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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
25 Sept 2017 → 1 Jun 2024
Award Date: 1 Jun 2024
Master of Arts, University of Chicago
25 Sept 2017 → 22 Mar 2019
Award Date: 22 Mar 2019
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley
15 Aug 2013 → 20 May 2017
Award Date: 20 May 2017
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Gender and Sexuality
- Culture
- Childhood
- Social Theory
- Social Interaction
- Semiotics
- Categorization
- Ethnomethodology
- Sociology of Everyday Life
- Qualitative Methods
- HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gender Uptake: Theorizing the Semiotics of (Un)Doing Gender
Yang, Y., Dec 2025, In: Sociological Theory. 43, 4, p. 360–384 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Not Sociology Problem Revisited: Key Findings from the 2024 ASA Sex & Gender Section Student Survey
Yang, Y. & Wolfe, A., Jun 2025, American Sociological Association Sex & Gender Section. 7 p. (American Sociological Association Sex & Gender Section Newsletter; vol. 2025, no. June)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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“I Didn’t Know Ace Was a Thing”: Bisexuality and pansexuality as identity pathways in asexual identity formation
Winer, C., Carroll, M., Yang, Y., Linder, K. & Miles, B., Feb 2024, In: Sexualities. 27, 1-2, p. 267-289 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender uncoupled: Asexual people making sense of high school sex talk
Yang, Y., Mar 2023, In: Sexualities. 26, 3, p. 372-387 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The art worlds of gender performance: cosplay, embodiment, and the collective accomplishment of gender
Yang, Y., 6 Jul 2022, In: The Journal of Chinese Sociology. 9, 23 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 4 Editorial board of a journal
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Sex & Sexualities (Journal)
Yang, Y. (Editor)
2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board of a journal
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Sex & Sexualities (Journal)
Yang, Y. (Editorial board member)
2025 → 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board of a journal
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Men and Masculinities (Journal)
Yang, Y. (Editorial board member)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board of a journal
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American Journal of Sociology (Journal)
Yang, Y. (Editor)
2023 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board of a journal
Prizes
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ASA Body & Embodiment Section Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention
Yang, Y. (Recipient), Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ASA EMCA Section Graduate Student Paper Award
Yang, Y. (Recipient), Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ASA History of Sociology and Social Thought Section Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention
Yang, Y. (Recipient), Aug 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ASA Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Award
Yang, Y. (Recipient), Aug 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)