Welcome back! This week we’ve got sociological takes on the meaning of prison tattoos, how gender matters for regretted hookups, and masculinity in a recent Gillette ad. To wrap up Black History Month, we reflect on three Black women who contributed to sociology in its early days.
Teaching TSP:
“Are Women People? Teaching Simone de Beauvoir with Sociological Images,” by Meghan Krausch. This class activity uses a Sociological Images post to discuss Beauvoir’s concept of woman as “other.”
There’s Research on That!:
“Unearthing Black Women’s Early Contributions to Sociology,” by Amber Joy Powell and Caity Curry. As Black History Month draws to a close, we reflect on the contributions of three influential Black women.
“The Meaning of Prison Tattoos,” by Isabel Arriagada. We rounded up social science research on the social meaning and function of prison tattoos.
Discoveries:
“How Gender Matters for Regretted Hookups,” by Allison Nobles. New research in The Sociological Quarterly finds that gendered power relations, combined with social norms and beliefs about sex, contribute to who regrets casual sex.
Clippings:
“Masculinity and The Gillette Ad Controversy,” by Javiera Lamoza Osorio. Vox talks with Tristan Bridges about the Gillette Ad controversy and masculinity.
From Our Partners:
Sociological Images:
“‘People of Wealth’ in Politics,” by Evan Stewart.
Contexts:
“Reaching Out, An Interview with Mario Luis Small,” by Fabio Rojas.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“Does Cooperative Divorced Coparenting Matter?” by Jessica Troilo, Jonathon Beckmeyer, and Melinda Markham.
Social Studies MN:
“Comments and Imagined Audiences on News Websites vs. Facebook,” by Allison J. Steinke.
And from the Community Pages:
- Cyborgology reflects on the need to talk about disability in our conversations about climate change.
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