Health disparities faced by transgender people are partly explained by barriers to trans-
inclusive healthcare, which in turn are linked to a lack of transgender health education in …

The social construction of illness is a major research perspective in medical sociology. This
article traces the roots of this perspective and presents three overarching constructionist …

From two experts in the field comes an accessible, how-to guide that will help researchers
think more productively about the relation between theory and data at every stage of their …

An innovative and accessible guide to doing social research in the digital age. In just the
past several years, we have witnessed the birth and rapid spread of social media, mobile …

Quantitative research enjoys heightened esteem among policy-makers, media, and the
general public. Whereas qualitative research is frequently dismissed as subjective and …

Abstract Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are increasingly popular in the social
sciences, not only in medicine. We argue that the lay public, and sometimes researchers, put …

Black women have higher rates of premature birth than other women in America. This
cannot be simply explained by economic factors, with poorer women lacking resources or …

The contributors to Captivating Technology examine how carceral technologies such as
electronic ankle monitors and predictive-policing algorithms are being deployed to classify …

Advancements in novel neurotechnologies, such as brain computer interfaces (BCI) and
neuromodulatory devices such as deep brain stimulators (DBS), will have profound …

In Gut Feminism Elizabeth A. Wilson urges feminists to rethink their resistance to biological
and pharmaceutical data. Turning her attention to the gut and depression, she asks what …