Sociology

A big new report debunks a number of generational clichés about Millennials—but emphasizes the economic struggles they still face.

New research finds that attendees at an adult expo are more likely to respect working mothers.

New research finds that country hits in recent years show an increased emphasis on short-term sexual conquest—and on the celebration of whiteness.

A different type of post-election analysis finds an aesthetic divide in the United Kingdom.

New research finds they are more likely than their black counterparts to be portrayed as victims of mental illness.

Pacific Standard spoke with a sociologist who has interviewed dozens of former members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi groups, Christian Identity sects, and other white-ethnicity hate groups.

Two Chinese tourists gave the Nazi salute in Berlin, breaking the law and garnering international media attention.

What our profile pictures and swipe-rights can tell us about human behavior, according to sociologist Jessica Carbino.

Smiling your way to happiness is indeed possible—but the emotional labor economy is about as unfair as the rest of the economy.

We're more open to certain genres than we were 20 years ago, and more closed to others.

Or, asking ladies about penises.

Hate groups provide violent ideologies for terrorists who have killed dozens of Americans over the last 14 years.

Throughout the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our second-annual list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young people we predict will have an impact on the social, political, and economic issues we make it our mission to cover every day at Pacific Standard.

We’ve long known that student evaluations of teaching are biased, but what are students really saying when they evaluate their professors in gendered ways?

Carolyn Chernoff talks about "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media," which she'll be teaching this summer at Skidmore College.

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

The “sexy model face” isn’t built into our DNA, bone structure, or psychology, but projected.

A new paper argues that academics have been missing important connections.

A new paper provides an epic theoretical defense of humor in sociological research.

College can be a bewildering new challenge, but a bit of advice can go a long way.

When people are paid to win a game with a set of arbitrary rules, people will break the rules. We're almost always OK with that—except for one thing.

Choire hopes people hate his book. Caleb just wants people to get his. Jane Hu spoke to the two of them—when they weren't talking to each other.

Can a sociologist and a journalist get an ethnically fractured city engaged?

How an average fighter used racially coded language to tap into some dark insecurities and rise through the ranks of the UFC.