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Andy Holmes and Amin Ghaziani, “Situational Fluidity and the Use of Identity Labels in Interactions,” Socius, 2025 “Gay pride 164 – Marche des fiertés Toulouse 2011.jpg” by Guillaume Paumier is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Over the past decade, the number of adults in the United States who identify as LGBTQ+ has more than doubled. […]

Ken Kamoche and Kuok Kei Law, “‘I am a Scaffolder’: Constructing Safety Knowledge and Machismo in ‘Dirty Work’,” Work, Employment and Society, 2024 “Bamboo Scaffolding in Causeway Bay neighborhood” by gribbly is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The construction industry is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous industries around the world. In Hong […]

New & Noteworthy How Partisan Moral Flexibility Shapes Beliefs in American Politics by Anastasia Dulle writes about research by Minjae Kim and colleagues who examined how Americans evaluate truth in political statements in their study in the American Journal of Sociology. Using online surveys, the researchers found that voters across the political spectrum often support factually […]

Minjae Kim, Oliver Hahl, Ethan Poskanzer, and Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan, “When Truth Trumps Facts: Studies on Partisan Moral Flexibility in American Politics,” American Journal of Sociology, 2024 A slogan on the side of a truck. A U.S. flag is superimposed over an outline of the United States, above a large red banner emblazoned with […]