Hello and happy spring! This week we’ve got tips on teaching immigration, social science research on how the Irish became white, and “hot off the press” research about how personality predicts who you know.
Teaching TSP:
“Why Don’t Immigrants “Just Line Up”? Teaching Immigration in a Hostile Climate,” by Meghan Krausch. In this post, Krausch details how to have a productive discussion about immigration by starting with how the U.S. immigration system actually works.
There’s Research on That!:
“The Luck of the Irish,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. For St. Patrick’s Day, we rounded up research on how the Irish became white in the United States.
Discoveries:
“Does Your Personality Predict Who You Know?” by Amy August. New research in Social Psychology Quarterly finds that your personality traits can predict who is in your social network.
Clippings:
“Measuring American Indian Identities,” by Lucas Lynch. NPR talks with Carolyn Liebler and Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear about how determinations of American Indian identities have changed over time.
From Our Partners:
Sociological Images:
“Forging New Paths,” by Evan Stewart.
“Gender, Confidence, and Who Gets to Be an Expert,” by Jean Marie Maier.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“Are Family Courts Therapeutically Just?,” by Cindy Brooks Dollar.
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