1. Sociologist Erving Goffman describes this as "a kind of dimming of lights". 社会学家欧文·高夫曼将此描述为“光线变暗的一种类型”。
2. I'd like to start by mentioning the research of American sociologist Mark Granovetter in 1973. 首先我想介绍美国社会学家马克·格兰诺维特在1973年的研究。
3. Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist, James Coleman, whose research in education was groundbreaking. 里普利引用了著名社会学家詹姆斯·科尔曼的著作，科尔曼在教育方面的研究是开创性的。
4. "No one has a good answer" as to why fertility varies among countries, says sociologist Andrew Cherlin of The Johns Hopkins University. 约翰霍普金斯大学的社会学家安德鲁·切尔林说，对于为什么不同国家的生育率不同，“没有人能给出一个好的答案”。
5. Milkman, the sociologist, argues that American craftsmanship isn't disappearing as quickly as some would argue—that it has instead shifted to immigrants. 社会学家米尔克曼认为，美国的手工技艺并没有像有些人认为的那样迅速消失——相反，它已经转移到了移民身上。
