Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>In response to a range of problems associated with the direct link between international education and migration, which came to public attention in 2010, the Australian government has sought to address these flaws through various policies, including ..read more

Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>Trans youths’ future orientations are important but seldom discussed within the literature. Compared to their cisgender peers, the developmental trajectories of this group are characterised by considerable change, and highly subject to prevailing political climates. Here, we explore trans youths’ future orientations as a product of present-day experiences of identity-affirming factors. Some 1679 trans youth aged 14–21 responded to two open-ended items asking them about their experiences of gender affirmation, as well as their future goals and as ..read more

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Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>This paper explores the citizenship choices of Chinese migrants in Australia who must evaluate the relative benefits of Australian versus Chinese legal citizenship. Given the insecurities inherent in non-citizen status in either country, many families decide some members will take Australian citizenship while others retain Chinese citizenship in combination with Australian permanent residency. Forming these split nationality households aims to optimise the benefits and limit risk across all jurisdictions, attempting to exert control over persona ..read more

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Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>The last few years of pandemic living have highlighted various temporal tensions that characterise our individual and collective futures. In some ways, the scale of temporal disruption caused by the pandemic could be considered unprecedented. But in other ways, the temporal tensions that underpin social life are long-standing, even routine. In this special issue, ‘Future/Tense: A Sociology of Temporal Dis/Order’, we take the intensification of temporal tensions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, and well beyond it, as impetus to interrogate h ..read more

Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>With the rise of Web 2.0 and online sex work platforms, it's important to understand the structural violence faced by online sex workers. Utilising data from an online forum, AmberCutie, and drawing on structural violence as a theoretical framework, we argue that platform capitalism enacts violence against online sex workers structurally, through algorithmic systems and precarious financial payment options embedded within platform interfaces. Platforms exploit workers through algorithms demanding intense competition, unpaid labour, and emotional ..read more

Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>Cultural labour intersects with other forms of labour, such as immaterial and affective labour. However, it is distinct from these in its specific goal of producing ‘culture.’ Furthermore, the conditions necessary for cultural labour to thrive resemble that which Pierre Bourdieu referred to as skholè, unimpeded time to pursue one's work. Yet the problem of resourcing this labour and equitably funding it remains a unique issue.This paper will examine cultural labour and issues of equity in the contemporary Australian context, providing an overvie ..read more

Journal of Sociology, Ahead of Print. <br/>This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dating app users’ experiences, revealing how it brought life politics to the forefront. Through 53 in-depth interviews, it investigates the evolution of the dating apps feature, ‘I’m vaccinated’ badges, from symbols of vaccination status to indicators of political attitudes. Users used the badges for self-representation, seeking political homophily and rejecting those with different attitudes towards the pandemic and vaccines. In this manner, instead of bringing people together and pro ..read more

Journal of Sociology, Volume 60, Issue 4, Page 686-703, December 2024. <br/>This article analyses grassroots truth-telling in Australia, in the light of the 2017 Uluru Statement's call for a Makarrata Commission to oversee truth-telling and treaty. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have long called for truth-telling about the colonial past. Numerous community projects have emerged to engage with these historical truths. However, few of these initiatives have been documented. This article analyses a small sample of these projects, drawing on case study research. It argues ..read more