The trickiest part was the discussion of global growth rates over the last 2000 years.
Researchers: Which One of Your Skills Do You Think Can’t Be Done by a Machine?
Why is there so much vertical integration in academic publishing?
Why is there so much vertical integration in academic publishing?
Modern Marriage Commentary
Sometimes when I give an news media interview I record my side of the conversation and look back to see if I agree with what I said. Removing a lot of words, and partial words, here is one soliloquy, with some links.
Sometimes when I give an news media interview I record my side of the conversation and look back to see if I agree with what I said. Removing a lot of words, and partial words, here is one soliloquy, with some links.
Turning the Tide on Marriage Is Not the Same as Coasting Downstream on Teen Pregnancy
I’m not a philosopher, but even if you like the sentimental fiction or poetry of Walter Scott, I wouldn’t count out the Encyclopaedists. (The wrecked steamboat in Huckleberry Finn was named the Walter Scott.)
I’m not a philosopher, but even if you like the sentimental fiction or poetry of Walter Scott, I wouldn’t count out the Encyclopaedists. (The wrecked steamboat in Huckleberry Finn was named the Walter Scott.)
Child Poverty: Intergenerational or Not, Still Not a Mystery
In 2023, child poverty in the United States was a $52 billion problem. Is that a lot? No, it’s not.
In 2023, child poverty in the United States was a $52 billion problem. Is that a lot? No, it’s not.
Partner Prospects and the Marriage Promotion Fallacy
The gist of it is to compare two groups of women and their coresidential partners: those who have married for the first time in the previous year versus those who are cohabiting and have never been married – the latter of whom could, in principle, have chosen marriage last year instead.
The gist of it is to compare two groups of women and their coresidential partners: those who have married for the first time in the previous year versus those who are cohabiting and have never been married – the latter of whom could, in principle, have chosen marriage last year instead.
Time To Stop Saying ‘Retreat From Marriage’ (Metabolism Update)
I like marriage lifetables. Also, I hope people within the sound of my (repetitive) voice will reconsider their use of the term “retreat from marriage.”
I like marriage lifetables. Also, I hope people within the sound of my (repetitive) voice will reconsider their use of the term “retreat from marriage.”
Still Not Talking About Black-White Inequality in Marriage
I assume Kearney would say she discusses race in her book, to which I can only respond: send it to me and I’ll discuss it.
I assume Kearney would say she discusses race in her book, to which I can only respond: send it to me and I’ll discuss it.
The Silly Season of Brad Wilcox’s New Book About Getting Married Is Upon Us
They get the punishment and shame right, but never seem to come through on the uplift and inspiration.
They get the punishment and shame right, but never seem to come through on the uplift and inspiration.
Chetty’s Other-Father Mobility Finding: Prove It
There is a popular new essay by Christine Emba on men’s tortured masculinity, titled “Men are lost.”
There is a popular new essay by Christine Emba on men’s tortured masculinity, titled “Men are lost.”
Is Race Structural Racism?
About 5-10 years ago I noticed on sociology blogs and sociology twitter, people would occasionally object to describing statistical associations with race on grounds that a beta for race is really a racism effect.
About 5-10 years ago I noticed on sociology blogs and sociology twitter, people would occasionally object to describing statistical associations with race on grounds that a beta for race is really a racism effect.
Twitter Changed Your Brain
Some people didn’t realize how much they “think in Tweets” until they left Twitter.
Some people didn’t realize how much they “think in Tweets” until they left Twitter.
Marital Name Change Survey, 2023 Edition
If you have been married, did you or your spouse change your surnames? If so, or if not — how did it go? Sociology wants to know.
If you have been married, did you or your spouse change your surnames? If so, or if not — how did it go? Sociology wants to know.
ChatGPT on Sociology’s Two-Discipline Problem
Someone said that to make these AI chatbots work you need to coach and prod them, and edit the results, so it still requires expertise to make them useful.
Someone said that to make these AI chatbots work you need to coach and prod them, and edit the results, so it still requires expertise to make them useful.
Pew Takes Welcome Steps To Wean Off Fake Generations (And Some New Research)
By choosing not to use the standard generational labels when they’re not appropriate, we can avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes or oversimplifying people’s complex lived experiences.
By choosing not to use the standard generational labels when they’re not appropriate, we can avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes or oversimplifying people’s complex lived experiences.
Data Proves Millennials Are the Worst Fake Generation
Lots of things are correlated with “generation” labels and indicators, because they’re correlated with time, and change happens over time.
Lots of things are correlated with “generation” labels and indicators, because they’re correlated with time, and change happens over time.