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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 1h

Power shapes society in ways we don’t always see. So how do we understand where it lives, how it works, and who it affects? Watch the full conversation ↓ youtube.com/shorts/f9Gkd...

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Who Holds Power? Understanding How Power Shapes Society

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 1h

Why did these researchers choose social science? Hear from RSF scholars about the questions, experiences, and discoveries that led them to the field. Watch the full video ↓ youtube.com/shorts/O_W-Y...

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October 5, 2026

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When do we start noticing segregation? Arianne Eason studies how children make sense of the communities around them and how early perceptions of segregation can shape the way we understand inequality. Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/Aykjm...

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When do we start noticing segregation?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When two studies reach different conclusions, understanding why matters. Marianne Bertrand discusses in our recent post. youtu.be/Jm3JUSa-v7g?...

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What Happens When Social Scientists Disagree?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

RSF grantees Ashley Jardina, Peter Enns & Ryan Enos cited in NY Times article on how Trump’s presidency has affected racial attitudes among Republican and Democratic voters. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...

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Opinion | Trump Makes Republicans More Racist and Democrats Less So

The president is recasting the U.S. government as an instrument of prejudice.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RSF Visiting Scholar Orly Clergé follows young people across a decade, connecting major economic and political events to the paths they take into adulthood. Listen to one of those stories at the link: youtube.com/shorts/-DQTs... #SocialScience #YouthPolitics

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How do young people develop their political identities? RSF Visiting Scholar Orly Clergé follows Black youth over a decade, examining how family, community, and everyday experiences shape their understanding of politics. Learn more here: youtu.be/syN2_8rFdFo?...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Matt Notowidigdo discusses why researchers should do more to explain differences across studies and be transparent about how they reach their findings. Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/mOVFt... #SocialScience

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Where is the line Separating Advocacy and Policy research?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What happens when SNAP benefits come with restrictions? Matt Notowidigdo’s research offers insight into whether changing how benefits can be used, actually changes what people purchase. Learn more here: youtu.be/vrZAdaB2yx0?... #SNAP #BehavioralEconomics

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SNAP Food Restrictions Are Changing. What Does the Research Show? | Matt Notowidigdo

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For decades, researchers have studied what happens when people return home from prison. Their findings have helped shift the way we think about prison reentry, from an individual issue to a broader question of housing, employment, and public safety. Learn more here: youtu.be/BP1Qbe_QkLg?...

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Is Re-entry a Public Safety Issue?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The categories we use to understand society shape the questions we ask. RSF Visiting Scholar Mary Campbell examines how multiracial experiences can reveal new insights about race and inequality. Link: youtu.be/91YQPsXRaL0?... #PoweredBySocialScience

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Race, Research, and Identity explained through Social Science

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The future of social science depends on investing in the people asking new, pressing questions. The Russell Sage Foundation’s Pipeline Grants help early career scholars build their research, expand their networks, and create lasting impact. Learn more at the link: youtube.com/shorts/sX029...

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Why invest in early career researchers?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The future of social science depends on investing in the people asking new, pressing questions. The Russell Sage Foundation’s Pipeline Grants help early career scholars build their research, expand their networks, and create lasting impact. #PipelineGrant Learn more: youtu.be/3IrApdcNW7g?...

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RSF Pipeline Grants Support the Next Generation of Social Scientists

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

How do the lessons of social movements travel across generations? In our recent video, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field explores how memory, family connections, and population change shape the way we understand the movements that came before us. Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/Npk2N... #socialscience

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Social Movements Then and Now

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Even though #ASA2026 has come to a close, you can still save 25% on all RSF titles until December 1 with the code ASA26! www.russellsage.org/welcome-asa-...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today is "Book Lovers Day." You can get "Immigration Realities" with 30% off at #CUP and "Reunited" 25% off with code ASA26 at f.mtr.cool/ykqblickwk or at Sociology's book exhibit in New York.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Good morning #ASA2026! Come visit us at booth 129 and get an early look at Jennifer Jennings' forthcoming book, The Scarcity Loop!

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hello #ASA2026! We're at booth 129, come by and check out Changing Minds by Edwin Amenta and Francesca Polletta, along with our other new titles, and get 25% off!

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How did child care become a national policy conversation? Decades of social science research helped show that child care isn’t only about families. It shapes children’s futures, workforce participation, and the economy. Learn more here: youtu.be/19dWLxdi1nY?... #PoweredBySocialScience

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A person’s understanding of their own experience can change everything. In this video youtube.com/shorts/j8DA1... Jamila Michener explains how organizing helps people see the systems around them and their ability to shape what happens next.

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Does Organizing Work?

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Why do some policies create change while others don’t? Jamila Michener suggests the answer isn’t just policy. It’s whether communities have the power to shape and sustain it. Watch here: youtu.be/gYcQFRYqE4w?...

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Why So Many Americans Feel Disconnected From Democracy | Jamila Michener

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Social science starts with people, not just data. Wendy Roth explains how research on society is built from listening to people’s voices and understanding their lived experiences. Learn more at the link: youtube.com/shorts/APROW...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Millions of people are taking DNA ancestry tests to learn about who they are. However, people actively interpret, accept, or reject what the data says based on lived experience and social meaning. Wendy Roth’s research shows the results don’t determine identity. youtu.be/X4eJ9dC7_EA?...

