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Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge sociology research accessible to general readers. Edited by David Grazian, with managing editor Elena van Stee. contexts.org
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@contextsmag.bsky.social@contextsmag.bsky.social → @contexts.orgWhat happens when being seen replaces being paid? Behind the glamour of Fashion Week is a workforce often paid in exposure rather than wages. In this visual essay, Jillian Sunderland shows how masculinity shapes who can claim space and turn exposure into paid work. ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536...
Show PostAn institution can celebrate your presence while making it difficult to stay. In Contexts, Sekani L. Robinson examines how Black ballet dancers enter elite spaces where whiteness still sets the terms of belonging. ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536... #Ballet #Racism #Elite
Show PostWhat if creating equality becomes another unequal burden? And why might feeling safer from deportation have little to do with being safer? The latest Contexts Research Briefs explore these contradictions, alongside findings on disability and climate politics. ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536...
Show PostFor 25 years, Roberto G. Gonzales has followed undocumented young adults as they build lives in the U.S. In Contexts, he asks how people can plan a future when the next president can withdraw their protections. #Immigration #Dreamers #ImmigrationReform ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536...
Show PostWhat happens to a neighbourhood when people are afraid to leave home? In this Contexts roundtable, scholars discuss how fear under Trump’s enforcement regime keeps people from seeking care or leaving home, even if they have legal status. doi.org/10.1177/1536... #Immigration #Deportation
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