Hello and happy Friday! We’ve got a little bit of everything for you this week, from gender segregation in the workplace, to white evangelical Christians and their voting habits, to data activism and the Panama Papers. Enjoy!
There’s Research on That!:
“Colorism and Divisions Among Black Women,” by Amber Joy Powell. How casting for the new Nina Simone biopic highlights the consequences of colorism.
Discoveries:
“Trickle-Down Gender Parity?” by Allison Nobles. When women are employed in upper level positions, what happens to the women left near the bottom?
Clippings:
“A-Ok-Cupid,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Sociologist Michael Rosenfeld dispels negative assumptions about online dating.
From our Partners:
Scholars Strategy Network:
“Why America’s White Evangelical Christians Turn Out at High Rates in Midterm Elections,” by Lydia Bean.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“How is Celebrity Intimate Partner Violence Covered? Race and Gender Patterns Abound,” by Molly McNulty.
Contexts:
“Talking Happiness, Security, and Counterinsurgency with Laleh Khalili,” by Steven Thrasher.
“The Paper Ceiling,” by Brittany Dernberger.
“How to End Institutional Racism,” by the Contexts Grad Team.
“The Unborn and the Undead.” Viewpoints by Susan Markens, Katrina Kimport, Drew Halfmann, Kimala Price, and Deana A. Rohlinger.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Education and Society talks activist burnout and the culture of martyrdom.
- Sociological Images covers the history of homesickness and the whiteness of opioid addiction discourse.
- Cyborgology reflects on the Panama Papers and data activism and why we should wait for drones.
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