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Race, Identity, and Genetic Testing | Wendy Roth RSF Visiting Scholar

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We often reduce neighborhood change to simple stories of who is moving in and who is moving out. Ingrid Ellen’s research shows the reality is more complex, shaped by housing access, mobility, and patterns of inequality in cities. Learn more at the link: youtu.be/cqWNc_0W4XM?...

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Rethinking Gentrification and Housing Policy | Ingrid Ellen

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The best social science isn’t done in isolation. It happens when researchers bring curiosity, communities bring lived experience, and both learn from one another. RSF Visiting Scholar Van Tran on why collaboration makes research stronger. Learn more at the link: youtube.com/shorts/Ddlg2...

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The best research starts with listening.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

RSF journal editor Bradford Jones cited in New York Magazine on how ICE’s unpopular immigration tactics have become normalized. nymag.com/intelligence...

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ICE Won

The ugliest immigration crackdown in recent history is becoming normal.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Who Gets Left Out of Research? | Van Tran

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Social scientists arguing with each other might not sound productive. But some of the most important policy insights come from decades of researchers challenging assumptions, testing evidence, and debating the results. Case in point: the minimum wage. Learn more here: youtu.be/MazrRRiiMFw?...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Communities have always had the answers. Research should help amplify them, not speak over them. Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia speaks on trust, accountability, and what real partnership can look like in our recent YouTube video youtu.be/s21Spzxkin4

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How do we rebuild trust between researchers and communities? | Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Dissertation Research Grants Awarded RSF is pleased to announce 24 awards in the Dissertation Research Grants program. Special thanks to the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth (@equitablegrowth). www.russellsage.org/news/fifth-a...

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Fifth Annual Dissertation Research Grants Awarded | Russell Sage Foundation

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Factories. Industrialization. Immigration. AI. The questions evolve, but the challenges around inequality, trust, and public life remain. A reflection on why social science has an important role in helping society move forward. #socialscience #research Learn more here: youtu.be/fZweEy0AHNw?...

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The role of Social Science | From Industrialization to AI

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

AUTHOR Q&A Sociologist and RSF author Abigail Saguy discusses her new book, Gender Flashpoints, with the UCLA Newsroom. The book examines heated debates involving gender and equips readers to think through and talk about these challenging topics. newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...

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Abigail Saguy on teaching students how to talk about 'gender flashpoints'

Abigail Saguy addressed her area of expertise and her new book in a Q&A with UCLA Newsroom.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

11 million children in the U.S. currently live in poverty. Research helped create a policy that temporarily cut that number nearly in half. We broke down the story behind the Child Tax Credit in our latest Instagram carousel. www.instagram.com/p/DZH-eV_mwh...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH Tue, June 23, 9:30 AM PT/12:30 PM ET RSF author Abigail C. Saguy will introduce her new book, Gender Flashpoints, with Duke Law Professor Doriane Coleman and UCLA PhD Candidate Mallory Rees. Click below to register ucla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Understanding inequality starts with curiosity - and the willingness to question what we think we know. Social science research helps unpack how opportunity, labor markets, and everyday life in the U.S. are evolving.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What can incarceration data reveal about inequality in America? Bruce Western shares the moment research changed how he understood the U.S. prison system. At the Russell Sage Foundation, rigorous social science uncovers the deeper forces shaping everyday life.

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A decade ago, research highlighted how unpredictable schedules were affecting workers’ lives. Today, that evidence has helped shape Fair Work Week laws across multiple U.S. cities. www.instagram.com/p/DYkRCQ2FD5...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

How did Fair Work Week policies gain momentum? Social science research showed that unpredictable work hours affect income, health, inequality and led to poorer job performance. This is how research shapes policy. Watch here: youtu.be/TknnM03MY-s?... #PoweredBySocialScience #EconomicInequality

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How Fair Work Week Laws Took Shape | Research to Policy Impact

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Segregation shapes more than communities. It shapes opportunity, outcomes, and policy. #SocialScience #Segregation #EconomicInequality #PublicPolicy

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

RSF grantee Leah Stokes cited in NY Times article on how Trump administration’s war on clean energy is harming U.S. consumers. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...

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Opinion | Trump Is Fighting the World’s Stupidest Culture War

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

RSF author Colleen Heflin with her book Food for Thought: Understanding Older Adult Food Insecurity. Visit us in Booth 203! #PAA26 www.russellsage.org/publications...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

RSF Journal contributor Kenneth M. Johnson visited us in Booth 203. He co-wrote the article "Depopulation, Deaths, Diversity, and Deprivation: The 4Ds of Rural Population Change." #PAA26 www.rsfjournal.org/content/11/2...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Good morning, #PAA26! Booth 203 is open in the exhibit hall. Stop by and meet some of our authors! This is Caroline Liebler with her book Mixed Heritage in the Family! www.russellsage.org/publications...

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

What does it really mean to be a social scientist? Curiosity to ask better questions. Humility to keep learning. And a belief that research can make the world better. Learn more: youtu.be/fAfgd1HsGIQ?...

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Inside the Russell Sage Foundation | What It Means to Be a Social Scientist

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