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Based on 77 qualitative interviews with professors in higher education, this article draws on sociological accounting theories, focusing on the ‘excuses’ and ‘justifications’ used when discussing gender issues.

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This paper examines the structural mechanisms that sustain the feminisation of care by analysing men's experiences in frontline aged and disability care.

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This paper treats the elite family as a shared site of work shaped by material, socio‑cultural and narrative labour. Through a multi‑generational study, it foregrounds how gender and sexuality structure this family work.

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Read Harland Prechel's review of "Sociology of Corruption: Patterns of Illegal Association in Hungary" by David Jancsics.

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Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married an...

🧵 New paper out! Married couples have long been wealthier, on average, than cohabiting couples. But does this still hold as unmarried cohabitation becomes increasingly common? Find out in my latest paper in @bjsociology.bsky.social available in #OA: doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Gendered Attitudes or Structural Barriers? Men Front Line Workers' Perspectives on What Keeps Men out of Paid Care Work in Australia Gender segregation in paid care work offers a critical lens for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in contemporary societies. While much research has explained men's absence from paid ....

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Entrepreneuring Legitimacy: A Case Study of the Cultural Codes and Boundary‐Makings of the Tech Elite How do those who are pulling away economically justify their advantageous positions? This issue has acquired salience in the context of rising inequalities and propelled a reflourishing of sociologic...

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Tech entrepreneurs are increasingly reshaping society and politics, but how do they justify their advantageous positions? My article analyses and unpacks dominant narratives in the world's most famous and elite startup accelerator: YCombinator

🟡 A new issue of the British Journal of Sociology is out now. Articles in this issue cover topics including #inequality, #power, #migration, #SocialLife, #care and identity-making.

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📣 Our second BJS Conference keynote announcement!

We’re delighted to welcome Professor Jens Beckert for his talk: “Haunted Fortunes: The Moral Contestation of Large Wealth.”

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Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is often only measured at the individual level. Examining data from 31 prominent American religious denominations in the early 20th century, this paper asks: do groups have class identities?

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This paper draws on Bourdieu's concepts of capital conversion, symbolic capital, and meritocracy to explore the gendered dynamics of meritocracy.

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📣 BJS Conference Keynote Announcement

We're pleased to welcome Professor Monica Prasad for her talk: “Solving the Biggest Problems: Problem‑Solving Sociology and American Populism.”

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How do those who are pulling away economically justify their advantageous positions? This article explores the status legitimations and interconnected boundary-makings of the tech elite.

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Read Jordanna Matlon's response to John Solomos's, Tanisha Spratt's, and Gala Rexer's reviews of "A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism".

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Read Tanisha Spratt's review of "A Man Among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism" by Jordanna Matlon.

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How are immigrants' understandings of ethnicity influenced by class? This study draws on interviews with 28 Chinese immigrants in the UK to examine how border‑crossing experiences shape their views of ethnicity, identity, and ethnic boundaries.

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Read John Solomos's review of Jordanna Matlon's "A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism".

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Thrilled to see this paper finally out in #BJS, which delves into the work of getting work on project-based platforms. It's hard work! Often invisible, affective and always gendered #Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social

This article shows that by predominantly adopting a being-laden set of metaphysical assumptions, the complexity discourse overlooks subtler and more nuanced aspects of elucidating social settings.

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Read Annick Prieur's research note, which reflects on why the sociology of inequalities must be bridged with the sociology of emotions.

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Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project-based platforms, this article explores how platforms reproduce gendered inequalities while sustaining the promise of flexibility.

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Read Gala Rexer's review of "A Man Among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism" by Jordanna Matlon.

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Read Devina Sarwatay's review of "The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life" by Ysabel Gerrard.

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How do wealthy individuals use offshore financial structures like shell companies to protect personal assets? This article reveals three primary formations of offshore structuring and discusses their implications for policy making.

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Read Fiona Allon's review of "The Indebted Woman: Kinship, Sexuality, and Capitalism" by Isabelle Guerin, Santosh Kumar, and G. Venkatasubramanian.

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Read Kathleen Griesbach's review of "Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality" by Benjamin Shestakofsky.

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📣 Reminder to all British Journal of Sociology Conference presenters - you must have registered by Monday 12 January 2026 to confirm your place.

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Drawing on ethnographic research in Kabul, this article argues that threat production should be understood as a mechanism of racial capitalism.

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📣 Reminder to all British Journal of Sociology Conference presenters - you must have registered by Monday 12 January 2026 to confirm your place.

You will have received the registration link via email.