Whale, hello there! We’ve got some great stuff for you this week, including research on using punk rock to resist Islamophobia, a history of marijuana’s moral entrepreneurs, and reflections on the status of Title IX. Interested? Keep reading!
There’s Research on That!:
“Backtracking on Title IX?” by Evan Stewart. Social science reveals the institutional and cultural forces shaping sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies on campus.
“How Teacher Perceptions Shape Student Experiences,” by Amber Joy Powell. Sociological studies provide insight into how teacher and school administrator perceptions and disciplinary actions often stem from race, class, and gender stereotypes.
Discoveries:
“Talking Taqwacore: Punk Rock and Resisting Islamophobia,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. New research in Sociology of Race & Ethnicity describes how an emerging genre of punk is forming a panethnic “brown” identity that empowers marginalized youth.
Clippings:
“Gendering Gender-Neutral Occupations,” by Caity Curry. A recent article in The Globe and Mail covers research from Laura Doering and Sarah Thébaud examining how gender-ambiguous occupations become gendered over time.
From Our Partners:
Contexts:
- Women Want to Coach, by Nicole LaVoi.
- Title IX at 45, by Cheryl Cooky.
- Where All Kids Can Compete, by Erin Buzuvis.
- Union Busting and the Title IX Straw Man, by Ellen J. Staurowsky.
“Marijuana’s Moral Entrepreneurs, Then and Now,” by Mike Vuolo, Joy Kadowaki, and Brian C. Kelly.
“The Politics of Trans Identities,” by Iván Szelény and a response from Rogers Brubaker.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Sociological Images breaks down the cost of sexual harassment and charts the dangers Americans face at work.
- Engaging Sports problematizes the “savage” of Savage Race and explains why few cities want to host the Olympics.
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies reflects on a teaching a course about Holocaust art.
- Girl w/Pen! explores the world of male baton twirlers.
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