Showing papers in "Review of Sociology in 2021"
TL;DR: The pairing of massive data sets with processes—or algorithms—written in computer code to sort through, organize, extract, or mine them has made inroads in almost every major social institution.
Abstract: The pairing of massive data sets with processes—or algorithms—written in computer code to sort through, organize, extract, or mine them has made inroads in almost every major social institution. Th...
77 citations
TL;DR: The current review consolidates key foci in the literature in order to guide future research in the field and concludes that after 25 years of use, there remain crucial questions to be addressed.
Abstract: Fundamental cause theory (FCT) was originally proposed to explain how socioeconomic inequalities in health emerged and persisted over time. The concept was that higher socioeconomic status helped s...
46 citations
TL;DR: The sharing economy is transforming economies around the world, entering markets for lodging, ride hailing, home services, and other sectors that previously lacked robust person-to-person alternati...
Abstract: The sharing economy is transforming economies around the world, entering markets for lodging, ride hailing, home services, and other sectors that previously lacked robust person-to-person alternati...
43 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take stock of the institutional logics perspective and highlight opportunities for new scholarship in the field of logics, while acknowledging the growth and generativity of the literature on instituti...
Abstract: In this article, we take stock of the institutional logics perspective and highlight opportunities for new scholarship. While we celebrate the growth and generativity of the literature on instituti...
41 citations
TL;DR: Socialization is a key mechanism of social reproduction as mentioned in this paper. Yet, like the functionalists who introduced the concept, socialization has fallen out of favor, critiqued for ignoring power and agency, for...
Abstract: Socialization is a key mechanism of social reproduction. Yet, like the functionalists who introduced the concept, socialization has fallen out of favor, critiqued for ignoring power and agency, for...
38 citations
TL;DR: Trust is key to understanding the dynamics of social relations as discussed by the authors, to the extent that it is often viewed as the glue that holds society together, and the mounting sociological literature to help.
Abstract: Trust is key to understanding the dynamics of social relations, to the extent that it is often viewed as the glue that holds society together We review the mounting sociological literature to help
36 citations
TL;DR: This paper reviewed studies of hiring discrimination against racial and ethnic minority groups in cross-national perspective, focusing on field experimental studies of the hiring discrimination: studi... and focus on field experiments.
Abstract: This article reviews studies of hiring discrimination against racial and ethnic minority groups in cross-national perspective. We focus on field experimental studies of hiring discrimination: studi...
31 citations
TL;DR: The dominance of free markets around the world is the defining feature of contemporary globalization as mentioned in this paper, and this current state of affairs is historically linked to the Washington Consensus, a coordinated consensus.
Abstract: The dominance of free markets around the world is the defining feature of contemporary globalization. This current state of affairs is historically linked to the Washington Consensus, a coordinated...
30 citations
TL;DR: A cognitive turn in cultural sociology was triggered by DiMaggio's (1997) Annual Review of Sociology article as discussed by the authors, which urged integration of the cognitive and the cultural.
Abstract: Paul DiMaggio's (1997) Annual Review of Sociology article urged integration of the cognitive and the cultural, triggering a cognitive turn in cultural sociology. Since then, a burgeoning literature...
29 citations
TL;DR: The conventions ethnographers follow to gather, write about, and store their data are increasingly out of sync with contemporary research expectations and social life as discussed by the authors, despite technological advance in the field.
Abstract: The conventions ethnographers follow to gather, write about, and store their data are increasingly out of sync with contemporary research expectations and social life. Despite technological advance...
18 citations
TL;DR: It is argued that sociology is optimally positioned to lead discourse on the future of life expectancy, redirecting research focus away from extending extreme longevity and towards research on social inequality with the goal of improving population health for all.
Abstract: Despite decades of progress, the future of life expectancy in the United States is uncertain due to widening socioeconomic disparities in mortality, continued disparities in mortality across racial...
TL;DR: The authors showed that dramatic increases in criminal justice contact in the United States have rendered prison and jail incarceration common for US men and their loved ones, with possible implications for women's health.
Abstract: Dramatic increases in criminal justice contact in the United States have rendered prison and jail incarceration common for US men and their loved ones, with possible implications for women's health
TL;DR: While nearly three decades of new immigrant destination research has enriched our understanding of diversity in contexts of reception within the United States, there is a striking lack of co-existing co-authors as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: While nearly three decades of new immigrant destination research has vastly enriched our understanding of diversity in contexts of reception within the United States, there is a striking lack of co...
TL;DR: In this paper, a review explores the two sides of university governance, from a meso perspective, dealing with universities as organized structures where priorities have to be set, decisions made, budgets all.
Abstract: This review explores the two sides of university governance. From a meso perspective, it deals with universities as organized structures where priorities have to be set, decisions made, budgets all...
TL;DR: A broad understanding of Simmel's influence on American sociology remains elusive as discussed by the authors, despite his canonical status in American sociology solidify and his impact on research expand. But, as a result, a broad understand of his influence remains elusive.
Abstract: Recent decades have seen Georg Simmel's canonical status in American sociology solidify and his impact on research expand. A broad understanding of his influence, however, remains elusive. This rev...
TL;DR: The authors examines what sociological research teaches us about gender, power, and harassment in the #MeToo era, showing how the sociological literature on harassment has both shaped and been shaped.
Abstract: This article examines what sociological research teaches us about gender, power, and harassment in the #MeToo era, showing how the sociological literature on harassment has both shaped and been sha...
TL;DR: Living sociology refers to the life of sociology, seen as a field of competing scientific research programs The dynamism of each program requires, on the one hand, engaging internal contradictions as mentioned in this paper, and the internal contradictions are exploited by sociologists.
Abstract: Living sociology refers to the life of sociology, seen as a field of competing scientific research programs The dynamism of each program requires, on the one hand, engaging internal contradictions
TL;DR: This article was initially reluctant to become a sociologist because my father, William Foote Whyte, was a prominent sociologist. Growing up during the Cold War led me in sequence through studying physics to...
Abstract: I was initially reluctant to become a sociologist because my father, William Foote Whyte, was a prominent sociologist. Growing up during the Cold War led me in sequence through studying physics to ...