More kin, closer ties: Black young adults have 30–40% more emotionally close, frequently contacted, and nearby relatives than their white peers – a surplus rooted in horizontal kin (siblings, cousins, aunts/uncles).

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🆕📰 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 Henrik Schubert, Thomas Spoorenberg, Christian Dudel & Vegard Skirbekk found that while men used to have higher fertility than women globally, this has reversed, & women have & will have a higher fertility rate than men. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/reverseTFR

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The first paper of my dissertation is published now in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social! Press coverage of the richest Germans is rare but focused on a minority of highly visible individuals and varies along the historical origins of fortunes. doi.org/10.1177/00380385261428292

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My latest article is online now at American Sociological Review: “Kinship Interlocks.” It’s about how some elite families manage to stay rich and powerful for many generations while others don’t. 🧵 (1/16)

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Calling all research communicators! Join @umichstonecid.bsky.social at the Survey Research Center at the #Umich @umisr.bsky.social. We're now accepting applications for a full-time, Engagement Manager. #NowHiring #ApplyNow #MarketingJobs Learn more and apply by April 14: myumi.ch/9pdkb

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