dishonest, homophobic, and bigoted attempt to silence those who believe LGBTQ+ identities should be valued and represented.
vox.com
“Groomer” accusations against liberals and the LGBTQ community are recycled Satanic Panic.
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"TSP made me a great writer, which academia is not actually built to train you to do" board member @sericson8425 caught up with esteemed TSP alum, @UMB_Sociology assistant professor, and @SocImages lead curator @EvanStewart23 read our alumni spotlight
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