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Junrong Sheng

@junrong-sheng.bsky.social
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A sociologist studying family demography, gender inequality, and population dynamics in the US and China. Current position: Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor. I received my PhD in Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.

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Junrong Sheng @junrong-sheng.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Excited to share my new paper in the Journal of Marriage and Family! Empowering Discourses, Disempowering Outcomes: How Do Women Make Sense of Unequal Divisions of Housework in China? Please find it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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<em>Journal of Marriage and Family</em> | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library
Objective This research examines how women make sense of the persistent inequality in household responsibilities in China, which has in some cases intensified across cohorts. Background Despite wom...
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
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Junrong Sheng @junrong-sheng.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I had to turn off the car radio—the news today really broke my heart. Like it did before, history is repeating itself, with similar or different protagonists. I’m worried it’s just opening the door for more of these events to happen in the future.
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Junrong Sheng @junrong-sheng.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
People might have varying opinions about TT refugees on Red Note —- And I would love to hear! From what I’ve seen over the past few days, it feels like there’s been a significant online cultural exchange happening.
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Notre Dame Sociology @ndsociology.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Graduate student Maura Kraemer's recent article uncovers how parental racial socialization operates within schools as racialized organizations. Until February 15th, you can use this link for free access: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kL6A,17Ro...
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Notre Dame Sociology @ndsociology.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Check out this paper that @ndsociology.bsky.social's William Carbonaro, Kenya Lee, and Amy Langenkamp recently published in ASR, titled "Racial Inequality in 8th-Grade Math Course-Taking: Between-School Inequality, Local Achievement Queues, and Course Placements." doi.org/10.1177/0003... #sociology
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abiocobock @abiocobock.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi everyone, new here! By way of introduction, I’m a sociologist of gender, sexualities, and family life. My recently published book “Marriage Material” shows how access to legal marriage has transformed same-sex relationships, challenging dominant ideas about the declining power of marriage.
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