New & Noteworthy
Election Fallout and Increased Infant Health Disparities by Leo LaBarre covers research by Paola Langer, Caitlin Patler and Erin Hamilton. They found adverse birth outcomes rose among Black, Hispanic, and Asian mothers after the 2016 election, highlighting how political stress and racism can harm infant health indirectly.
Our latest Clippings by Mallory Harrington includes:
- Peter Hepburn: In an Associated Press article, Hepburn—Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark and Associate Director at the Eviction Lab—highlighted the toll of eviction on schoolchildren, noting that 40% of those at risk of eviction are kids, who often face school transfers and chronic absenteeism.
- Michel Anteby: Writing in The Conversation, Anteby defended bureaucrats as essential to public service, drawing on Max Weber’s classic theories to argue that they act as expert safeguards against “dilettantism, favoritism and selfishness” (Boston University).
- Ellis Monk: In a Washington Post article on diversity and AI, Monk warned that political pressure and speed-to-market demands may undermine inclusive design in tech, despite global companies like Google working to accommodate varied skin tones in AI outputs (Harvard University).
- David Yamane: In The Conversation, Yamane outlined five key insights about American gun culture, from its normalization to its diverse ownership and shifting symbolic meanings—ideas explored in his upcoming book Gun Curious (Wake Forest University).
- Tristan Bridges: In a New York Times feature on Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, Bridges explained how Piker benefits from “jock insurance,” a concept describing how men with high masculine capital can subvert gender norms without facing social penalties (UC Santa Barbara).
From the Archives
Florida recently conducted “Operation Tidal Wave,” a six-day immigration sweep that resulted in the arrest and deportation of more than 1,100 undocumented immigrants. These large-scale enforcement actions risk tearing families apart and destabilizing entire communities. In this 2022 piece, Delgado highlights how adult children in mixed-status families often assume emotional and logistical responsibilities to support and protect their undocumented parents.
A Supreme Court case is set to decide if religious schools can be considered public charter schools or not – a decision that could radically transform public education in the United States. Historically, the separation of church and state has meant that public schools cannot give overtly religious instruction, but supporters of this case argue that barring religious schools from applying to a charter school program infringes upon religious liberty. This Sociological Images piece by Evan Stewart from 2018 discusses debates and controversies surrounding religious freedom and discrimination.
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Council on Contemporary Families
- The Silent Labor of Love: How Women Become Relational Managers in Marriage by Alicia Walker shares the pattern of how many women in heterosexual marriages take on the invisible role of “relational managers,” shouldering the emotional labor of caring for their partners—a burden rooted in gender norms that often leads to burnout, imbalance, and resentment.
- Lessons from the Pandemic for U.S. Work and Family Policy, reported from the Scholars Strategy Network, by Golda Kaplan, Michelle Cera, Barbara J. Risman, and Kathleen Gerson covers how the pandemic revealed that while flexible work arrangements can help couples share domestic labor more equally, true gender equity at home also requires shifting social norms and supportive family policies.
- Jon Wynn on writing fiction discusses his debut novel The Set Up, blending fiction with sociological insight and drawing inspiration from Du Bois, Goffman, and beyond.
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