New & Noteworthy
- Why are serial killer stories so popular? In How “Media Looping” Keeps Serial Killers Alive and Victims Buried, Jordyn Wald explains how media industries reproduce and sensationalize stories of violence. {2 min read}
- Check out our Media Report by Jan-Rose Davis for recent news featuring social science experts. Last week, Ashley Mears on men’s exploitation of women and girls in elite circles, Alex Law on social and cultural change in Scotland, Arie Sujito on the state of democracy in Indonesia and the impacts of digital technology, and Pepper Schwartz on the growing popularity of choosing domestic partnerships instead of marriage. {3 min read}
From the Archives
- The Human Rights Activists News Agency has reported more than 1,351 civilian deaths in Iran since President Trump first launched “Operation Epic Fury”. An opening wave of strikes demolished Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, an elementary school in southern Iran, killing more than 100 children. This TROT by Brooke Chambers about selective empathy can help us conceptualize how the American public might respond to this devastation abroad. {3 min read}
- The primary elections for the 2026 midterms have begun amid heightened political tensions around redistricting and voting protections. This 2018 piece from Sociological Images covers research explaining how gerrymandering and voter suppression policies impact voter turnout. {2 min read}
More from our Partners & Community Pages
- Last week, Samuel M. Clevenger wrote an article on the contested meanings and politics of outdoor recreation and nature preservations. {5 min read}
Council on Contemporary Families
- CCF reprinted research from the Texas Population Research Center on the impacts of exercise on elderly Americans’ risks of falling. {7 min read}
- Marta Soligo wrote an article about her experiences integrating a public sociology approach into her teaching of a Sociology of Tourism class to encourage critical thought and constructive dialogue. {4 min read}
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