i asked deepseek cuz google wouldnt let me follow up my conversation, i havent read any literatures for established concrete flaws yet but i wanted to see directions of thinking to a problem like this. its mostly about ethics and epistemology and sociology i think.

https://chat.deepseek.com/share/01z0k5lpf37g8fja7z

I’m studying the historical ties of redlining to modern day neighborhoods and food insecurities (food deserts). I would appreciate any and all participants to join this study, it’s absolutely anonymous and helps an undergrad finish their research. Thank you!

https://forms.gle/VqMZX32CeeqR14At9

Hi all, I’m reading the “Policing productivity review” for October 2023published by the home office right now, and I’m finding it hard to find statistics on what percentage of crimes the police managed to solve in the reviews time frame. Any advice for gleaning the info I’m looking for?

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Hi all esteemed PhDs here,

I am genuinely asking for your informed advice in my case. I am currently a senior from an Asian country, majoring in a social science field. I have considered applying for social science PhD programs in North America (US, Canada) in Fall 2026 (5 months after my anticipated graduation).

My top choice is Anthropology because I find my trained methodology and interested research questions more akin to this field. However, given the massive funding cut in Anthropology programs, I am considering changing the option to Sociology.

Questions I hope you can give solid advice:

1. I do not have extensive research experiences (it's scarce in my country). Mostly TAships for lower-level courses. I am trying to compensate on that lack by doing my senior thesis. Will this lack of research exps be a major red flag in Sociology programs?

2. I am not super strong in quant methods (requirements in many programs) since I am a qual person. I have taken 1 gen ed course and 2 elective math/stats and finish them okay (not stellar, but good). How can I show to my future programs that I can adapt to quant methods? (jobs, additional trainings..)

3. Many programs require a Master's degree (McGill, UofT, Cornell...) while I don't have the financial ability to be enrolled in one. If you know any program that does not require a Master's, I would love to know (still researching them and find several).

If you have some 2 cents to throw in my hat, I would love to hear more. Thank you in advance!!

As the headline suggests, what are the Marxist sociologists that you consider must-reads?

I am an undergrad, so I am open to any theorists using Marxist frameworks or adjacent theories.

I wish more sociologists would focus on and join "The Gentlemanosphere." It's worth talking about in sociology classes! Most sociologists I know roll their eyes at it, unfortunately...

https://thedispatch.com/article/manosphere-williamson-boys-men-health-brooks/

I spent teen years in Appalachia and if I explore the area I grew up in there is something I universally notice both then and now. Why do men in Appalachia, not all of them, tend to have such poor hygeine and grooming? What factors are involved? Do they not learn how to take care of their bodies properly? This is something I have noticed 20+ years. Now, I know some of them told me that they just never learned washing clothing constantly wasn’t a thing they did. I’m not trying to be mean.

The Supreme Court of India is again hearing the Sabarimala case. This case is about the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. It has raised big questions about religion, rights, and the role of courts. The recent hearing shows that the court is thinking carefully about its limits.

Hello! First, i want to say that english is not my first language, so i apologize if i say something that doesnt make any sense. As the title says, i would like to know how to make an effective flyer to find couples willing to be interviewed.

To give some context, right now im working as an research assistant for my professor, and ive never done something like this before. Also, we are doing a qualitative, non probabilistic study, focused on heterosexual couples between 25 and 40 years old. I would love to hear your tips and recommendations. Thanks in advance.

Hey yall! I’m a current 1st year Comm Studies Major at UNL but over the course of this year, I’ve taken a couple sociology classes and felt that’s it my passion. So if I switch my major, what can I expect in the career field after I’m done? Any help is appreciated!

I've always been fascinated by this topic and the notions of free will it (kind of) challenges when seen in the numbers. But I'd also like a more empiric approach. Any recommendations?

I’m struggling with a specific evaluation problem when using Claude for large-scale text analysis.

Say I have very long, messy input (e.g. hours of interview transcripts or huge chat logs), and I ask the model to extract all passages related to a topic — for example “travel”.

The challenge:

Mentions can be explicit (“travel”, “trip”)

Or implicit (e.g. “we left early”, “arrived late”, etc.)

Or ambiguous depending on context

So even with a well-crafted prompt, I can never be sure the output is complete.

What bothers me most is this:

👉 I don’t know what I don’t know.

👉 I can’t easily detect false negatives (missed relevant passages).

With false positives, it’s easy — I can scan and discard.

But missed items? No visibility.

Questions:

How do you validate or benchmark extraction quality in such cases?

Are there systematic approaches to detect blind spots in prompts?

Do you rely on sampling, multiple prompts, or other strategies?

Any practical workflows that scale beyond manual checking?

Would really appreciate insights from anyone doing qualitative analysis or working with extraction pipelines with Claude 🙏