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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The General Social Survey, American National Election Study, & Panel Study of Income Dynamics are funded by NSF-SBE. It's not just individual grants at risk. It's irreplaceable data infrastructure that provides nonpartisan, gold-standard info on who we are, where we've been, & where we are headed.

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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Revisit an impactful article by @jbrownsaracino.bsky.social as we count down the 25 most cited articles in the journal's history!

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Initiative on Cities @buoncities.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Co-organizers @lorettaclees.bsky.social @jbrownsaracino.bsky.social and Josh Lown are seeking papers for the session, "The Future of Gentrification Studies: Dead or Alive?," @uaanews.bsky.social Int. Conference on April 14-16, 2027, in NYC. Submission info ⬇️; Panel Description in alt text.

Paper submissions should include the following, emailed to either llees@bu.edu; japonica@bu.edu; or joshlown@bu.edu: Name, Email address, Affiliation, Country, Student? Yes/No, Career stage, Abstract title, Abstract text (max 300 words)

Submissions are due by September 28, 2026.

Panel Description

The study of gentrification has been dominant in urban studies since the 1990s, and there has long been a perception that it is taking up space that could be occupied by other lines of research. Despite pushback against it, including ongoing pronouncements that it has reached the end of its natural lifespan, about concept creep in all the different kinds or types of gentrification, and/or assertions that it should be fossilized in London in 1964, a substantive, rich body of writing and research has developed over time and is continuing to grow. This work has been theoretically, conceptually, and methodologically strong, creative, and has engendered exciting debate across the disciplines that inform urban studies.

This panel will explore the field's future. Should gentrification studies continue apace? What re-conceptualizations and foci are called for? Specifically, how might gentrification be conceptualized in relationship to enduring debates about displacement, and in light of increasing calls to integrate classical political-economic explanations for gentrification with perspectives on racial capitalism? What are the most exciting and theory-generating new avenues of empirical research? How can gentrification studies bridge gaps between scholarship and the rich tradition of on-the-ground resistance to gentrification and displacement? Or should we move beyond gentrification?

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This stress is also linked to health behaviors. Net of controls, when respondents report more anticipatory housing loss stress than their own interwave average, they are more likely to cutback on food.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Immigrants, renters, and low-income households were more likely to report anticipatory stress around housing loss, even net of individual event stressors that increase displacement risk (e.g., late housing payments, job loss, gentrification perceptions, etc.)

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A couple of interesting findings: Worry about moving doesn't always precede a move. Only about 14 percent of respondents reporting anticipatory housing loss stress actually moved during the four year study period

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New at Social Problems! Lora Phillips and I use panel data from LA to look at the prevalence and predictors of anticipatory stress around housing loss, i.e., worry over the possibility of experiencing displacement.

An extensive literature finds that forced moves erode well-being and widen family inequality. Fewer studies examine how worries over potential future displacement may also stratify families. Using survey data from a probability sample of Los Angeles County residents, we examine socially-patterned disparities in the prevalence and duration of anticipatory stress around housing loss, the association between such stress and health behaviors, and the role of doubling up in buffering anticipatory housing loss stress. We find that immigrants, renters, and lower-income households report significantly more anticipatory housing loss stress, even after controlling for multiple individual event stressors associated with displacement risk. We also find evidence that anticipatory housing loss stress is associated with present-day food cutbacks and that doubling up with relatives may shield against such stress. These findings advance past work on the housing crisis by demonstrating that its total impact extends beyond the downstream consequences of involuntary moves. Our results also contribute to research on socio-demographic disparities in anticipatory stress, the relationship between anticipatory stress and health behavior, and how doubling up shapes family well-being.

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Jamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My research over the last several years has convinced me that organized tenants can transform our broken politics. But some folks don't yet discern the possibilities of tenant power. This piece offers insights on the real possibilities of power from the margins. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

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Why more tenants are forming unions

Tenant unions are becoming more common across the country as tenants struggle to afford rent.

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Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Over the summer the National Science Foundation (NSF) took several actions that appear to further the Administration’s plans to shut down the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE). Read more and act now ➡️ cossa.org/nsf-skips-sb...

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NSF Skips SBE Funding Opportunity, Limits GRFP Eligibility | COSSA

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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

❗ Big news: Our September issue is now live! ❗ We have a lot of great things for you to read in this issue, which we'll be posting about in the coming days. Click the link below to check it out. journals.sagepub.com/toc/CTY/curr...

