- Hello all, I just got a lot of new followers - I'm in a new starter pack or two, it seems. FYI: I'm a trans man, a sociologist, and a parent. Most of my scholarly work is about social class (which I try to always think about in its intersection with racial inequalities) and/or US politics.May 4, 2025 13:20
- I post here about: - research & sociology - mine and others' - usually about race & racism and/or inequality and/or politics - queer & trans issues as I understand/think about them (as someone who has been out as queer for 33+ years and who transitioned ... hey, almost exactly 20 years ago. +
- - my general thoughts on social change (I have always wanted to figure out how to be part of making the US a much less unequal and racist and etc country; my main conclusion on that is that it's impossible to know the right/best path from here to there, and that electoral politics do matter) +
- - whatever else I'm thinking about or enjoying that's worth sharing. That's not infrequently my mom, who has very late-stage early-onset Alzheimer's and who I miss terribly and was overall a great parent to me in a lot of ways. Sometimes it's ice cream or nature or biking or my kids if they ok it.
- Oh, I also really really like making data visualizations that are both pretty and informative and I am very proud of the ones in these threads/articles. bsky.app/profile/dani...
- I really like this image BUT it's important to note IMO that this hides a HUGE amount of racial disparity in both the class distribution and mobility patterns. Me et al. “Class Mobility and Reproduction for Black and White Adults in the United States: A Visualization” doi.org/10.1177/2378...
- .. and a lot of what I've been doing online this spring is trying to help coordinate and support academics/higher ed in standing up to Trump et al's attacks on science, knowledge, education, etc not to mention democracy itself + basic values like diversity & human rights. bsky.app/profile/dani...
- We've compiled all the instances we can find of academics standing up for higher education and democracy, as well as attacks, at WeAreHigherEd.org. Please visit, and sign our letter and/or others (bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd - 13k people have signed one or more statements).
