Jacob Otis

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Jacob Otis

@restorativejake

PhD Candidate (Restorative Justice), Graduate Managing Editor of @TheSocietyPages & Director of Restorative Programming @ St. Croix Valley Restorative Services

Minnesota Katılım Ekim 2019
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The Society Pages@TheSocietyPages·
TSP is mourning the loss of Minnesota's Melissa Hortman—and reflecting on the shock, sorrow, and disorientation that political violence leaves behind. 🔗 bit.ly/4jRC4uE 🔗 (Est. read: 3 minutes)
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📸 A new study on BeReal by @annika_pinch, @FloorFiers, & colleagues dives into how young adults perform, perceive, and judge authenticity on the app—and what happens when "realness" becomes a performance. Read TSP's new piece by Emma Goldstein: 🔗bit.ly/3XUq6sd🔗
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The American Journal of Unfinished Sociology (AJUS), the flagship journal of @TheSocietyPages, is now accepting proposals for our Spring 2025 Edition. Please submit and share with your networks today! 🔗thesocietypages.org/ajus/🔗
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Daniel Silver@danielasilver12·
Everything you wanted to know about Parsons but were afraid to ask! Always a pleasure talking social theory with Kyle .
kyle green@kylethegreen

New GTaC episode! @danielasilver12 helps me understand the logic of Talcott Parsons and convinces me of the joy of engaging with his ambitious theorizing - thesocietypages.org/theory/2025/03… *listen on @TheSocietyPages or on your favorite podcast app! #socialtheory #Parsons #sociology

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Young adults are spending more time "alone" — but is it really that simple? While loneliness raises concerns, shifting social norms, tech, & alt lifestyles complicate the story. What does the research say? Check out our latest by @restorativejake: 🔗 bit.ly/4he3GZs 🔗
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Chris Uggen@chrisuggen·
From hanging to gas chambers to lethal injection to firings squads, once and again — Prof. Austin Sarat @ljstprof on the history of botched executions and the morbid search for “better” ways to kill. theconversation.com/death-by-firin…
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Can MN’s pretrial system be fixed? @UMNSociology Prof. Josh Page & his partners at the @MinnJRC are convinced it can be, & presented the MN Legislature with a community-centered plan for redesigning MN’s pretrial system toward safety, liberty, and equity. startribune.com/minnesotas-pre…
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Our latest piece by @restorativejake recaps research by @sarahlageson and Robert Stewart on criminal background checks. Long story short, calling these checks "inaccurate" is an understatement—errors were rampant in this un/under-regulated industry. 🔗bit.ly/3Ev82y0🔗
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The latest public sociology from TSP, @contextsmag, @CCF_Families, & First Publics: Partisan bias & political truth, the 2021 American Rescue Plan's impact on child poverty, public distrust of sociology, parenting & gender, AI in classrooms, & more! 🔗 bit.ly/4fNW0fK 🔗
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2021's American Rescue Plan showed us that direct financial support works: U.S. child poverty hit a record low thanks to expanded aid to parents. Read our latest piece by Leo LaBarre on research by @ZParolin & @stefanofilauro in @DukePress. 🔗bit.ly/3BXSv8L🔗
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Chris Uggen@chrisuggen·
Messrs. Borg and McEnroe made a rare public appearance at the @TheSocietyPages pickleball party. Many thanks to our wonderful graduate student board -- and warm holiday wishes to you from all of us at TSP!
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Millennials vs. Boomers: Who's really wealthier? Research in @ChicagoJournals reveals the wealthiest Millennials surpass Boomers, but the poorest Millennials are comparatively worse off. Dive into the data from our latest post by @ShaniaKuo: 🔗bit.ly/3B5xxEH🔗
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Want the geeky backstory on that article some prof made you read? I’m delighted and a li’l embarrassed to share this interview with the amazing Sarah Shannon for Oral History of Criminology Project. Many thanks to Sarah, Brendan Dooley @lonecrim @OHCP_CCJ. criminologystories.com/christopher-ug…
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Check out the latest sociology from TSP, @contextsmag, @CCF_Families in our weekly recap. This week includes pieces on Police Body-cams, Climate Politics and EVs, Care Work and Wages, and more. 🔗bit.ly/4fyEXPL🔗
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