Is race structural racism?

Academics argue about terminology (DALL-E) On Twitter, conservative shitposter @RogueWPA writes (over several tweets): 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. "Your race effect is really a structural…

Pew takes welcome steps to wean off fake generations (and some new research)

If any of the writers and editors out there in click land actually listened to Pew, this whole situation would get a lot better.

Black and White women’s lifetime marriage projections

Projections show 86.2% for White women, and 61.7% for Black women, eventually marrying for a cohort born and living through conditions prevailing in 2019.

Why you’ll never establish the existence of distinct “generations” in American society

We're not going to find a set of fixed divisions that works across arenas -- such as social attitudes, family behavior, and economic status.

A little ‘generation’ debunking data exercise

One example of the pitfalls of Pew's "generations," using environmental attitudes.

Author meets critic: Margaret K. Nelson, Like A Family

Like A Family is a fascinating, enjoyable read, full of thought-provoking analysis and a lot of rich stories, with detailed scenarios that let the reader consider lots of possibilities, even those not mentioned in the text.

Data analysis shows Journal Impact Factors in sociology are pretty worthless

You absolutely should not just skim the CV and assume the AJS article is or will be more influential based on the journal title alone.

COVID-19 mortality rates by race/ethnicity and age

Why are there such great disparities in COVID-19 deaths across race/ethnic groups in the U.S.? Here's a recent review from New York City: The racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-related mortality may be explained by increased risk of disease because of difficulty engaging in social distancing because of crowding and occupation, and increased disease severity because of…

Measuring inequality, and what the Gini index does (video)

I produced a short video on measuring inequality, focusing on the construction of the Gini index, the trend in US family inequality, and an example of using it to measure world inequality.

Framing social class with sample selection

Venn diagrams to help people think about for screening subjects for social class status.