Hello, everyone! While the pundits are sorting out everything that happened this week, we’re here with a look at the best of TSP post-Super Tuesday.
The Editors’ Desk:
“The Sociology of Nate Silver and 538: #TSPpolitics” With Super Tuesday come and gone, but polling and projections still going strong, our editors brought back a classic piece by Andrew Lindner from The Social Side of Politics.
There’s Research on That!:
“Safer Sex for Male Inmates” by Sara Anderson. A guest post this week rounds up research on the growing problem of sexual health in America’s prison system.
Discoveries:
“‘Who Had An Abortion?’ The Social Circulation of Sensitive Information” by Ryan Larson. New research from Sarah Cowan sheds light on how we share secrets.
Office Hours:
“Lois Lee on Recognizing the Non-religious” Jacqui Frost interviews Lee about her research on the many ways to be “nothing in particular.”
Clippings:
“Who Will Trump the Evangelical Vote?” by Evan Stewart. New Republic talks to sociologist Lydia Bean about why there isn’t a single candidate for Evangelical voters this primary season.
“Changing ‘Work-Life Balance’ to ‘Work-Family Fit’” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The New York Times looks at new trends in workplace culture with research from Phyllis Moen and Erin Kelly.
From Our Partners:
Contexts:
“Sexual orientation versus behavior—different for men and women?” Eliza Brown and Paula England examine whether action follows attitudes.
Scholars Strategy Network:
“Improving Emergency Financial Aid Programs To Help Students Stay In College.” Karole Dachelet and Sara Goldrick-Rab review their research on how we can help keep students afloat in hard times.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociology Toolbox reflects on college and social class
- Cyborgology takes a look at Facebook’s new reactions and Trump’s tweets.
- Sociology Lens asks, are we facing Uber-geddon?
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