Sage Sociology

Author Amanda McMillan Lequieu discusses the article, "Speaking of Infrastructures: Industrial Transportation Infrastructure Decline as Symbol of Changing Place Meanings in the American Rust Belt," published in the December 2025 issue of City & Community.

Author Kyle Siler discusses the article, "Information Frequency, Value, and Difficulty as Sources of Social Inequality: Competitive Imbalances on Jeopardy!" published in the December 2025 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.

Yuchen Yang, a sociologist at the University of Birmingham and author focusing on feminist sociology, dives into her article 'Gender Uptake: Theorizing the Semiotics of (Un)Doing Gender.' She critiques traditional notions of performing gender, advocating for an audience-centered perspective. Yuchen highlights the role of ethnomethodology and semiotics in understanding gender, explaining how gender becomes naturalized through signs and uptake. She also shares her struggles with publishing in feminist and queer studies and outlines her upcoming book on feminist parents.

Author Matthew A. Andersson discusses the article, "Internalized Sexism and Well-Being in the United States," published in the December 2025 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

Author Laura Acosta discusses the article, "Fabricating Communists: The Imagined Third That Reinvented the National Fault Line in Mid-Twentieth-Century Colombia's Civil War," published in the December 2025 issue of American Sociological Review.

Author Zakiya Luna discusses the article, "Diving in: Connecting Reproductive Justice, Sexualities, and Knowledge Production," published in the November 2025 issue of Sex & Sexualities.

Hajar Yazdiha, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at USC and author of The Struggle for the People's King, dives deep into how political interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy shape collective memory and democracy. She shares personal insights that inspired her research, including the impact of political rhetoric during various eras. The conversation explores the dangers of memory politics and emphasizes the importance of grassroots narratives and reconciliation efforts in restoring marginalized histories.

Reuben A. Buford May, a sociologist from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, delves into the troubling world of antiblack discrimination in urban nightclubs. He reveals startling findings on how Black men often face higher drink prices compared to their white counterparts. Through his fieldwork in Chicago, he uncovers systemic practices affecting Black patrons, highlighting multiple forms of discrimination beyond just isolated incidents. The study not only sheds light on these issues but also emphasizes the economic and social importance of urban nightclubs.

Authors Alex M. Kempler, Sam Mitchell, and Dawson P. R. Vosburg discuss the article, "Free to Learn: Ungrading in Sociology Courses," published in the October 2025 issue of Teaching Sociology.

Authors Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright discuss the article, "How White Americans Decide What's Racist and Sexist" published in the Summer 2025 issue of Contexts.