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We publish rigorous, original research that speaks to a general sociological audience and draws on an array of quantitative and qualitative methods ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14684446
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The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.
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The most recent British census was the first to elicit transgender identity. This research note considers the difference between the results of the English and Welsh 2021 Census and the Scottish 2022 Census.
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📢 Submit your paper for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology.
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The paradox of inequality posits that individuals in high-inequality societies paradoxically exhibit stronger meritocratic beliefs. This study presents an explanation from the perspective of critical sociology of education.
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This paper uses data from the UK and fixed effects models to explore the heterogeneity of gig work, examining differences in mental distress between high-dependence workers (those solely engaged in gig work) and low-dependence workers (those with
other jobs).
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📢 Submit your paper for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference (@bjsociology.bsky.social) by Monday 20 October - three weeks today.
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This new article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education.
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📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.
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2024 was hands down the BEST sociology conference I attended in years
08.09.2025 10:38 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Join us for the next BJS conference in April 2026! I came away from the last energized and inspired. Can’t wait to learn from colleagues from around the world.
08.09.2025 10:35 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0The inaugural BJS Conference, which took place in April 2024 at LSE, welcomed over 300 attendees from 138 different academic institutions and 23 countries.
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The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics across the discipline to advance their research.
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📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
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Happy to see this work in The British Journal of Sociology (@bjsociology.bsky.social)! Hope it sparks discussion on how social mobility interacts with democratic participation and what this means for representation and social inclusion.
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How far is too far for family support? This study maps how emotional and material reciprocity travels across Swiss families and finds that reciprocity depends not just on physical distance but on the broader structure of the family.
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This paper shows how elites' racialised identities and their understanding of racialised inequality shape their redistributive preferences, but this varies depending on whether they are evaluating race-conscious or race-neutral policies.
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This article explores how parental work ties shape children's educational choices, finding that children from lower-educated families are more likely to enrol in higher education if a parent works among highly educated colleagues.
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This article presents findings from a secondary analysis of data from the Adolescent Family Violence in Australia (AFVA) study—the first national study of the nature, prevalence and impacts of AFV in Australia.
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Drawing on case studies of two disaster insurance programmes in the US, this article argues that shifts between mutualism and individualisation in disaster insurance are symptoms of an “irrationalisation” of disaster policy.
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Following an increase in non-voting among the British working class in recent decades, this study examines the impact of occupational class mobility on the intergenerational transmission of electoral participation.
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Who gets to grieve and who gets buried in bureaucracy? This paper considers how navigating UK death administration depends on the bereaved's cultural and social capital, turning mourning into a matter of inequality.
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This article examines how social networks shape parents’ knowledge of childcare benefits in the Netherlands. It finds that lower-educated parents know less overall, but gain more from weak ties than their higher-educated peers.
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We're delighted to announce that British Journal of Sociology's impact factor has increased to 3.3 for 2024 and that our submission to first decision time is 57 days ⬆️
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This article explores how climbing the social ladder reshapes racial identity within Lima’s elite class. It finds that 'Mestizos' often escape the stigmatised label 'Cholo' through a process the writer terms 'decolouring'.
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How are capital and the family interconnected? This article argues that by owning capital across generations, families bridge the temporal gap between the durability of capital and the finite lifespan of private property holders.
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Amit Singh's paper examines how working-class young people enrolled at college perceive university, arguing the desire to attend university depends on risk versus reward, the “migrant effect” and the pursuit of dignity and respect.
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