Children have become a not-so-hidden workforce of fame and fortune on social media platforms. In their article “Children as Concealed Commodities: Ethnographic Nuances and Legal Implications of Kidfluencers’ Monetisation on TikTok,” researchers Tom Divon, Taylor Annabell, and Catalina Goanta expose the ways child-based videos can double as parental profit machines. Published in New Media and […]| Articles – Contexts
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There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to address. However, a recent study in the American Journal of Sociology suggests that Americans understand these problems in very different terms. Using a mixed-methods approach combining interviews with a nationally representative survey, sociologists Lauren Valentino and Evangeline Warren […]| Articles – Contexts
Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers.| Contexts
Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers.| Contexts
Protect the dolls. Inspired by the 1980s ballroom scene and popularized by fashion designer Conner Ives, this phrase calls on allies to challenge anti-trans discrimination and hate-motivated violence. Why? Because rights are being stripped away—from White House Executive Orders on “gender ideology extremism” to the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that a woman is someone born […]| Articles – Contexts
Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers.| Contexts