Post-doc @Vanderbilt U | PhD @Boston U | MA @NYUSociology |Medical Sociology, Aging and the Life Course, Family Demography, Social Networks, Inequality https://lepingwang928.github.io/https://bsky.app/profile/lepingwang.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lepingwang.bsky.social/post/3monzg32tys2y💡What to make of "neither agree nor disagree" responses to Qs about racial attitudes? Our original survey in US & Netherlands suggests the racism/non-racism binary overlooks a crucial category: "ambivalent racism" 📄 @isa-sociology.org paper w/ @jonathanmijs.com: https://doi.org/10.1177/02685809261458580 (1/6)19 Jun 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:5n4rfacmudf36uw5om3j2vrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3monzg32tys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lepingwang.bsky.social/post/3lx2xfqs6vk2cIn this new paper, we found off-time marital transition, featured by premature widowhood in China, is associated with higher likelihood of loneliness, whereas on-time marital transition, featured by midlife divorce in the U.S., is associated with less loneliness. https://doi.org/10.1332/17579597Y2025D00000005623 Aug 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:5n4rfacmudf36uw5om3j2vrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx2xfqs6vk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lepingwang.bsky.social/post/3lveb4vbiq22iHow do evaluations in junior faculty hiring reproduce inequality? In this study, I propose a "Merit-Fit-Diversity" framework to unpack the academic gatekeeping process across sociology and business departments, and across private and public universities: https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.7002601 Aug 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:5n4rfacmudf36uw5om3j2vrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lveb4vbiq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lepingwang.bsky.social/post/3luvf5hu77s2tSee our new study to find out how social security disparities persist even after adjusting for life course characteristics including human capital, labor supply, health, and socio-demographics! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:5n4rfacmudf36uw5om3j2vrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvf5hu77s2t