TSP Tuesdays, July 9th, 2024

If you haven’t already, listen to our latest SOC 101 episode with TSP’s Forrest Lovette and Daniel Cueto-Villalobos talking with Samuel Perry‘s new coauthored book, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy – check it out here.

Our bi-weekly Clippings includes Jessi Streib‘s new article for The Conversation describing how hiring practices (and luck) can equalize opportunities for college graduates of different socioeconomic backgrounds, Matthew Desmond in a New York Times piece on his audio essay on a shelter in shelter in Lancaster, PA, Allison Pugh on Public Books about her new book The Last Human Job: the Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World, and Athena Charanne Presto in The New York Times on the increasing mainstream popularity of drag performance in the Philippines.

And don’t forget to review our TSP’s Summer of Sociology Reading List if you are looking for a good, recent soc-read!

I came across this piece from 2014 by Evan Stewart, Is Bitcoin a Bust? when a Bitcoin was valued at ~$300, and today one is about 55k. Makes you think.

who’s your safety net? by Elena G. van Stee covers her recent publication on undergraduates’ decisions to move back home during COVID-19 campus closures, being influenced by their housing, financial needs, age, relationship status, and the presence of alternative safety nets like romantic partners or extended family.
wealthy disillusioned with politics, too by Parker Muzzerall summarizes research on Finland’s wealth elite who view liberal democracy as inefficient and support strongmen leaders, echoing political powerlessness similar to populist sentiments.
movies reboot gender divides by Colter J. Uscola writes up research in Social Networks on the scarcity of female leaders in the film due to exclusionary practices and the success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”, suggesting audience demand for cinema crafted by women.

Navigating Feminism as Women with Intellectual Disabilities by Alan Santinele Martinod and colleagues on research which highlights the need for feminism to better include women with intellectual disabilities, whose unique challenges and perspectives are often overlooked.
3 Q Vicki Larson LATitude: How to Make a Live Apart Together Relationship Work with Alicia Walker talking with Vicki Larson on her new book on Live Apart Together (LAT) relationships, exploring the benefits and debunking myths about this alternative relationship model.