A large college lecture hall, with some seats brightly lit and others covered in an ominous shadow. Photo by Pixabay from ...

However, recent research indicates that the benefits of breastfeeding have been overstated, leading some to call into question the assumption that “breast is best.” A briefing paper released today ...

Prior to the pandemic, the motherhood wage gap for college-educated women had been eliminated, such that mothers and ...

In this Context's piece, Auldridge-Reveles and Murphy (2024) argue that we need a sociology of flourishing or well-being instead of focusing only on social problems. Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss ...

A woman holding two phones, one with “1000 likes” and the other with none.” “Person Holding Smartphones” by Kaboompics.com is licensed under Pexels License. Women’s voices remain underrepresented in ...

Lampe (2023) advocates for using TikTok to increase student engagement and class participation. The author discusses how TikTok can be used to simplify big concepts and examine lived experience.

As sociologists, we’re interested in how social context often shapes the meaning and implications of major life events like childbearing. In our recent study, we examine how the educational costs of ...

Without work-family policies in place, American families were left largely to fend for themselves during the pandemic, when the government provided only temporary cash support for families. Did the ...

Thompson (2024) examines parental preferences in school selection, highlighting how individual choices influence school communities. The study finds that parents prioritize overall school achievement ...

Are you teaching a Family Sociology class or a Sociology of Film course next semester? This Teaching Sociology piece recommends the new film Kelce (2023) as a helpful movie for examining themes like ...