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Posts by Barbara J Risman

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Just in case you missed my announcement last week. The Writing Guides is back, new and improved! @asanews.bsky.social @sociologicalsci.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @theadhdacademic.bsky.social
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Introducing The Writing Guides! We offer workshops, retreats, and mentoring to support scholars in building strong, sustainable academic careers. Offering consulting and editing services. Read our most recent newsletter: bit.ly/TheWritingGuides
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Women's History Month: More Necessary Now Than Ever Personal Perspective: Why should we celebrate Women's History Month when so much progress seems to be in peril? Because knowing history is essential for a better future.

Here's my new column on Psychology Today....why we need Women's History Month more now than ever...
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The Writing Guides Blog March Madness Brings us Halfway Thru the Semester:  Getting Over the Hump! March 16, 2026 It’s hump time; you are now coming up to, or just slipped past, the halfway mark of your semester.   While …

My new column from the Writing Guides! How to get over the semester hump, and back on track writing.... Try some extrinsic or intrinsic reward strategies...@academicsky @asanews.bsky.social @sociologicalsci.bsky.social

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Sociology is being banned In Florida!

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Unfortunately an accurate description…

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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

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If you know any UIC students, pass this on. The opportunity to study in Amsterdam this summer. 6 credits for barely more than it costs to earn them living in Chicago! Scholarships available...

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Let’s just face it, big firms got us into this mess Rising income inequality has ravaged working class families in the US. Political parties are partly to blame. But what about the role of big firms?

A interesting, important, blog by my friend and colleague sociologist Donald Tomaskovic-Devey. Increasing inequality, political instability.... and what comes next?

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

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The Writing Guides Blog Kicking off the New Year & New Semester With a Field Goal: Or At Least a Reflection On Your Goals! January 19, 2026 January is not only the start of a new semester, but it’s the start of a New …

A column from thewritingguides. Take time to reflect on success. What's your career goal? You can't get somewhere if you don't know the desired destination! @academic-chatter.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @sociologymag.bsky.social @wrtrstat.bsky.social

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The Writing Guides Blog Kicking off the New Year & New Semester With a Field Goal: Or At Least a Reflection On Your Goals! January 19, 2026 January is not only the start of a new semester, but it’s the start of a New …

My newest column from @thewritingguides.org for academic writers, students and faculty. Take time to reflect on your destination because you cannot get there if you don't know where you want to go.....
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Family-friendly policies for 2026? Many would put money in family pockets Deseret News asked a variety of family experts for suggestions on policies to help families.

My toughts on what social policies we need for families in 2026
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‼️ Check out our new brief report:

More Than Postpartum: Tracking Differences in the Arc of Maternal Depression Across Liberal Welfare Regimes

New research shows that both national policies and personal resources shape postpartum depression recovery.

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What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong? The right wants to steer women away from work and toward motherhood. The left wants to provide them with more state support so it’s easier to have children. We should refuse this choice.

Very smart essay by @philipncohen.com on why you needn’t worry about the dropping birth rate. newrepublic.com/article/2040...

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Come join me in my capacity as a Writing Guide at the Work/Family Research Network conference in Montreal next June. Ingo and registration below

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The Writing Guides Blog Winding Down Writing (and Everything Else) for 2025 December 2, 2025 It’s that time of year again.  Thanksgiving break is behind us, and a marathon of grading is just beginning. And for many o…

My newest blig for @thewritingguides. What to do over winter vacation? Take a break. A real one. You deserve it. We all do! #academicsky

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Have a Merry, Consensual Christmas Personal Perspective: Even during the holidays, it's not always clear when sexual activity is unwanted. Sometimes it isn't black and white but grey.

My new column in Psych Today. Watch out for the gray area of sexual consent. New book by Myers and Wallace, Exploiting, Enduring and Resisting Ambiguous Sexual Consent in the Grey Area: Taking It.
Have a Merry, Consensual Christmas | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...

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The Category X research Team speaking on our cross-national project on the realities of life for non-binary people in the US, Spain, Italy and Australia at the University of Valencia.

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The Writing Guides Blog Writing as Resistance November 3, 2025 We live in unprecedented times.  A good friend and colleague once strongly advised me to keep my writing blogs entirely apolitical.  After all, ther…

My newest blog from The Writing Guides. Your writing, your science, matters! Keep it up, no matter what. Writing is resistance. #AcademicChatter #Phdchat #academicsky #phdsky

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The East Wing and Women's History Matter Why does destroying the East Wing matter to women?

My newest column in Psychology Today. The East Wing and Women's History Matter | @academic-chatter.bsky.social #Academicsky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...

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New column for academic writers: you will be more successful if you remind yourself why your topic is important.
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New column for academic writers: you will be more successful if you remind yourself why your topic is important.
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