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Natalia C. González, Ph.D. (she/her/ella) @nataliacgonzalez.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I am excited to share my first solo-authored publication, The Eldest Daughter's Third Shift Among Former Seasonal Farmworker Youth, which was recently published in Gender & Society. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Centro de los Derechos del Migrante @cdmigrante.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Nuestra Subdirectora legal, Abigail Kerfoot, habló con La Jornada sobre el acuerdo de $11.5 MDD en una demanda por fraude y robo de salarios. Aunque las empresas no reconocen conducta indebida, alrededor de 600 trabajadores recibirán justicia. Conoce más👇 www.jornada.com.mx/2026/08/10/p...

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La Jornada: Ganan demanda en EU por 11.5 mdd ingenieros mexicanos

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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

To commemorate the journal's upcoming 25th anniversary, we are excited to announce the Emerging Scholars Conference—an opportunity for grad students and postdocs to showcase their work related to urban sociology—at Georgetown on April 23, 2027. Call for submissions: tinyurl.com/cicoconfinfo

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Katherine Thomas @kateathomas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New paper out this week in Nature! We construct the first national dataset of FHA and VA lending and show that Black households were largely excluded from these federally subsidized mortgages. Important context for studying the roots of modern segregation and racial wealth gap.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Very excited to read this when it comes out!

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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"The focus on housing affordability, however, ignores the issue of housing quality. These are not two separate issues, but rather, two sides of the same coin... [low-income famlies] rent or buy homes that are so deteriorated, that they have become “affordable.” progressive.org/op-eds/the-h...

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The Housing Crisis You’re Not Hearing About

Availability and quality are two sides of the same coin.

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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

⚠️ Online first! ⚠️ Do immigrant neighborhoods face the same eviction rates as non-immigrant neighborhoods? New paper by Leung, Louis, Rangel, and Desmond at the link below. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our latest paper from the Jail & Family Life Study, "One More Thing on My Mental List," is now online at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social (with Kristin Turney, Ashley Torres, Isha Bhallamudi, and Amy Gong Liu)! 🧵

Abstract:

Cognitive labor, disproportionately undertaken by women, is central to household functioning and is likely a critical aspect of managing the fallout of family member incarceration. We use 279 interviews with mothers and romantic partners of incarcerated men to describe the scope and process of cognitive labor stemming from family member incarceration. First, we show that the tasks stemming from
family member incarceration involve the four stages of cognitive labor (anticipating needs, identifying options, making decisions, and monitoring results). Second, the uncertainty of the criminal legal system means family members spend extensive time in the first two stages. Third, constraints of the decision-making stage both
stall and redirect cognitive labor. Fourth, family members undertake cognitive labor regardless of their relative’s incarceration history. These findings show that the cognitive labor process unfolds distinctly and is more burdensome for disadvantaged groups, who are disproportionately routed through institutions that reorient family life to demand intensive cognitive labor.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The full paper is here (open access)! academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Second, we find that cog labor process for this group is often stalled and recursive, rather than flowing smoothly across stages. Women are often stuck in the anticipating/identifying stages and have limited decision-making power. They must regularly improvise new plans.

The left side is the original model of cognitive labor, adapted from Daminger (2019). The right side outlines the four stages of cognitive labor that emerge from family member incarceration. We show that incarceration leads to both redistributed tasks and new tasks, both of which start the process of cognitive labor. The uncertainty of the criminal legal system means that women spend considerable time in the first two stages of cognitive labor (anticipating needs and identifying options) and less time in the last two stages (making decisions and monitoring results). Due to constraints in the decision-making phase, cognitive labor is often recursive, generating new tasks or otherwise prompting women to restart this process.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The cog labor framework also captures withdrawn support. Many women who appear materially disengaged from their incarcerated family member nonetheless spend a lot of time revisiting this decision.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

First, we argue that studying cog labor provides a more complete picture of the consequences of incarceration for family members by capturing plans that take effort, but don't come to pass. Think research into attorneys who aren't hired, identifying job opps that fall through, etc.

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We use 279 interviews with the mothers and romantic partners of incarcerated men to examine the cognitive labor demands (e.g., anticipating needs, identifying options, deciding, and monitoring results) of jail incarceration. We make a couple key points:

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Nina Bandelj @ninabandelj.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Anxious children, anxious parents… Is it also because today we are pressured to overinvest financially and emotionally into our children? I really enjoyed a podcast conversation with pediatrician Dr. Ted Plimpton, one of his first with a sociologist. #parenting #anxiety #pressure

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 report, out today, reveals 22.7 million cost-burdened renters, record-low mobility, and home sales at 30-year lows as Americans struggle with affordability. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

⚠️ Our June issue is now live! ⚠️ In addition to a great set of articles, editors @annowens.bsky.social and @ordinarysquares.bsky.social introduce the new cover and the new City Books section, in which we highlight new books in urban sociology. Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Sarah Bruhn @sarahbruhn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My book is on her way into the world! I am proud and grateful. It is about how immigrant women's carework – in families, schools, and communities – weaves together the protections of sanctuary. Pre-orders are available now. If you know someone who might be interested, please share!

