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Many of you have been asking for the references behind my tweet about #DEI programs. I've posted some already, but here's a longer list! #diversityandinclusion #diversityequityandinclusion #Sociology #SociologyIsPractical #PublicSociology
#UCSD #UCSDSociology
#UCSD #UCSDSociology
If you’re in a DEI position, here’s a quick summary of the findings from the empirical literature focused on prorgrams/initiatives designed to diversify an organization. 🧵#DEI #diversityandinclusion #Sociology #SociologyIsPractical #PublicSociology
#UCSD #UCSDSociology
#UCSD #UCSDSociology
The first thing to understand is that how the problem is defined already entails a solution. There are three main ways in which the problem has been defined and thus three broad strategies for addressing it:
Approach 1
The problem: mangers in charge of hiring and promotion are biased/racist/sexist/classist.
The Solution: change their beliefs OR their behavior (i.e. make their views or their actions less biased, racist, etc)
The problem: mangers in charge of hiring and promotion are biased/racist/sexist/classist.
The Solution: change their beliefs OR their behavior (i.e. make their views or their actions less biased, racist, etc)
I’m really proud to share a just-published article in @TheLancetPH about our #ChequeDayStudy. It is the culmination of years of work and input from community. I hope it informs policy to improve the lives of PWUD in BC & beyond 1/13 thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… 
Monthly synchronized income assistance payments have long been linked in past research to considerable and costly increases in drug use and drug-related harm, including overdose, hospital admission, treatment interruption, and emergency service calls. 2/13
This research suggests an individual signal for increased use from payments themselves and social signals from everyone being paid at the same time, producing calls to vary payment timing and frequency. 3/13 doi.org/10.1111/add.15…
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the ‘After Stonewall’ session #ASA19 Panel members tracing the intersectional histories and legacies of Stonewall. Sexuality was *never* a single issue - race, class and gender diversity were, and are, crucial for LGB liberation.
Remains vital to connect politics of sexuality to those of gender inequality, bodily autonomy, poverty and racism
Angela Jones stresses the importance of joy in doing political work. Joy is erased through a politics of trauma where queer, black, trans people carry the weight of emotional labour
