This week we played around with #socgreetings, got excited to see movers and shakers talking about the We Are All Criminals project, and mourned rabble-rousing change-maker Nelson Mandela while hoping those he inspired would continue bending the arc of history… and society. Here’s what else we got up to.
Office Hours:
“Emily Baxter on We Are All Criminals,” with Kyle Green. A photo project highlights what criminals and non-criminals share (hint: it’s often “having committed crimes”).
Roundtables:
“Mass Violence and the Media, with Michael Kimmel, Melissa Thompson, and Victor M. Rios,” by Jacqui Frost and Stephen Suh. Framing and blaming, what a combo!
Citings & Sightings:
“4.0 in School Violence,” by Kat Albrecht and Andrew Wiebe. Fights in the halls? Watch the standardized test scores drop. Don’t worry, GPAs are safe.
Reading List:
“Love and (non)Marriage,” by Rahsaan Mahadeo. The late Tim Ortyl’s latest research on long-term cohabitating couples.
There’s Research on That!:
“Sport and Masculinity,” by Suzy McElrath.
“Muslim American Superheroes,” by Stephen Suh.
“A Shift in Jewish Identity,” by Jacqui Frost.
“Olympic Flame Relay Goes Lunar,” by Amy August.
A Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociological Images. Mimi Schippers on “Compulsory Monogamy in the Hunger Games,” Kat Albrecht on “The Difference Between Criminals and NonCriminals,” Martin Hart-Landsburg on whether rising inequality threatens the entire U.S. economy, and Lisa Wade with the images of Rosa Parks’ arrest.
- Cyborgology. Data from an app shows at least one dating site’s users are nowhere near the post-racial society, why PrimeAir is transformative even if it never happens, and the relationships among femininity, technology, and employment.
- Girl W/ Pen!: Good mothers, queer visibility, and “doing it all.”
Scholars Strategy Network:
“Fifty Years After the War on Poverty, the Safety Net for America’s Families With Children is Frayed.”
“Convincing Evidence That States Aim to Suppress Minority Voting.”
“Albert Hirschman — A Life of Courage and Creativity in the Service of Progressive Possibility.”
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