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Fun fact: In 1905, the American Sociological Society (ASS) was founded--an indication of how rarely acronyms were used back then, when writing was more formal. As the 20th century unfolded, their use exploded, first in government (RAF, OSS, FBI), & later in tech and digital

A while ago I posted about Pitirim Sorokin, the 20th-century sociologist who (wrongly) predicted in 1965 that sociology would become more integrated and offer grand synthetic theories. Now I see why he hoped for that. Back in 1937-1941, he published Social and Cultural

I was deeply saddened to hear of Richard Alba's passing last month. He was an exceptional scholar and an honorable person I had the privilege of speaking with occassionally. His groundbreaking work on immigrant incorporation significantly influenced my research on residential