Happy Friday! As you gear up for Halloween weekend check out our most recent posts on the social science of genetic testing, how some groups become “white,” and the ways local differences shape women’s incarceration rates in Oklahoma.
There’s Research on That!:
“How Grown-Up Careers are Like Middle School Dances” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Research shows gender segregation in work results both from self-selection and discriminatory workplace practices.
“‘Whiteness’ in American Immigration Politics” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Sociological research reminds us that some “white” groups were once racial outsiders in the United States.
Discoveries:
“The Social Side of Genetic Testing” by Isabel Arriagada. New research in the American Journal of Sociology finds that a variety of factors influence how scientists understand the relationship between genetics and disease.
Clippings:
“Who Really Benefits from “Diversity” Policies?” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The New Yorker draws on research by Ellen Berrey and Natasha Warikoo on the unintended consequences of promoting diversity.
“How Local Differences Influence Incarceration Rates in Oklahoma” by Lucas Lynch. Reveal talked to Susan Sharp about how county differences influence variation in incarceration rates and sentencing severity for women in Oklahoma.
From Our Partners:
Sociological Images:
“College pays…if you’re white” by Evan Stewart.
“Monuments to the Racist “Heroes” of the North” by Abraham Gutman.
Social Studies MN:
“The Color of Quality of Life in Nursing Homes” by Sarah Catherine Billups.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“Revisit: The Trouble with Averages” by Virginia Rutter.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Families As They Really Are asks are power couples driving growing inequality?
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies wonders where is the coverage of the Mogadishu bombing?
- Cyborgology reflects on extraction, infrastructure, and technology after visiting a mining facility.
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