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About
As a meeting and mating sociologist, Sarah Adeyinka-Skold is interested in how inequalities are produced and reproduced in the process of forming and maintaining romantic relationships. She is also interested in producing theories about meeting and mating that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ relations. She has taught courses on introductory and family sociology, and is looking forward to developing courses about the Black Family, technology, race, and gender, and gender and sexuality, and romance and relationships. Her work has also been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Voices of Africa, and podcast series Dear Franny: Uncommon Conversations About Love.
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Navigating Romance: The Enduring Challenges of College-educated Black Women
Adeyinka-Skold, S. & Lee, A. C. G., 2025, Retreat From Marriage And Parenthood. Blair, S. & Mu, Z. (eds.). p. 229-258 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating
Adeyinka-Skold, S., Feb 24 2025, In: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. p. 23326492251321481 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Resisting Heteroarchy in the United States: Queer Women’s Attitudes Toward Marriage
Adeyinka-Skold, S., Apr 2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 4, 228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The search for interracial love online: Black women's experiences
Adeyinka-Skold, S. & Curington, C. V., Jul 8 2025, The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health. Taylor and Francis, p. 462-473 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Higher Education for Democracy: The Role of the University in Civil Society
Adeyinka-Skold, S. & Dalessandro, C., Mar 2023, In: Contemporary Sociology-a Journal of Reviews. 52, 2, p. 183-185 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Press/Media
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Dating Coaches Are On the Rise. Some Women Are Investing Thousands
6/30/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Paul Pierce Says Black NBA Players Date White Women Because They ‘Apologize More’
5/4/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Should Black Women Stop Going on Love Is Blind?
3/19/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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22 New Tenure-Line Faculty Join LMU
Adeyinka-Skold, S., Kang, M., Diaz-Davalos, A., Park, J., RW, R., Noguera, J., Katic, B., Beer, C., Balaram, A., Aghagholizadeh, M. & Owens-Jofré, J.
8/28/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research