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qualitative standards, heated arguments
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/10/16/qualitative-standards-heated-arguments/
Published: October 16, 2024 10:58
Late last week, sociologist Justin Pickett opened a debate on X: “We need more attention to selection bias in qualitative research.” The reason: his critique of a Social Problems article by sociologist Uriel Serrano. Pickett, a full professor, argued that…
Sociology Convention Advice
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/08/01/sociology-convention-advice/
Published: August 1, 2024 14:28
It’s been a long time since we’ve shared advice about surviving the ASA convention, and maybe the advice has changed in recent years. Last year, too late to help, I saw worries people expressed about getting along at the convention, so I thought I’d start…
malpractice or best practice? the fight over “rigor” in criminal justice reform
Published: May 29, 2024 18:47
The following is a guest post by Jonathan Ben-Menachem. Two criminal justice reform heavyweights are trading blows over a seemingly arcane subject: research methods. In a tweet, Jennifer Doleac, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold…
introducing theory and social inquiry
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/introducing-theory-and-social-inquiry/
Published: May 13, 2024 15:53
The below is a letter from the editorial board of a new journal, Theory and Social Inquiry. Here is the statement in its original PDF form. While I had no hand in this, I wholly endorse the endeavor. May 9, 2024 Dear Colleagues, As former members of the…
“where dada?”
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/04/17/where-dada/
Published: April 17, 2024 13:54
Note: This is a post about why I am voting in favor of the ASA resolution sponsored by the Sociologists for Palestine. My son is a year and a half old. He started talking a little bit late – not abnormally so, but just on the later side. As a result of…
how to run an article award committee
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/how-to-run-an-article-award-committee/
Published: March 27, 2024 16:57
Last year, I had the honor of chairing two article award committees for ASA: the Granovetter Award for the Economic Sociology Section and the Junior Theorist Award for the Theory Section. Both committees ended up similar processes that worked fairly well,…
asa defense of christina cross
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/asa-defense-of-christina-cross/
Published: March 27, 2024 16:44
Christina Cross, an Assistant Professor of Sociology, was recently subject to bad faith accusations of plagiarism by Christopher “incite a moral panic over Critical Race Theory” Rufo. Rufo leveraged similar allegations against Claudine Gay into forcing her…
college and underemployment
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/college-and-underemployment/
Published: February 24, 2024 18:15
The Strada Education Foundation released last week a major report, “Talent Disrupted,” on college graduates and underemployment. Trumpeted by the Wall Street Journal as demonstrating the importance of majors and internships, the large-dataset study claims…
statements from the asa theory section council on t&s editorial changes
Published: February 5, 2024 14:53
The ASA Theory Section Council just released two statements on the editorial changes at the journal Theory and Society. The first statement responds to the new editors’ statement of goals and addresses inclusivity and pluralism in social theory. The second…
2024 Junior Theorists Symposium Call for Papers
https://scatter.wordpress.com/2024/01/31/2024-junior-theorists-symposium-call-for-papers/
Published: January 31, 2024 19:34
SUBMIT YOUR PRÉCIS HERE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 22nd, 11:59pm Eastern Time The 18th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS) is now open to new submissions. The JTS is a conference featuring the work of emerging sociologists engaged in theoretical work, broadly…