5. Milkman, the sociologist, argues that American craftsmanship isn't disappearing as quickly as some would argue—that it has instead shifted to immigrants.
6. The sociologist Ruth Milkman of City University of New York found that many line workers, in their off-hours, did home renovation and other skilled work.
纽约城市大学的社会学家鲁思·米尔克曼发现，很多流水线工人在下班时间会进行房屋装修和其他技术工作。
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7. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the "irresistible momentum of individualism" over the last century.
一位法国社会学家注意到，从家庭生活到独居生活的转变是上个世纪“势不可挡的个人主义”的一部分。
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8. Inequality itself is not a particularly strong predictor of economic mobility, as sociologist Scott Winship noted in a recent article based on his analysis of this data.
9. In 1973 sociologist Mark Granovetter showed how the loose acquaintances, or "weak ties", in our social network exert a disproportionate influence over our behaviour and choices.
10. Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, in terms of educational and professional attainment than their parents, UCLA sociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains don't continue.
11. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.
