Archive: Jun 2019

Welcome back! This week we’ve got social science research on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, LGBT advocacy across the globe, and how women use headphones to avoid harassment.

There’s Research on That!:

“Injustice and Indigenous Women in Canada,” by Allison Nobles. In light of a historic inquiry into missing and murdered women in Canada that determined the nation committed genocide against Indigenous women, we rounded up research on these missing and murdered women.

Discoveries:

“LGBT Advocacy Goes Global,” by Isabel Arriagada. Recent research in Social Forces finds that LGBT-specific international organizations play a key role in whether nations adopt LGBT-friendly policies, more so than international organizations broadly focused on human rights.

Clippings:

“Headphones Help Avoid Harassment,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The Atlantic talks with Laura Logan about how women use headphones to avoid harassment.

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Contexts:

“Dreams Deferred,” by Kelsey Drotning.

“The Gendered Impacts of Social Support,” by Xu Yan.

“Saluting Sexuality,” by Hannah Kleman.

“Access Isn’t Enough,” by Jennifer Sullivan.

“Gender in Academic Self-Citations,” by Danielle Koonce.

“The Whiter the University,” by Chandra Reyna.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“25 Years after the “Gayby Boom” and We Still Can’t Talk about Reproductive Loss,” by Christa Craven.

And from the Community Pages:

• Engaging Sports reflects on the cost of elite sports.

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Hello and happy Friday! This week we’ve got the social science of cricket, new research on green consumption and social status, and reflections on race in the NFL.

There’s Research on That!:

“Wickets and Sixes: A Social Science of Cricket,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. As teams compete for the Cricket World Cup, social science explores cricket at the intersections of globalization, postcolonialism, boundaries, and identity.

“Religion, Sexuality, and Social Change,” by Evan Stewart. For Pride month, we revisit social science research on the relationship between religion and sexuality.

Discoveries:

“Go Green, Gain Esteem,” by Amy August. New research in Socius finds that green consumption is a status symbol for both conservatives and liberals alike, but reducing consumption is not.

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Sociological Images:

“Keep off the Grassroots?” by Evan Stewart.

Contexts:

“Can Sociology Help Democracy Assistance Programs?” by Theodore P. Gerber.

“Black Artists and Elite Taste Culture,” by Patricia A. Banks.

“‘Til Death,” by Eric Stone.

“Urban Upkeep,” by Layne Amerikaner.

“Yes, Sociology is Racist, Too,” by Jessica Shotwell.

“Afrofuturism and Black Panther,” by Myron T. Strong and K. Sean Chaplin.

“Frack, Yes,” by Emily Campbell.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: “Daddy’s Home!” Increasing Men’s Use of Paternity Leave,” by Ankita Patnaik.

And from the Community Pages:

• Engaging Sports reflects on race in the NFL and the decline of women’s ice hockey in North America.

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Hello! This week we’ve got social science research on queer criminal activity, gender lines at the Olympics, and choosing a child-free life.

There’s Research on That!:

“‘Queering’ Criminality and Victimization,” by Caity Curry. We review recent research on queer criminal activity to move beyond one-sided depictions of LGBT people as solely victims of hate crimes.

Clippings:

“Affirming Gender Lines in the Olympics,” by Allison Nobles. The New York Times talks with Madeleine Pape about the recent ruling that female track athletes with naturally elevated levels of testosterone must reduce these hormones before they can participate in certain races at major competitions.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“The Economics of Migration,” by  Jonathan Portes.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“More People Than Ever Aren’t Having Babies. And They’re Doing Just Fine,” by Amy Blackstone.

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Thanks for joining us this week! We’ve got a special feature on fertility trends, new research on elementary school expulsions, and young people’s extramarital affairs.

Special Feature:

“US Fertility Keeps Dropping – But That’s Not a Reason to Panic,” by Caroline Sten Hartnett. In this special feature, we take a look at fertility trends in the United States.

Discoveries:

“Elementary Expulsions,” by Mark Lee. New research in Social Forces finds that youth of color are much more likely to be suspended or expelled from school by age nine.

Clippings:

“Millennials, Marriage, and Monogamy,” by Allison Nobles. The Atlantic talks with Wendy Manning and Andrew Cherlin about young couples and extramarital affairs.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Flat Rebels,” by Julie Whitaker.

“Letter from the Editors, Spring 2019,” by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas.

Sociological Images:

“Supreme Sociology: How Hype Happens,” by Evan Stewart.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: Trevor Hoppe on Punishing Disease,” by Arielle Kuperberg.

And from the Community Pages:

• Cyborgology ponders viral video child stars.

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