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For instructors, this framework helps students connect hate crime research with sociological theory and examine how conflict and social change shape patterns of violence.

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📚 Teaching Takeaway from Sociological Inquiry

Borg & Holder (2025) revisit hate crime through the lens of sociological theory, asking us to look beyond legal definitions to understand how hate crime functions socially.

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2026 AKD Undergraduate Research Symposium

🗓 April 24 (Zoom)
📝 Titles & 150-word abstract due April 3

Let's celebrate undergraduate sociology research!

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📣 Calling all AKD chapters!

The Emory Bogardus Chapter of the Year Award is open! One chapter will earn a $500 award to support future work.

🗓 Submit by April 15th to: akd@alphakappadelta.org

We’re excited to hear about your impact! 🎓

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Community‐Level Food Sovereignty and Wellbeing in the Upper Yakima River Basin: Framing Lived Experiences within Multi‐Scalar Food Systems Discourse Food sovereignty, a framework focused on systemic change in the food system that accounts for food access, food justice, and food security, is an important driver of community wellbeing. However, the....

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Community-level food sovereignty matters for community wellbeing.

New research in SI examines lived experiences in Washington’s Upper Yakima River Basin—linking food access, agriculture, and community well-being.

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🌷Spring funding deadlines are approaching!

AKD members & chapters, apply by Feb 28, 2026 for:

• Student Research Travel Grants
• Chapter Rep Travel Support
• Initiation Speaker Honorarium
• Chapter Activity Grants

Details + application info:
alphakappadelta.org/funding/

Missed the live session?

Imagining Anthropological Futures with AI: Opportunities and Pressures on the Field

You can now watch the full webinar on demand here: youtu.be/a1RKhmI7qBk

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Phenomenological Approaches A BSA Theory Study Group Event 27 February 2026 (3.30-5.00pm GMT) Online

Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Phenomenological Approaches
with Alexis Gros, Lucy Osler, Sebastian Raza

A BSA Theory Study Group Event

27 Feb 2026 (3.30-5.00pm GMT)
Online, free - registration required: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
#Sociology #AcademicChatter #BSATheory

Racial Capitalism in Post(Imperial) Europe: A Roundtable A BSA Theory Study Group Event 26 March 2026 (5.00-6.30pm GMT) Online

Racial Capitalism in Post(Imperial) Europe: A Roundtable
A BSA Theory Study Group Event
26 March 2026 (5.00-6.30pm GMT)

Contributors to SAQ issue 125.1 will join the editors to share their research & to reflect on how racial capitalism functions as an analytic lens within contemporary social theory

🎓SOC Grad students—don’t miss this opportunity!

The AKD Grad Student Paper Competition is now open & accepting submissions.

🗓 Deadline: April 15
📄 Submit your research & gain national recognition

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👋 Undergraduate AKD members—submit your papers by March 1, 2026 for a chance at cash awards ad up to $1000 to support travel to the @asanews.bsky.social annual meeting

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📚 Teaching Takeaways from Sociological Inquiry

This study from Martin et al. (2025) examines gender differences in employed parents’ self-rated health during COVID-19 school closures—offering timely insights for teaching health, gender, and family.

Who Feels Looked Down Upon? Sources of “Symbolic Violence” in the United States This paper explores the factors increasing the chances of thinking one's cultural tastes and interests would be looked down upon by others, a sentiment put under the label of “symbolic violence” by P...

Drawing on national survey data, the study reveals how everyday judgments—often subtle and unspoken—are patterned by class, lifestyle, age, gender, & family status.

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✨ Featured Article | Sociological Inquiry ✨

Who feels looked down upon in the US—and why?

In this open-access article, Atkinson examines how social position, cultural tastes, and different forms of capital shape experiences of what Pierre Bourdieu called symbolic violence.

Congratulations to the University at Albany, SUNY chapter on being awarded the Initiation Speaker Honorarium from AKD! And, to all the newly inducted members—welcome! 🎉

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⏰ Deadline Reminder!

Applications for the Alpha Kappa Delta Virtual Mentoring Program are due February 1.

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📘 Teaching Takeaways from Sociological Inquiry

How do memorials shape collective emotions—and how can sociologists study “feeling” in systematic ways?

Reichelmann & Hawdon (2025) explore this question in new research on memorials and emotion.

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on the enduring relevance of Dr. King for scholars and researchers today. 💭🧵

#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026

💬 On this MLK Day, we invite AKD members to reflect on how their sociological training prepares them not only to understand the world, but to help change it.

✊ How are you using sociology to advance justice, dignity, and collective well-being? Let's discuss in the comments!

At #AlphaKappaDelta, we believe sociology is more than a field of study. It is a moral practice—one that asks students to think critically, act ethically, and use their knowledge in service of a more just and inclusive society.

Dr. King understood injustice not necessarily as a personal failing, but as a structural problem rooted in institutions, power, and deeply patterned inequalities. In this way, his work reflects the very heart of the sociological imagination. 💭

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., whose work reminds us that education is never neutral, and that knowledge carries responsibility. 📚🧵

#Sociology #SocialJustice #MLKDay #MLKDay2026

Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey Christian nationalists in the United States call for the government to reflect Christian ideals, but it is unclear how theological interpretations would manifest in governmental policy in areas like ...

📢 New early view article!

Read 'Would a Christian Nation Have Universal Healthcare? Evidence from the General Social Survey" authored by Atsuko Kawakami, Derek Lehman, & Eldred Poplawski via the link: doi.org/10.1111/soin...

#Sociology #SocialScience #SocialResearch

Panelists include: Felicia A. Henry-Conteh, Assistant Professor, Dept of Sociology, American University, Linda Semu, Professor, Dept of Sociology, McDaniel College, and Allison McKim, Associate Professor, Dept of Sociology, Bard College

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Ok, can we just agree to call it sociology at this point

Sociology in Action We showcase the achievements of sociology students, the careers of applied sociologists, and examples of sociology in the workplace.

We showcase the achievements of #sociology students, the careers of applied sociologists, and examples of sociology in the workplace.

Meet Sociological Inquiry’s Incoming Editor: Nathaniel G. Chapman - Alpha Kappa Delta

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Nathaniel G. Chapman as the new Editor of Sociological Inquiry! 🥳

Learn more about his background and vision for the journal
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📣 Call for Applications ❄️ Winter Funding is Open!

AKD members can apply for funding to support research, travel, and chapter activities—including travel grants, speaker honoraria, and chapter activity grants.

🗓️ Apply by Jan 31

👉 Learn more & apply: alphakappadelta.org/funding/

Seven Years of Editorial Excellence at Sociological Inquiry Celebrate the outgoing co-editors of Sociological Inquiry and their seven years of impactful leadership, innovation, and service to the journal and AKD.

🎉After seven years of exemplary leadership, Drs. J. Scott Carter & Cameron D. Lippard conclude their service as co-editors of SI, the flagship journal of @alphakappadelta.bsky.social.

Read more about their lasting impact on the journal & discipline👉 alphakappadelta.org/seven-years-...