The Olympics, Broadway, and genomic biology, oh my! Sociology is everywhere these days, and we are here to report on it. We’ve got some great stuff for you this week, including a brand new Office Hours podcast with Dalton Conley, so be sure to stop by and stay up to date on all things sociological.
In other news, the TSP crew is heading to Seattle for the ASA meetings this weekend. Grad editor Evan Stewart will be live tweeting the panels and plenarys from the TSP Twitter, so for those who can’t make it and even those who can, you can follow us for updates and highlights.
See you in Seattle!
Office Hours:
“Dalton Conley on the Use of Genomic Biology in Sociology,” with Caty Taborda-Whitt and Sarah Catherine Billups.
Discoveries:
“Work-Family Policies Foiled by Masculinity Norms,” by Allison Nobles. New research finds that men who learn about supportive work-family policies are more likely to prefer progressive work-family arrangements, but only if they think other men share those preferences.
There’s Research on That!:
“Poké Panic!,” by Evan Stewart. “Social science research gives us a more measured perspective on the good, the bad, and the Poké.”
Clippings:
“Sociology on Broadway,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. An new Broadway play will tell the story of how sociologist Terje Rød-Larsen helped make the historic Oslo peace talks a reality.
“The Reproduction of Racial Segregation Online,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Recent research shows how systemic racial inequality offline gets reproduced in similar ways online.
From Our Partners:
Scholars Strategy Network:
“How Weight-Based Discrimination Hurts Many Americans,” by Abigail C. Saguy.
Contexts:
“Parental Parties,” by Brittany Dernberger.
Council on Contemporary Families:
“Promoting Marriage among Single Mothers: An Ineffective Weapon in the War on Poverty,” by Kristi Williams.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociological Images talks the “glass wall” in coaching and the anthropology of optical illusions.
- Sociology Lens examines gender dynamics at the Olympics.
- Cyborgology finds that people are becoming less worried about technological changes.
- Families As They Really Are revisits the origins of achievement gaps.
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