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Justin Huft

@ProfHuft

Part time researcher and lecturer in sociology & psychology. Full time lover of The Muppets. PhD candidate @UCRiverside. Race, gender, religion, social psych.

 Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2020
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Does religiosity increase fear of death? Decrease it? Turns out it's a little of both! Grounded in identity theory, I introduce a framework to categorize underlying identity meanings to explain this. doi.org/10.1177/019027252614… #sociology @SPQuarterly
The Impact of Differing Identity Meanings on Fears of Death - Justin Huft, 2026

The Impact of Differing Identity Meanings on Fears of Death - Justin Huft, 2026

The relationship between fear of death and religiosity remains unclear, with research offering conflicting evidence. Existing theories——including buffering theo...

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Ultimately, I show how behavioral religiosity meanings are negatively related to fear of death, while attitudinal religiosity meaning are positively related to fear of death.
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Cool new articles just published! First, from social psychologist Jan Stets, comes the largest extension of identity theory thus far, covering a multidimensional view of the life course. link.springer.com/article/10… And, second, a really creative new direction for systems theory, from @zevitorbarros. Open access!: link.springer.com/article/10…
Identities, meaning, the social structure, and the life course: Developing identity theory in...

Identities, meaning, the social structure, and the life course: Developing identity theory in...

Theory and Society -

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ASA Sociology@ASAnews7 Aug 2025
ASA welcomes you to Chicago for #ASA2025, Aug. 8-12, with ASA President Adia M. Harvey Wingfield’s theme “Reimagining the Future of Work.” @AdiaHWingfield
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Hi all! I have a new article out! I introduce privilege diffusion—a rhetorical strategy that disperses blame on to vague forces like “culture” or “masculinity,” that appear critical but ultimately obscure responsibility for those with privilege. doi.org/10.1111/soc4.70101
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I'm officially ABD. I can now do some much needed spring cleaning (closing tabs). #sociology
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This fun little article about Affect Control Theory and The Troubles got an honorable mention for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section. Currently celebrating with ice cream. #sociology journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
“Troubled” Meanings: An Affect Control Theory Exploration of the Conflict in Northern Ireland -...

“Troubled” Meanings: An Affect Control Theory Exploration of the Conflict in Northern Ireland -...

The Troubles in Northern Ireland ranks among the most violent periods in recent history. While social movements scholars have long sought to understand the conf...

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New publication! We explore opposition to COVID mitigation strategies and mandates. We use social identity theory and identity theory. White Identity, Conservatism, and Resistance to COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies mdpi.com/3198468 #mdpiyouth via @Youth_MDPI #sociology
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In reaction to these threats, white people with a strong racial identity are adopting political beliefs, and, in particular, conservative beliefs, that help restore positive distinctness to their white identity.
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White racial identity indirectly decreased support for and adherence to all COVID-19 mitigation outcomes by enhancing levels of conservatism. In addition, racial identity verification enhanced the negative effects of conservatism with most of the COVID-19 mitigation outcomes.
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🌈Call for Reading🌈: "Contextual Factors in Ethnic-Racial Socialization in White Families in the United States" @ProfHuft @Societies_MDPI #OpenAccess 👉Read this paper via link: doi.org/10.3390/soc13050114 #Ethnic-Racial Socialization #geographic region #region of residence
Contextual Factors in Ethnic-Racial Socialization in White Families in the United States

Contextual Factors in Ethnic-Racial Socialization in White Families in the United States

Recent demographic shifts and sociopolitical events in the United States have led to a racial reckoning in which white people are engaging with issues of race and racism in new ways. This study...

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The journal that I help edit, @CritSoc, has made all of the articles Michael Burawoy wrote for us over the past 20 years open access. Thank you for all you did for Critical Sociology, Michael — may we carry your torch! journals.sagepub.com/page/cr…
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NEW: Trenton D. Mize, Bing Han, "Inequality and Total Effect Summary Measures for Nominal and Ordinal Variables." sociologicalscience.com/arti…
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To everyone planning on attending the @ASAnews conference in Chicago: I'll be arriving a day early, and there will not be any more hot dogs or pizza left in the city when you get there. Really sorry you had to find out like this. #ASA2025 #sociology
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Very happy to have published this, and grateful for two excellent co-authors. I think we found some interesting stuff! #Sociology
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OPEN ACCESS In this new TSQ article, Justin Huft (@ProfHuft) and colleagues examine the role of ethnic-racial socialization in white young adults' support for far-right groups. Read more at bit.ly/4jds13W
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Pleased to see this published in @SociusJournal! Inspired by work in psychology on sexual fluidity, Andy and I propose "situational fluidity" to explain the the process by which people flexibly adjust the use of multiple labels. Open access! @UBCSociology journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Situational Fluidity and the Use of Identity Labels in Interactions - Andy Holmes, Amin Ghaziani,...

Situational Fluidity and the Use of Identity Labels in Interactions - Andy Holmes, Amin Ghaziani,...

The number of people who identify as LGBTQ+ more than doubled in the past decade, and with this growth has come an upsurge of expressive identity labels. Howeve...

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The authors of this new paper propose a theory of inhabited ideology by showing that institutional myths mediate diversity ideology to create local ideological tenets which shape and justify organizational approaches to racial equity. doi.org/10.1177/237802312413…
Inhabited Ideology: Diversity Ideology and Approaches to Racial Equity Across Institutional Sectors...

Inhabited Ideology: Diversity Ideology and Approaches to Racial Equity Across Institutional Sectors...

Sociologists study diversity as both the cornerstone idea of an emergent dominant racial ideology and an organizational strategy to address racial inequality. H...

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New publication! We explore factors that contribute to early leaving in dual diagnosis treatment. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Clinical Characteristics of Early Leavers From a Private Dual-Diagnosis Program

Clinical Characteristics of Early Leavers From a Private Dual-Diagnosis Program

Objective: Early leaving in substance use disorder treatment may be the single largest variable undermining treatment success. Existing work on early leaving tends to explore either client factors,...

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Findings challenge previous research by showing that age and gender do not predict shorter retention. We do find that higher levels of symptomology predicts longer stay.
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