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Holding On to Home by Sarah Bruhn - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Three Decades Since Kathy Edin's Making Ends Meet - two special issues from Russell Sage! @ffcws.bsky.social

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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 12 (1)

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@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Are you, like me, calling your Members of Congress tonight to ask that they push for reinstatement of the National Science Board? Need an easy, informative script to follow? @standupforscience.net has one for you in their Open Letter at www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter...

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NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!

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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#FromtheArchives 10 years ago, CiCo published a special issue on residential segregation, asking authors to consider the role of segregation then and in the future. These essays, exploring racial stratification, opportunity, and urban transformation, are still highly relevant. Revisit here:

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Rise and grind! Those carefully hedged paragraphs are not going to write themselves

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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Submissions for #2026APPAM close on WEDNESDAY! I would love to see your work submitted to the Housing, Community Development, and Urban Policy area. (Yes, it continues to bug me that the conference theme is "50 States..." and the logo only shows 48, but submit anyway!)

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Massachusetts has an underused tool for social housing: local redevelopment authorities. A new paper argues for improved funding and capacity, a clearer mandate, and stronger coordination with housing authorities. Read the paper & join us tomorrow (April 14): www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/new-man...

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A New Mandate: Redevelopment Authorities and Social Housing in Massachusetts

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Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT🚨 Tell Congress to Save NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate! Write to your House Representative and Senators TODAY to share your concerns and urge them to act ➡️ cossa.org/action-cente... #WhySocialScience #SaveSBE

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Stop the Administration’s Dismantling of NSF’s SBE Directorate Now!

A consortium of Social Science Associations works to communicate the importance of social & behavioral science research to policymakers. The powerful stories come from people who express how it is…

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Steven Schmidt @stevenschmidt.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Really enjoyed this excellent new residential mobility paper on "opportunity finds." We assume that families move through active housing searches. But many families find homes without actively searching, with consequences for residential inequality. Check it out! academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

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When the house finds you: unanticipated opportunities in the housing “search”

ABSTRACT. Prior research on residential selection generally assumes households find housing by actively searching for it. This assumption has led scholars

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

ASA member Japonica Brown-Saracino @jbrownsaracino.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social traces how the concept of gentrification has evolved to express widespread ambivalence about economic inequality and unease with various forms of social change. @princetonupress.bsky.social

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The Death and Life of Gentrification

A provocative account of what is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighborhood change takes on a life all its own

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Paige Amormino @amormino.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Saving SBE starts before the bill is written. SBE needs a distinct FY27 appropriation. If your sch. is on the list, get a group of colleagues to meet w your House/Sen. offices. Esp. for Republican seats, direct constituent comms matter. Timeline/templates/updates: www.paigeamormino.com/pages/9337

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Paige Amormino - Saving SBE starts before the bill is written.

Right now, NSF SBE does not have its own separate line of funding in the FY2027 budget structure. This matters because if SBE is not specifically protected ...

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We’re delighted to announce a tenure track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEARCH. Fields: public management, implementation, governance, institutions & policy process. We will start reviewing applicants immediately & until position is filled. Start date is negotiable. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

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Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at USC

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Up-front costs (security deposits, fees, etc.) can be a significant strain on renters but a growing number of state and municipal governments have passed legislation intended to reduce up-front costs and regulate when they can be charged. @aherm.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/curbing...

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Curbing Fees: How States and Cities are Addressing Up-Front Rental Costs

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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We love a good sociological analysis of transit and infrastructure here at @cicojournal.bsky.social - we'd be delighted to review your paper! Follow the journal to keep up on our journey! (Yes, there is a subway in LA...) #CiCointheCity #sociology #socsky

City & Community journal waiting for the train on a platform in Los Angeles

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The ">30% income" definition of "cost-burdened" distorts the qualitatively & quantitatively different level of harm to very low-income folk from unaffordable housing. While more middle-income folks are cost-burdened now, very low-income folks are being left with increasingly impossible $ to live on.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.

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Japonica Brown-Saracino @jbrownsaracino.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I am incredibly honored that the Death and Life of Gentrification is reviewed in the February 9 issue of the New Yorker. My great thanks to them for their engagement with the book.

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