Hello hello all! As usual, we have a great line up for you this week, so we will get right to it.
There’s Research on That!:
“When Journalists Tweet,” by j. Siguru Wahutu. Social media in the newsroom is increasingly common, but it can blur the lines between professional and personal opinion.
“The Role of Female Role Models,” by Jacqui Frost. Social science shows that positive female role models are a significant predictor of interest and success in STEM for women, and movie stars are not the only ones who can fill those roles.
Discoveries:
“Police Brutality and Citizen Cynicism,” by Ryan Larson. New research in American Sociological Review finds a significant drop in 911 calls after an incident of police violence.
Clippings:
“How Scary Video Games Build Social Bonds,” by Matthew Aguilar-Champeau. Margee Kerr talks to The Observer about the camaraderie you can build by playing horror-themed video games with others.
“‘Colorblind’ Economic Policies and Their Racial Repercussions,” by Caity Curry. Adia Harvey Wingfield explains how seemingly neutral economic and criminal justice policies can work to maintain systems of racial inequality in The Atlantic.
From Our Partners:
Council on Contemporary Families:
“For African Americans, Grief and Loss Starting as Children,” with Debra Umberson.
Contexts:
“Babes in Bikeland,” by Bjorn Christianson.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Families As They Really Are revisits ditching bathroom bullies.
- Sociological Images talks the history of divorce and maps where LGBT people live in the U.S.
- Engaging Sports asks if technology can solve the “concussion crisis”
- Cyborgology argues Facebook is not a community and talks PewDiePie and microcelebrity.
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