I’m teaching a graduate seminar on families for the first time in years. What are your favorite recent or forthcoming academic books on family life that I should teach? Self promotion encouraged!

The field of gender and sexual minority (LGBTQ) health is being erased. Hundreds of ongoing NIH grants being immediately terminated. Deb Umberson and my decade long longitudinal study on marriage and health joined the termination list last night.

My federal grants with @wendymanning.bsky.social and Ann Meier were terminated last week. The language from the termination is below. It has been sad as we are being forced to say goodbye to members of our team. We are figuring out next steps. We remain deeply committed to studying all families.

Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03 TheRiseRegistry.org

Just learned my team’s NIA R01 on LGBTQ health that was set to be reviewed today was dropped from the study section last minute. Heard several other LGBTQ grants had the same fate.

Reminder that ipums.org has all the acs, census, CPS, NHIS, MEPS, and so much more. Bonus that it’s cleaned and harmonized in ways that make these data really easy to use in practice.

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

For 20 years I have used data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to educate many thousands of students about trends in teen sexual behavior. Now, because Trump and MAGA are afraid of knowledge and education, access to this information -- vital knowledge -- is denied the public. (From my textbook:

Social scientists are actually excellent at how to successfully share data with each other. We're going to need organize, and actively seek to help each, to ensure ongoing access to data.

The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991. Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens. As of this morning, it’s gone.

Wake up y’all. *Take normal things away to create shock. Then, give a little back so it seems reasonable and normal is THE playbook.* The media needs to do better. THIS IS NOT OK.

To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand.

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

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Finally done done DONE with Twitter and deactivated. Not only is it an unusable dumpster fire, but elon’s n@zi salute made this decision for me. Hi Bluesky friends!

Thought I might repost some starter packs for sociologist for #followfriday as there are many more new folks on, and more starter packs by area and interest. Starting with the #sociology general here we go: go.bsky.app/QqTLQau