Srushti Upadhyay
Biographic Data
| ID | 5874832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Srushti Upadhyay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Srushti |
| FAMILY NAME | Upadhyay |
| SIGNATURE | UPADHYAY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-9979-255X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teaching Sociology through Violence? The Pedagogical Use and Misuse of Violence in Soc 101 Textbooks
In this article, we examine violence in introductory sociology textbooks. To what extent are students exposed to violence in sociology textbooks, we ask, and how much of this violence is necessary for textbooks’ instructional content? To answer these questions, we conducted a line-by-line content analysis of 22 popular introductory sociology textbooks, identifying every case of violence and analyzing its pedagogical utility. We find that sociolog…
Cash is King!”: Sugar Work in the Age of Digital Surveillance and Censorship
The growth of the online sex industry is in part due to the persistent stigma and criminalization of sex work, which has also resulted in increased legal and political pushback. In recent years, various sex work research has examined the impact of changing U.S. laws on the digital platform provision of legal spaces of work and facilitation of safety strategies for sex workers, as well as new financial and digital discrimination faced by sex worke…
Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies
A growing practice reflecting hookup culture and technological entrepreneurship, a "sugar arrangement" is a "beneficial relationship" between a "sugar baby" and a "sugar daddy". In exchange for financial support, a sugar baby offers dating and companionship. In this study, I explored sugar culture in the United States: the reasons individuals are attracted to it and the benefits sugaring provides for them. I examined 90 sugar baby profiles and 10…
Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies
A growing practice reflecting hookup culture and technological entrepreneurship, a "sugar arrangement" is a "beneficial relationship" between a "sugar baby" and a "sugar daddy". In exchange for financial support, a sugar baby offers dating and companionship. In this study, I explored sugar culture in the United States: the reasons individuals are attracted to it and the benefits sugaring provides for them. I examined 90 sugar baby profiles and 10…
Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies
A growing practice reflecting hookup culture and technological entrepreneurship, a "sugar arrangement" is a "beneficial relationship" between a "sugar baby" and a "sugar daddy". In exchange for financial support, a sugar baby offers dating and companionship. In this study, I explored sugar culture in the United States: the reasons individuals are attracted to it and the benefits sugaring provides for them. I examined 90 sugar baby profiles and 10…
Teaching Sociology through Violence? The Pedagogical Use and Misuse of Violence in Soc 101 Textbooks
In this article, we examine violence in introductory sociology textbooks. To what extent are students exposed to violence in sociology textbooks, we ask, and how much of this violence is necessary for textbooks’ instructional content? To answer these questions, we conducted a line-by-line content analysis of 22 popular introductory sociology textbooks, identifying every case of violence and analyzing its pedagogical utility. We find that sociolog…
Cash is King!”: Sugar Work in the Age of Digital Surveillance and Censorship
The growth of the online sex industry is in part due to the persistent stigma and criminalization of sex work, which has also resulted in increased legal and political pushback. In recent years, various sex work research has examined the impact of changing U.S. laws on the digital platform provision of legal spaces of work and facilitation of safety strategies for sex workers, as well as new financial and digital discrimination faced by sex worke…
Sex work and related issues (2 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (2 works) · Added sugar (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Casual (1 works) · Censorship (1 works) · Criminalization (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (1 works)