I really don't want the feminization hypothesis to be right, but when you see results like these (from Horowitz et al. 2018's survey of soc faculty -- 14% response rate)... It's worth noting that the men's scores don't inspire confidence, but the women's scores are striking.

One criticism I have with the affirmative-action-for-conservatives recommendation (that I'm open to, but am not generally in favor of) is the assumption that bringing in more conservatives will make research more rigorous bc they'll call out unrigorous ideological research. 1\ My key objection to that premise: non-conservative scholars are already calling out unrigorous research but they are getting called conservatives for doing it. First, by associating politics with critique of shitty research, we're reifying the assumption that critics are conservative rather than just proper scientists. We're making it about ideology rather than science. 2\

Something I see a lot in qualitative research is a lack of analysis. Basically a rundown of what's in the data, but without doing anything with it (analysis). It's the qualitative equivalent of descriptive stats. Short thread. Some tricks to move past this: go back to your research question. Some RQs are purely descriptive, which can be okay in some settings, but usually are less exciting.

Something I think a lot of scholars don't understand: the more generalist the journal, the more generalist a given article's appeal is supposed to be. What does this mean? 1/ Something focused on advancing our knowledge of an empirical topic goes in a specialist journal. I write something on prisons, I want other scholars interested in prisons to read it. 2/

Okay, I've been wanting to write this thread for a while and the final piece just came out so:

2020-2022 has been a banger time for new qualitative methods books. Here's a thread of some great new books! It's important to note that these are often FUN books to read. I think that's really important.

It's a genuinely interesting question about politics in the university, but lets also be super clear about what the data actually show. Short thread. 1/

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1412011840956141570

The source of this figure is this study (choose which link works best for you) 2/ scholar.google.com/scholar?cluste…

Okay, I've been wanting to write this post for a while, so here it goes: prisons+jail reform has a LONG history with disease. Let me explain.... 1/n Before I go on, let me first acknowledge #MichaelMeranze whose excellent book #LaboratoriesofVirtue makes disease a major focal point in his history of post-Revolution penal reform. 2/n amazon.com/Laboratories-V…

Wow, people really liked my reading guide template for students. So, here are some slides from lecture about getting through the reading. #Thread (1) You have a lot going on in your life and school might not be your #1 priority. But you still need to do the reading, but you don't have to read every word of it. Here are some ways you can skim, arranged from least time to more time.