Midlife Motherhood: Everything, everywhere, all at once

A mother lifting a child into the air, with the sun setting over the ocean in the background. “Silhouette Photo of a Mother Carrying Her Baby at Beach during Golden Hour” by Pixabay under Pexels license. As an academic, I often … Read More

StoryMap | What “They” Don’t Want You to Know About Conspiracy Theories

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Read More

StoryMap | Firefighters Face Burning Issues Beyond a Blaze

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Read More

StoryMap | Gender, Cultural Change, and the Catholic Church

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family.   … Read More

StoryMap | Law Enforcement and Body-Cams

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Jake … Read More

StoryMap | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Sociology of the Cultic

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family. Mallory … Read More

StoryMap | War on Women on the Web

Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and … Read More

Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

Police tape. Photo by kat wilcox under Pexels license. This article is republished from the Conversation, read the original article here. Most school shootings … Read More

Is this the dawn of a new era in women’s sports?

A running track with two lanes in the foreground, and fog covering the view in the distance. Photo by Pixabay under Pexels license. This article is republished from the … Read More

Families change. The way we support kids should change too.

Two children swinging on a beachside playground, with other children playing on slides, monkey bars, and other playground equipment in the background. Photo by Cottonbro Studios under Pexels license. Marriage is having a moment. One reason: about one-quarter … Read More