Jeff Guhin

@jeffguhin

Pronounced Gyoo-in, Assoc Prof @SociologyUCLA, Religion/Schools/Theory, he/él/هو, Dad to 2, Book 2: Against Achievement: What Meritocracy Misses About Schools

Princeton for 23/24 jeffguhin.com Joined January 2014

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Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin Sep 16, 2021

Here's my book! Agents of God: Boundaries & Authority in Muslim & Christian Schools. amazon.com/Agents-God-Bou…

And here's a PDF of the first chapter if you're interested: secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.67/…

Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin Oct 30, 2025

Really proud of this article with Sean Drake!“The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

journals.sagepub.com The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection - Sean J.... Previous work on student alienation in schools has emphasized alienation as either a source or consequence of students’ lack of achievement. We show, in contras...

Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin Nov 18, 2024

here's me: bsky.app/profile/jeffgu…

bsky.app Jeff Guhin (@jeffguhin.bsky.social) Pronounced Gyoo-in, Assoc Prof @SociologyUCLA. Religion/Schools/Theory, he/él/هو, Dad to 2, Book 2: Against Achievement: What Meritocracy (and Social Science) Misses About Schools

Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin Sep 6, 2024

Do sociologists care about human universals? I think we’re a bit vague about this, perhaps intentionally. Does field theory or front stage/backstage work in any society in any time in human history?

Jeff Guhin @jeffguhin Aug 21, 2024

It’s striking how often at the DNC the emphasis is on opportunity for a good life rather than a good life itself. Meritocracy runs deeps in both parties.