{"id":7483,"date":"2023-12-04T17:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/?p=7483"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:05:28","slug":"clippings-december-4th-tsp-media-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/2023\/12\/04\/clippings-december-4th-tsp-media-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippings &#8211; December 4th TSP Media Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/51817032991_9928b45def_b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/51817032991_9928b45def_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/51817032991_9928b45def_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/51817032991_9928b45def_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/51817032991_9928b45def_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. has proposed a plan to remove \u201cPrinciples of Sociology\u201d as an option to fulfill the social science course requirement at public universities. Sociology department heads at 10 universities signed a letter objecting to the plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/person\/alison-cares\/\">Alison Cares<\/a> (Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Florida) commented: \u201cIt\u2019s really important for students to understand that human behavior is not just a factor of individual level characteristics, right? That there are larger social structures at play.\u201d The final vote on the plan will take place in January. This story was covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/education\/2023\/11\/28\/florida-university-leaders-bash-plan-downgrade-sociology\/\"><em>Tampa Bay Times<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>and<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/students\/academics\/2023\/11\/17\/sociology-may-be-removed-gen-ed-course-list-florida\"><em>Inside Higher Education<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-257037-2048x1388.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASAnews\/status\/1729508824967499823\">Via ASA<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scheitle.com\/\">Christopher P. Scheitle<\/a> (Associate Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University) wrote an article for <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-challenges-of-being-a-religious-scientist-213816\"><em>The Conversation<\/em><\/a> about religious diversity in science, focusing on the experiences of religious graduate students in scientific fields. Many religious students describe their academic programs as having a culture of \u201cassumed atheism\u201d and feel the need to conceal their beliefs. Religious students also tend to place more importance on family lives and children, and are less likely to pursue demanding research-focused tenure track positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-302083-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/women-now-live-nearly-six-years-longer-than-men-in-the-united-states-180983276\/\">Smithsonian Magazine<\/a> ran an article featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamainternalmedicine\/fullarticle\/2811338?guestAccessKey=436dd986-8bd0-4ad2-ba06-676163890e5d&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=111323\">new research<\/a> showing that life expectancy across the U.S. fell from 2019 to 2021 and that women now live 5.8 years longer than men. The report notes that gender disparities in Covid-19 deaths and fatal opioid overdoses contribute to this gap. \u201cThese trends should be a wake-up call that we can\u2019t coast along toward better and longer lives,\u201d commented <a href=\"https:\/\/socy.umd.edu\/facultyprofile\/cohen\/philip-n\">Philip Cohen<\/a> (Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland). \u201cWe need real, substantial and sustained attention to public health and health care in this country\u2013and we need it yesterday.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/us-life-expectancy-rose-2022-not-enough-erase-pandemics-toll-rcna127024\">NBC News<\/a> reported that the U.S. has begun to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, but is lagging behind other wealthy nations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/sociology\/our-people\/ryan-masters\">Ryan Masters<\/a> (Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado) commented: \u201cTo see an increase now in 2022 is great\u2026but it\u2019s coming a year later than what other comparable countries experienced and it\u2019s only marginally scratching the surface of improving mortality conditions for Americans.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-pixabay-270220-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/feature\/2023\/11\/30\/controlling-reality\"><em>Meduza<\/em><\/a> ran a story on political repression, featuring the expertise of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udel.edu\/jearl\/\">Jennifer Earl<\/a> (Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware). Earl uses a broad definition of repression that includes actions by both governments and private entities that \u201craise the costs\u201d of organizing or \u201cactually constrain or influence the ability to act.\u201d Earl also notes the importance of looking at a government\u2019s administrative capacity to understand repression: \u201cThe more administrative capacity you have, the [more] quickly that can turn into repressive capacity, whether you\u2019re a democracy or an authoritarian state.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2023\/12\/pexels-henry-co-1233646-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/international\/2023-11-17\/we-will-feed-your-children-with-bones-a-cultural-project-documents-russian-soldiers-graffiti-in-ukraine.html\"><em>El Pa\u00eds<\/em><\/a> ran a story highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/wallevidence.mizhvukhamy.com\/\">Wall Evidence Project<\/a>, which has been documenting the graffiti and inscriptions left by the Russian military in occupied areas of Ukraine since February of 2022. Analyzing the graffiti as a reflection of the author\u2019s state of mind, Anna Samchuck (Sociologist in the Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research Department at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) described three common themes: 1) assumptions that Russia and Ukraine are separate nations; 2) fears of death; and 3) a desire to dominate Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,15,55,33,13,85,14],"tags":[116349,116362,116352,116356,116353,116345,116354,116360,116348,116366,116365,116359,23068,116344,116357,116367,116358,4071,116347,116350,116363,116368,116351,116343,175,116346,116355,116361,116364],"class_list":["post-7483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime","category-culture","category-gender","category-health","category-inequality","category-politics","category-race","tag-academic-freedom","tag-administrative-capacity","tag-assumed-atheism","tag-covid-19-pandemic","tag-family-life","tag-florida-education","tag-gender-disparities","tag-government-actions","tag-graduate-students","tag-graffiti","tag-inscriptions","tag-jennifer-earl","tag-life-expectancy","tag-manny-diaz-jr","tag-mortality-rates","tag-occupied-areas","tag-political-repression","tag-public-health","tag-public-universities","tag-religious-diversity","tag-russian-military","tag-russian-ukrainian-relations","tag-science-education","tag-social-science","tag-sociology","tag-sociology-department","tag-tenure-track","tag-ukraine","tag-wall-evidence-project"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7489,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483\/revisions\/7489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}