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Sociologists call it the postindustrial economy, which is a way of saying we don’t even know what it is; it’s the after-the-last-thing thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Sociologists call it “concerted cultivation,” said Jennifer Hook, a professor of sociology at the University of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Sociologists tell us that conservatives, when polled, are usually happier than liberals.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Sociologists say these changes hardly bothered most Russians, whose average monthly salary in 2022 was about $900.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Sociologists have frequently observed that governments use punishment primarily as a tool of social control, and thus the extent or severity of punishment is often unrelated to actual crime patterns.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander