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ASA Statement on Trump’s Decision to End the DACA Program
The American Sociological Association (ASA) calls on President Trump to reverse his decision to end the Deferred Action on Childhood...
Sociologists to Explore the Topics of Culture, Inequalities, and Social Inclusion at Annual Meeting in Montreal, Aug. 12–15
More than 5,500 sociologists will convene in Montreal this August to explore scientific research relating to social inequality and many...
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Youth Cyberbullying Among Current or Former Friends and Dating Partners
Youth cyberbullying is dramatically more likely to occur between current or former friends and dating partners than between students who...
Daughters of Interracial Parents More Likely Than Sons to Identify As Multiracial
Daughters of interracial parents are more likely than sons to identify as multiracial, and this is especially true for children of black-...
Study Examines Families’ Journeys to Accepting Transgender Children, Mothers Play Key Advocacy Role
A tiny hair barrette and an anguished moment marked the turning point for one mother in coming to fully accept that her child, who was born...
Youth Cyberbullying Most Common Among Current or Former Friends and Dating Partners
Youth cyberbullying is dramatically more likely to occur between current or former friends and dating partners than between students who...
People in Sociology
Doing Sociology: Jessica Calarco
ASA speaks with ethnographer and sociologist Jessica Calarco at the 2016 ASA Annual Meeting on August, 2016, in Seattle, WA. Calarco talks...
People in Sociology
Researchers Behind Landmark Adolescent Health Study Received Golden Goose Award
Nearly blocked by political concerns, the Adolescent Health Study has had a major impact on understanding of social factors affecting...
People in Sociology
Alexander, Olson, and Entwisle Win Top Education Award for The Long Shadow
Three Johns Hopkins University researchers whose 2014 book traced the lives of nearly 800 Baltimore City public school students for a...
Families With Kids Increasingly Live Near Families Just Like Them
Neighborhoods are becoming less diverse and more segregated by income — but only among families with children, a new study has found....
States With Punitive Justice Systems Have Higher Rates of Foster Care, Study Finds
The number of children in foster care across the country is driven not solely by child abuse and neglect, but by states' varying politics...