Today marks the 5th anniversary of The Society Pages! We’ve been bringing you the latest in social science research for five years now, and we have learned a lot along the way. We hope you have too, and we want to thank you for your continued readership and support. We also welcomed a new community page to the fold this week, Engaging Sports, so be sure to check them out for all things sport and society.
It’s a new year, a new semester, and, later today, we will have a new president. So stay tuned in to TSP for when you need a fresh dose of sociology to keep you going.
Office Hours:
“Stephen Ellingson on Religious Environmentalism,” with Caty Taborda-Whitt. In this episode, we talk with Ellingson about how activists overcome the barriers that have typically prevented religious organizations from investing in environmental causes.
Discoveries:
“How Women Confront Sexism in Fantasy Sports,” by Amber Joy Powell. New research in Gender & Society finds that women who play fantasy sports often simultaneously resist and reproduce the gendered dynamics of the sporting world.
Clippings:
“Lawyering Up for Low-Cost Daycare,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Germany’s push to universalize day care contrasts with the costly U.S. system.
From Our Partners:
Contexts:
“Trump and the Neglect of the Working Class,” by Reeve Vanneman.
Scholars Strategy Network:
“How U.S. Higher Education Promotes Inequality—And What Can Be Done To Broaden Access and Graduation,” by Suzanne Mettler.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociology Toolbox reflects on MLK’s address to social scientists.
- Sociological Images talks Super Mario and cultural globalization and shifts in the U.S. LGBT population.
- ThickCulture asks if Trump’s tweeting is an addiction or a strategy.
- Engaging Sports looks at gender equity in women’s tennis.
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