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Toward a Sociology of Artificial Intelligence: A Call for Research on Inequalities and Structural Change by Joyce, Kelly, Smith-Doerr, Laurel, Alegria, Sharla, Bell, Susan, Cruz, Taylor, Hoffman, Steve G., Noble, Safiya Umoja, Shestakofsky, Benjamin

“…This article outlines a research agenda for a sociology of artificial intelligence (AI). The authors review two areas in which sociological theories and…”
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A story of nimble knowledge production in an era of academic capitalism by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…A rise of academic capitalism over the past four decades has been well documented within many research-intensive universities. Largely missing, however, are…”
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Managing Ambiguities at the Edge of Knowledge: Research Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Labs in an Era of Academic Capitalism by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…Many research-intensive universities have moved into the business of promoting technology development that promises revenue, impact, and legitimacy. While the…”
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The Responsibilities and Obligations of STS in a Moment of Post-Truth Demagoguery by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…Scientific expertise and the free press have come under sustained partisan attack with the political ascendance of right-wing nationalism. This has put some…”
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The Shelf Life of a Disaster: Post-Fukushima Policy Change in the United States and Germany by Hoffman, Steve G., Durlak, Paul

“…How can large-scale disasters prompt policy change beyond the local environment in which they occurred? Working at the intersection of political sociology,…”
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Walking the Line: The White Working Class and the Economic Consequences of Morality by Prasad, Monica, Hoffman, Steve G., Bezila, Kieran

“…Over one-third of the white working class in America vote for Republicans. Some scholars argue that these voters support Republican economic policies, while…”
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Thinking science with thinking machines: The multiple realities of basic and applied knowledge in a research border zone by Hoffman, Steve G

“…Some scholars dismiss the distinction between basic and applied science as passé, yet substantive assumptions about this boundary remain obdurate in research…”
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Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation by Berrey, Ellen, Hoffman, Steve G., Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…A substantial body of sociolegal scholarship suggests that the legitimacy of the law crucially depends on the public's perception that legal processes are…”
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The Practical Use of Other Realities: Taking Berger and Luckmann into the Wild by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…The sociology of knowledge that followed The Social Construction of Reality shifted from the study of rarified ideas to practical activity, focusing on the…”
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Five Big Ideas About AI by Hoffman, Steve G., Joyce, Kelly, Alegria, Sharla, Bell, Susan E., Cruz, Taylor M., Noble, Safiya Umoja, Shestakofsky, Benjamin, Smith-Doerr, Laurel

“…Massive investments in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a renewed debate over its impact on how we live, learn, and work. The last few years have also…”
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"There Must Be a Reason": Osama, Saddam, and Inferred Justification by Prasad, Monica, Perrin, Andrew J., Bezila, Kieran, Hoffman, Steve G., Kindleberger, Kate, Manturuk, Kim, Powers, Ashleigh Smith

“…One of the most curious aspects of the 2004 presidential election was the strength and resilience of the belief among many Americans that Saddam Hussein was…”
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academic capitalism by hoffman, steve g.

“…Social scientists have been seeking conceptual terminology that captures how and why universities are engaging in direct and indirect market activity…”
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Can a Knowledge Sanctuary also be an Economic Engine? The Marketization of Higher Education as Institutional Boundary Work by Nickolai, Daniel H., Hoffman, Steve G., Trautner, Mary Nell

“…Universities, particularly research‐intensive ones, have responded to a variety of external and internal influences by retooling their missions, culture, and…”
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How to Punch Someone and Stay Friends: An Inductive Theory of Simulation by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…One way to study ontology is to assess how people differentiate real activities from others, and a good case is how groups organize simulation. However, social…”
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The Undeserving Rich: "Moral Values" and the White Working Class by Prasad, Monica, Perrin, Andrew J., Bezila, Kieran, Hoffman, Steve G., Kindleberger, Kate, Manturuk, Kim, Powers, Ashleigh Smith, Payton, Andrew R.

“…White working-class citizens who vote for the Republican Party have been fodder for much political discussion and speculation recently, and a debate has arisen…”
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Simulation as a Social Process in Organizations by Hoffman, Steve G.

“…An emergent research literature is starting to cohere on simulation as a sociological process within organizations. This paper shines a spotlight on this…”
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Teaching & Learning Guide for 'Can a Knowledge Sanctuary also be an Economic Engine? The Marketing of Higher Education as Institutional Boundary Work' by Nickolai, Daniel H., Hoffman, Steve G., Trautner, Mary Nell

“…This guide accompanies the following article: Daniel H. Nickolai, Steve G. Hoffman, and Mary Nell Trautner. 2012. ‘Can a Knowledge Sanctuary also be an…”
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The scholar's body : Mixing it up with Loïc Wacquant by HOFFMAN, Steve G, FINE, Gary Alan

“…Part of a review symposium on Loic Wacquant's book, Body and Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer (2004), maintains that his account of the time he spent in…”
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Coding Places: Software Practice in a South American City . By Yuri Takhteyev. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2012. Pp. ix+257. $34.00 by Hoffman, Steve G.

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The Responsibilities and Obligations of STS in a Moment of Post-Truth Demagoguery by Steve G. Hoffman

“…Scientific expertise and the free press have come under sustained partisan attack with the political ascendance of right-wing nationalism. This has put some…”
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