Awesome to see this - congrats to you and your co-authors Matt! 💡

Living with Ghosts: How Physical Traces of the Past Shape Cultural Trauma in Chinatowns - Matt Patterson, Henry Tsang, Bryan Kuk, Weiqi Li, Mojtaba Rostami, 2026 Cultural trauma refers to how past experiences of harm can fundamentally transform a community’s shared identity, potentially generating feelings of solidarity ...

Check out our new paper in American Sociological Review: "Living with Ghosts: How Physical Traces of the Past Shape Cultural Trauma in Chinatowns" The paper is based on research we've done on efforts to preserve and protect historic Chinatowns in Canada and the United States

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Moral panics often lead to moral regulation. these never offer viable solutions but exacerbate social problems. #sociology

Just in time for #SaferInternetDay, MediaSmarts talks youth and online harms! Watch our latest episode, featuring a discussion with Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes DIY Digital Safety on helping youth manage digital harms, age-based social media bans and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYcdkogEP9w

Stay warm and read the latest Canadian Review of Sociology! Members of the Canadian Sociological Association benefit from complementary access to our full online library. Learn more about the journal and how to submit at www.csa-scs.ca/journal

Restorying Indigenous Leadership: Wise Practices in Community Development edited by Dr. Cora Voyageur, Laura Brearley, & Brian Calliou #booktok #Indigenous #Cdnpoli

Episode 17: That's the limit! - Sally Chivers New on Wrinkle Radio: rethinking caregiver burnout. A podcast episode about the women who exit care and what we can learn from them.

Dr Janna Klostermann interviewed on the Wrinkle Radio #podcast discussing her book At the Limits of Care! #sociology

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When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth Parental support can unintentionally produce a strong sense of misguided obligation and guilt, sidelining the desires and preferences of young adults.

When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth

‘It's still abuse’: community attitudes and perceptions on AI-generated image-based sexual abuse There are growing concerns about AI-generated image-based sexual abuse (AI-IBSA), also known as nonconsensual sexualized ′deepfakes.′ Empirical research on AI-IBSA, however, remains very limited. T...

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Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community | Watch News Videos Online Watch Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

My interview with Global News feat in today’s report- Concerns grow as online hate targets #Calgary LGBTQ2 community. @gems-lab.bsky.social @itds-csa.bsky.social

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Episode 4: Harry Hiller | The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary Our 4th episode features Dr. Harry Hiller, who became Professor Emeritus in 2013 after 41 years of service in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. His continual involvement in th...

4th episode of The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary, featuring Dr Harry Hiller is live! #sociology #podcast

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Is technology addiction a myth? | BBC Ideas YouTube video by BBC Ideas

For many years I've assigned @shuhbillskee.bsky.social 's nice BBC Ideas video on the myth of tech "addiction" www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSNp... - and it has cute animations, students like it. But @taylorlorenz.bsky.social released this interview with @aanixel.bsky.social
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Holiday Financial Stress For many people the financial stress of the season can be very difficult and trends like "buy now, pay later" can certainly make things worse

University of Calgary Sociology Professor Alex Bierman discussing holiday financial stress on @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social
#stress #sociology

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"I just want to say to every neurodivergent person watching this in this room -- because I probably know there’s quite a lot of you and at home -- and to all of you that feel like life is stuck on hard mode, this one is for you […]."

— Jennifer English at The Game Awards 💙💙💙

#TheGameAwards

Should the UK follow Australia’s under-16s social media ban? It could do more harm than good Children may be put off telling adults about something harmful they’re not supposed to have seen.

🖋️"An outright ban on social media platforms for under-16s is problematic. It neglects young people’s rights and voice and penalises them rather than targeting social media platforms.

Professor @jessicaringrose.bsky.social argues Australia’s under-16s social media ban could do more harm than good.

Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025 Roughly one-in-five U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about three-in-ten who do so daily.

Stunning new research from Pew on racial disparities in the use of social media, the internet, and AI chatbots among American teens. For example, only 27% of White youth say they're online almost constantly, compared to 55% of Black youth. (Thread) www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

Journals - this is so important: Please make this a condition for someone to accept a review invitation, not just part of the review submission. Thank you. 😀

Wiley has produced author guidelines regarding #artificialintelligence #ai that authors are encouraged to review before submitting their manuscripts to The Canadian Review of Sociology. Please see these guidelines here:

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Sociological Imagination Podcast

3rd podcast of The Sociological Imagination @UCalgary featuring Dr Robert Stebbins, with some delays, is now up!
#sociology

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Parasocial engagement online is not always experienced as parasocial. @gems-lab.bsky.social @itds-csa.bsky.social

Beginning in December 2025, The Canadian Review of Sociology will be publishing In Memoriam pieces. Regardless of type of submission, all pieces must be submitted through the manuscript submission system. Please see link below:

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Has Black Friday shopping made us jerks?

UCalgary sociologist Alex Bierman on Global News podcast Connect discussing Black Friday shopping from a sociological perspective! #sociology #sociologicalimagination

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Campaign warns on the dangers of sharenting Ireland’s Data Protection Commission have launched a powerful campaign that urges parents to “Pause before you Post”. The striking film, by Core, dramatizes the hidden dangers of sharenting – where we...

Cyberrisk PSA for parents on #sharenting @itds-csa.bsky.social @gems-lab.bsky.social

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The 4th issue of Volume 62 of The Canadian Review of Sociology is out, including two committing sociology articles and three original research articles - please see the link below! @csa-scs.bsky.social

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Can’t recall when “our menu options” haven’t changed.

Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

Gmail users!!

They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.

Pass it on!!

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Rocket 🚀 away Qian Liu, new member of the Board of Trustees, Law and Society Association- congratulations !🎉
@qianliuedu.bsky.social
@lawandsociety.bsky.social

Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life AbstractBackground and objectives. Loneliness is a significant public health concern affecting over a quarter of older adults worldwide. Emerging research

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Fahimeh Mehrabi examines social robots helping to alleviate loneliness in later life! #sociology #gerontology #openaccess @itds-csa.bsky.social

Rise of the algopticon: the algoptic gaze in the age of algorithmic governance and surveillance capitalism - AI & SOCIETY This paper introduces the concept of an algopticon to theorize surveillance in the age of algorithmic governance and surveillance capitalism. Building on earlier surveillance models— panopticon, synop...

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Trent Bax on the #algopticon under #surveillancecapitalism @itds-csa.bsky.social
#sociology

@michaelhoffman.bsky.social posted with permission
#bluejays #art