The Neighborhood Sociologist

@roderickgraham
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Associate Professor at Old Dominion University in the department of #Sociology and #Criminal Justice.

Studying #cybercrime, #cyberdeviance, and racial inequality.

Proud member of #AAUP.

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"There are no MAGA, woke, Black, Southern, American, female, or trans “essences” that determine group outcomes. The patterns we see at the group level are not powered by some internal and eternal trait."
#neighborhoodsociologist

https://rodgraham.substack.com/p/groups-are-not-unique-conditions

Groups are not unique, conditions are.

Some things your sociologist never told you - Part 5

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One thing sociology has taught me is that what seem to be unique characteristics of individuals or groups, are in reality responses to *unique conditions.*

It makes total sense for some now to rest on ideological justifications that have been embraced by victims of hate speech in the past.

#neighborhoodsociologist

Old Dominion University is hiring a lecturer in #cybercriminology, #cyberlaw, or #digitalsociology.

If interested, contact me at [email protected] for more information.

You can also read the full ad here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s8NDO1ouhQ78JcQvuI2yclMzL_fIsf6b/view?usp=sharing

"There are many ways I can contribute, I just never thought about! In effect, my colleague had given me an assortment of statuses in a social movement that have roles very different from protesting."

#sociology #neighborhoodsociologist

https://open.substack.com/pub/rodgraham/p/some-things-your-sociologist-never-3aa?r=cpri4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Some things your sociologist never told you (Part III)

On how knowing statuses and roles can make you more agentic in life

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The moment I understood the anger towards "woke"

Or, why are we so concerned with the sexuality of Michelangelo?

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Academics, who will more likely support progressive causes with theory and data-driven arguments, must be muzzled or lose their jobs.

But churches - most of them supportive of MAGA candidates can give full-throated endorsements and keep their non-profit status.

https://www.whro.org/2025-07-08/irs-says-churches-can-now-endorse-political-candidates

IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates

Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.

WHRO
Facts don't care about your feelings, but your feelings care about facts.

Or, why I love a song from Toad the Wet Sprocket

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The Diversity Opportunity

How Trump's anti-DEI push is the event needed to permanently entrench DEI principles in our government

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The answer is in the response

Ruminations on what people's reactions to current policies tell us about society

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My co-editor and I are looking for pieces speaking to the current anti-DEI moment. See link for full announcement.

#sociology #DEI

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MyqTt4geJ81-z07Ug1w87s2uK71OASkO/view?usp=sharing

Call for Abstracts_Sociology_Turmoil.pdf

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