It is officially spring here in Minneapolis, but the erratic weather has not rained out our research roundup! Be sure to stop by and check out our latest.

There’s Research on That!:

“Spring Cleaning,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. On the sociological significance of dust and who is responsible for getting rid of it.

“Rural, White Women Getting Sicker, Dying Quicker,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. How stress and timing of childbirth disproportionately affect poor white women.

Clippings:

“Why Pay Inequality is So Stubborn,” by Allison Nobles. “Unfortunately, while a small number of women moving into top positions may help those below, when large numbers of women enter traditionally male-dominated fields, the results are not so rosy. Why? Women’s work simply isn’t valued as highly as men’s.”

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Microscopic Hair Comparison and the Sociology of Science,” by Simon A. Cole and Troy Duster.

“Germany Avoids Going Gray,” by Carrie Clarady.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“The Way We Still Never Were,” by Stephanie Coontz. Be sure to check out Coontz’s substantially revised and updated edition of The Way We Never Were.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images illustrates global wealth inequality and explores race-based activism on college campuses.
• Families As They Really Are asks if government marriage education programs promote gender equality.
• Cyborology reports on the art of Fuller House.
• Feminist Reflections reflects on the inclusion of new gendered language in the dictionary.

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