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Vinnie Roscigno

@roscigno.bsky.social

Sociologist of inequality, education, mobility, work, and first generation status at The Ohio State University. Bronx born and First-Gen proud. https://u.osu.edu/roscigno.1/

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12.11.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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First‐Generation Inequalities, Adaptation, and Resilience First-generation college students face systemic barriers to persistence, including lower campus engagement, delayed graduation, and higher departure rates compared to their continuing-generation peer...

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31.07.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Unrealized Potential of Audits: Applicant-Side Inequalities in Effort, Opportunities, and Certainty - Mike Vuolo, SadΓ© L. Lindsay, Vincent J. Roscigno, Shawn D. Bushway, 2025 Randomized audits and correspondence studies are widely regarded as a β€œgold standard” for capturing discrimination and bias. However, gatekeepers (e.g., employe...

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22.05.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great book and an amazing author !

20.03.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Sociology Is Essential, and Especially Right Now The discipline of sociology matters, maybe now more than ever. Here are 21 reasons why an understanding of sociology can benefit everyone.

Why sociology is important and even more so right now. Worth a read!

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12.03.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

New article "being first-generation" in Contexts! Glad to put FG students on the side of HOPE this time. Check it out! πŸ’”πŸ’œ journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

19.02.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ACIP Meeting Postponed Days After RFK Jr. Took Over as HHS Chief Kennedy was critical of CDC's vaccine advisors during confirmation process

ACIP has been meeting regularly since 1964 to review research on vaccine safety and efficacy, sometimes confirming effectiveness and sometimes removing support. It will not meet next week bc RFK. We are already less safe. #vaccines www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

21.02.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Being First-Generation

Here’s the pdf. Could easily be used and generate good discussion in undergrad intro, soc of ed, or inequality classes

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20.02.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Being First-Generation - Vincent J. Roscigno, Jasmine Whiteside, Erick Axxe, Anne Mcdaniel, Oded Mcdossi, 2025 Vincent J. Roscigno, Jasmine Whiteside, Erick Axxe, Anne McDaniel, and Oded Mcdossi on first-gen students’ vulnerabilities and resilience.

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19.02.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jumping in the car today and driving 8.5 hours to Atlanta to attend tomorrow night's National Championship Game live with Jim Ainsworth :). Life is good and I am ready! Go Bucks!!!

19.01.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You made our day with the book release!!

07.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Pays for Diversity? by Oneya Okuwobi - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

And finally, me with Who Pays for Diversity? from @ucpress.bsky.social. I examine churches, corporations, and universities to show the real effects of diversity on employees of color. With this in mind, we can fight not for the status quo, but for a better future. www.ucpress.edu/books/who-pa...

07.01.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mobility and Inequality in the Professoriate: How and Why First-Generation and Working-Class Backgrounds Matter - Vincent J. Roscigno, Elizabeth M. Lee, Allison L. Hurst, David Brady, Colby R. King, A... Social science research has long recognized the relevance of socioeconomic background for mobility and inequality. In this article we interrogate how and why wo...

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24.12.2024 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Mobility and Inequality in the Professoriate: How and Why First-Generation and Working-Class Backgrounds Matter - Vincent J. Roscigno, Elizabeth M. Lee, Allison L. Hurst, David Brady, Colby R. King, A... Social science research has long recognized the relevance of socioeconomic background for mobility and inequality. In this article we interrogate how and why wo...

Great work!! See also journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

23.12.2024 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Winter break batch is complete!!

20.12.2024 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
GSS | NORC at the University of Chicago

Release 4 of the 2022 GSS, along with cumulative cross-sectional files, is now available. Includes interviewer characteristics, survey paradata, new calculations of occupational prestige, & new data on HH structure & relationship information.

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#sociology #sociosky #polisky #econsky πŸ“ˆπŸ“‰

27.11.2024 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Please add

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Love it!

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