This week has seen the beginning of the new semester at the University of Minnesota and new additions to our TSP graduate editorial board. Be sure to follow these up-and-comers as they begin to report and shape sociology in the public sphere!
The Editors’ Desk:
“Public Criminology and the Social Media Echo Chamber,” by Chris Uggen. How Uggen approaches public appearances and truly translating sociology for different audiences.
There’s Research on That!
“Taking Stock of Torture,” by Evan Stewart. When it comes to interrogation techniques, the choice to use torture has little to do with proven outcomes. Stewart looks to research by Randall Collins, Jared Del Rosso, John Hagan, Gabrielle Ferrales, Guillermina Jasso, and Diane Vaughan.
The Reading List:
“Active Learning and STEM Success,” by Amy August. New research from Scott Freeman and his colleagues compare the outcomes of teaching techniques, and Nobel Prize winning physicist Carl Wieman says, “Sounds about right.” (I’m paraphrasing here…)
Citings & Sightings:
“Trial Hype: The Different Allures of the Tsarnaev and Hernandez Cases,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Northeastern University’s Jack Levin on how trials attract attention in specific ways.
“Modeling: A Tough Job at Any Size,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Sociologist Amanda Czerniawski has walked a mile—or at least a runway—in those shoes.
“A Sociology of Celebrity Sanctions,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. UT-Austin prof Ari Adut chimes in on when corporate interests start taking an interest in celebrity crimes.
“Women at the Top Find the View Depressing,” by Caty Taborda. Tetyana Pudrovska shares findings from her research on highly successful women.
“Twitter Tension?” by Sarah Catherine Billups. When it comes to social media, it’s not all bad news, says sociologist Dhiraj Murthy in Smithsonian Magazine.
Give Methods a Chance Podcast:
“David Knoke on Network Analysis,” with Sarah Esther Lageson.
Scholars Strategy Network:
“Targeting Muslims in the Name of National Security,” by Saher Selod.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“Child-Rearing Norms and Practices in Contemporary American Families,” by Sandra Hofferth.
“The Youth and Beauty Mystique: Its Costs for Women and Men,” by Stephanie Coontz.
A Few from the Community Pages:
- “Can We Finish the Gender Revolution?” asks Families As They Really Are.
- “Elite University Degrees Do Not Protect Black People from Racism,” asserts Sociological Images (Barack Obama nods woefully). Further, “We Have Less Control Over Our Reproductive Bodies than We Think.”
- Graphic Sociology is back! “The New York Times Notable Books and Gender Equity.”
- Sociology Lens wonders if “Meritocracy” is “Neoliberalism’s Fig Leaf.” Intriguing!
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