This article reviews scholarship concerned with the ways in which morality shapes
organizational practice on the frontlines of the state: how bureaucrats, who draw on, contest …

Where is the new sociology of morality headed? We identify and examine some of its new
frontiers, both empirical and conceptual. First, we consider moral practices, discourses, and …

Glasses and stones, metals and textiles, leathers and plastics…. The materials of objects
can shape consumption in a variety of ways. Drawing on affordance theory, the authors …

Various data from communication that does not occur face-to-face are taken to be
problematic for Kaplan's account of indexical expressions, as is the case with the so-called …

This paper analyzes the wage system in Mao-era China (1949–1976) and the early reform
period, focusing on how it structured the mental-manual labor divide as a form of cultural …

Built environments have structured urban space in racist and classist ways, contributing to
residential segregation and related inequalities. Previous research has examined how …

The death of an artist can act as a costly signal of their authenticity, and cause enduring
changes in audience valuations of their work. Drawing on novel digital trace data of …

How are we to understand the contemporary preoccupation—at least in many English‐
speaking societies—with 'random acts of kindness' and the idea of kindness more …

In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in studying the appeal of digital games.
However, there is still a call for further research, especially on the theoretical and …

This article discusses the existence of aesthetics in traditional batik colors in Tuban, East
Java, Indonesia, which is reflected in the appreciation of the deep values in the activity of …