Thanks a million, Pat @ophastings.bsky.social, for recommending OVERINVESTED to family sociologists. I am an interloper into that field, but uncovering the modern emotional economy of parenting reveals so much about how we have redefined children and what it means to raise them. #family #parenting

Grateful for a chance to talk to @calebzakarin.bsky.social about OVERINVESTED - from child labor to mom emotional labor, from curating resumes to Varsity Blues & also how children are a common responsibility. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/overinvested

Delighted that OVERINVESTED is now part of the CASBS Ralph W. Tyler Collection. And that I was able to say THANKS for the engaging and supportive time at @casbsstanford.bsky.social in the book acknowledgments! I can’t recommend it highly enough. Applications for fellowships due in the Fall. Apply!

"Your son saved someone's life? He can put it on his college application!" is what one caller was told and shared on @kqedforum.bsky.social in a recent episode with me. Not shocked? Read why in my "Children as Projects" essay - and more in my book OVERINVESTED. press.princeton.edu/ideas/childr...

Delighted to hear @casbsstanford.bsky.social was listening in to my @kqedforum.bsky.social conversation. BIG thanks to CASBS for the crucial support to move the “Overinvested” book project forward. I know there are so many alumni out there thinking the same!

What do we *really* owe our children? Excited about *OVERINVESTED: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting* officially publishing next week. @princetonupress.bsky.social Grateful to @ucisocsci.bsky.social Heather Ashbach for talking to me about it. #children #parents #parenting

Merci beaucoup, Céline! I wanted to let you know about the book launch event: “From Priceless to Overinvested” conversation between Viviana Zelizer and Nina Bandelj, moderated by Frederick Wherry. January 22, 4pm ET. Register online: uci.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New year, new book! Thrilled to launch OVERINVESTED in conversation with the brilliant Viviana Zelizer, moderated by Fred Wherry “From Priceless…to Overinvested” January 22, 4pm ET, register at: lnkd.in/g-ewbpyX

My new book, The Division of Rationalized Labor, is now shipping! A brief summary of the argument to follow…

The best of worlds when reviewers get your main point! Yes, OVERINVESTED shows that demands of modern parenting are unsustainable. Very grateful to Kirkus Reviews. Book releases on January 20. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Over the moon to announce OVERINVESTED, my new book baby due January 20, 2026, with a starred Publishers Weekly review. “Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting” press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs. www.science.org/content/blog...

Our last encounter was a celebratory hug for his 2024 ASA Du Bois award and we reminisced about debating socialisms in Budapest in 2002 when we first met. Rest in power, dear Michael Burawoy. As we mourn this most tragic loss, my heart goes out to so many I know he mentored and loved.

JOB ALERT: I am looking to hire two full-time pre-doctoral scholar to work with me in projects related to social stratification, human capital formation and health disparities. Data management and statistical analysis skills required. The position offers competitive salary and benefits.

As a professor, I work in an industry in decline. It's taken me a long time to come around to this idea, but it's hard to ignore the signs. I suspect people at certain institutions and fields long ago reached this conclusion. But it shapes how I think about my work and future.

Today 12/16 is the deadline to submit to SASE @sasemeeting.bsky.social and look forward to a great meeting in Montreal, July 9-12. See you there!

An actual slide from University Emergency Response Training: Emergencies to be prepared for, next to earthquake and fires: -widespread flooding or severe weather -hazardous materials incidents ... ... -zombie attacks/other civil unrest Now properly certified and certainly unprepared 🤯

“While the US Department of Health considers 7% of household income as an affordable benchmark for childcare, in 2023, 2/3 of parents spent 20+% on childcare. Average cost for 2 children is higher than average rent in 50 states & average mortgage payment in 45 states” www.niussp.org/family-and-h...

The science behind winning a Nobel prize? “Want your kids to win a Nobel and can’t change your own occupation?… research offers two bits of advice. Have a son (you need to be from a particularly rich family if you’re a woman…), and live in America.” amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Calling all social scientists whose work touches on offshore finance! Please submit your work to the special issue of the journal Socio-Economic Review that I'll be guest editing with my fellow sociologist Kimberly Kay Hoang & historian Vanessa Ogle. Due date:15 May. academic.oup.com/ser/pages/cf...

I co-directed this special issue of the Canadian Review of Sociology celebrating the work of Viviana A. Zelizer with Jeanne Lazarus. Zelizer is one of the most recognized economic sociologists; the issue highlights her significance for family and intimacy scholars. Links to all the articles below👇

Thrilled to contribute to a special issue dedicated to THE Viviana Zelizer and link of her #money research to #family studies. Check out the issue at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

How much do you usually tip? #money

Want to know more about the broligarchs being put in charge of the US government? What do they want & what will it mean for us? What's up with their obsessions with crypto & pregnancy? Listen to me and @gilduran.bsky.social talk about it on his Framelab podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYiH...

The climate crisis leads to unprecedented losses and damages. Help us understand how they affect contemporary societies & political economies. Join @vapunkt.bsky.social, @trgn.bsky.social & me at: - SASE Mini Conference - Paper Workshop @mpifg.bsky.social - Special issue at Socio-Economic Review

Ode to Student Thanks @josephfasano.bsky.social

Tressie McMillan Cottom’s incisive analysis of emotional appeals of tradwives, podcast bros and wellness influencers www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...

Submit to SASE Early Career Workshop! Note the earlier deadline this year, December 16 (so goes for regular submissions as well)

New SASE early career scholar prize for best paper in comparative capitalism (for PhD students or within three years post-PhD) sase.org/news/announc...