Happy Friday everyone! This week we’ve got timely pieces on private schooling, immigration policy, fearmongering, and more. So read on if you’re looking for a little sociological perspective.
There’s Research on That!:
“School Choice and Social Inequality,” by Evan Stewart and Neeraj Rajasekar. Social science comparing private and public approaches to schooling finds distinct benefits of public schools and questions whether more choice in schooling really helps everyone.
“The Culture of Mass Deportation,” by Caity Curry. On the history of American immigration policy and the increasingly punitive turn it’s taken.
Discoveries:
“Uncertainty and Flexibility in Trans Health Care,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. New research in Journal of Health and Social Behavior investigates how doctors navigate trans care.
Clippings:
“Nothing to Fear but Fearmongering Itself,” by Edgar Campos. Barry Glassner talks to TIME about Trump’s unprecedented use of fearmongering as a political tactic.
“Why We Don’t Need a White History Month,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Vox talks to Daniel Hirschman about how calls for a white history month ignore the already pervasive white privilege in U.S. society.
From Our Partners:
Council on Contemporary Families:
“How Many Deaths? The High Rate of Bereavement among Black Americans,” by Megan Peterson.
Scholars Strategy Network:
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociological Images talks problems with “femvertising” and shares new data on the motivations of Women’s March participants.
- Engaging Sports shows how Trump’s travel ban affects athletes.
- Center for Holocaut and Genocide Studies explores the representation of Native Americans in art displayed at the Minnesota State Capitol.
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