NYU Department of Sociology

New article by Prof. Colin Jerolmack and PhD candidates, Abigail Westberry & Belicia Teo, titled "Frame Analysis and Animal Studies: Erving Goffman's Overlooked Thesis on Animal Metacommunication and Mind". See the link to the article below!

Frame Analysis and Animal Studies: Erving Goffman's Overlooked Thesis on Animal Metacommunication and Mind Erving Goffman's concept of framing is one of his most enduring contributions to social science. Despite the canonical status of Frame Analysis (1974) in multiple fields, few acknowledge its intellec...

Congratulations to the class of 2024! 🎓

A group of Department faculty released the attached statement about the suppression of peaceful protests on the NYU campus on the evening of April 22.

31 members of the NYU Sociology Faculty signed the attached statement.

We would look forward to the opportunity to enter into a dialogue over recent developments on campus, which are extremely troubling to so many of us, and not just in our Department.

NYU Sociology Statement Final.pdf

“2020 Isn’t Over”: Eric Klinenberg on Pandemics, Politics, and Solidarity "What we needed was wisdom and clarity. What we got was chaos and confusion."

This new article co-authored by Prof. Mike Hout shows how the switch to web-based surveys during Covid-19 created a false impression of rapid religious decline

Switch to Web-Based Surveys During COVID-19 Pandemic Left Out the Most Religious, Creating a False Impression of Rapid Religious Decline Abstract. Religion appears to have taken a nosedive during the pandemic, including previously persistent forms of intense religion such as strong affiliati

In this new paper co-authored by Prof. Xiaogang Wu, the team examines existing theoretical and empirical research on early childhood development and social mobility and provide a holistic comparative and analytical framework for future research in the context of China.

Early Childhood Development and Social Mobility in China - Xiaogang Wu (吴晓刚), Xin Li (李欣), Jia Miao (缪佳), 2024 Purpose Infancy and early childhood are critical stages for the development of both cognitive and socioemotional skills, which are predictive of subsequent acad...

Prof. Bonikowski breaks down what populism is, how it shows up on the left and right, why right-wing populism seems to be catching a foothold in so many countries and the economic factors at play on Marketplace.

The global rise of right-wing populism - Marketplace And what the economy has to do with it.

Check out this review of “Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities” by Prof. Iddo Tavory

Review of “Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities” The question of anonymity lies at the heart of sociology. From Simmel’s urban landscape, with its unique blending of anonymity and freedom, to Weber’s image of

Prof. Colin Jerolmack's new review essay published in Sociological Forum reviews "Soaking the Middle Class: Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster" by Anna Rhods and Max Besbris (NYU Sociology PhD alum!).

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/socf.12986

Prof. Colin Jerolmack's new review essay published in Sociological Forum reviews "Soaking the Middle Class: Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster" by Anna Rhods and Max Besbris (NYU Sociology PhD alum!).

Dashed dreams: Climate change comes for the middle class Click on the article title to read more.

"Everyone wants to win over young people, but no one has offered meaningful support," writes Prof. Eric Klinenberg.

The Pandemic Sacrifices of 20-Year-Olds During the pandemic 20-somethings were asked to sacrifice a great deal. Their frustration is reshaping American society.

PhD canidate, Michelle Cera, and Prof. Eric Klinenberg investigate gendered power relations and transformations during the pandemic lockdown.

Closed doors: Domestic space, household labor, and the reproduction of gender inequality in the pandemic lockdown Gender, Work & Organization is the first gender equality journal dedicated to gender relations in the workplace and organizations.

“Education is central to our understanding of intergenerational mobility,” observes Prof. Mike Hout. “Many think it was a 20th-century development. But, as we can see from centuries-old data, there are phenomena linking origin, education, and careers very much like contemporary patterns.”

China’s Medieval Tang Dynasty Had a Surprising Level of Social Mobility, New Study Uncovers Demographic data on Chinese tomb epitaphs from the 7th through 10th centuries resemble U.S. sociological patterns in the 1960s and 1970s