Hello and happy Friday! We’ve got a little bit of everything for you this week, from gender segregation in the workplace, to white evangelical Christians and their voting habits, to data activism and the Panama Papers. Enjoy!

There’s Research on That!:

“Colorism and Divisions Among Black Women,” by Amber Joy Powell. How casting for the new Nina Simone biopic highlights the consequences of colorism.

Discoveries:

“Trickle-Down Gender Parity?” by Allison Nobles. When women are employed in upper level positions, what happens to the women left near the bottom?

Clippings:

“A-Ok-Cupid,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Sociologist Michael Rosenfeld dispels negative assumptions about online dating.

From our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“Why America’s White Evangelical Christians Turn Out at High Rates in Midterm Elections,” by Lydia Bean.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“How is Celebrity Intimate Partner Violence Covered? Race and Gender Patterns Abound,” by Molly McNulty.

Contexts:

“Talking Happiness, Security, and Counterinsurgency with Laleh Khalili,” by Steven Thrasher.

“The Paper Ceiling,” by Brittany Dernberger.

“How to End Institutional Racism,” by the Contexts Grad Team.

“The Unborn and the Undead.” Viewpoints by Susan Markens, Katrina Kimport, Drew Halfmann, Kimala Price, and Deana A. Rohlinger.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Education and Society talks activist burnout and the culture of martyrdom.
• Sociological Images covers the history of homesickness and the whiteness of opioid addiction discourse.
• Cyborgology reflects on the Panama Papers and data activism and why we should wait for drones.

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Hello from Chicago! The TSP crew is in the Windy City this weekend for the Midwest Sociological Association’s 2016 meeting, but not to worry, we took a quick break from the panels and presentations to round up our latest coverage for you.

The Editors’ Desk:

“Race, Resentment, Rage,” by Doug Hartmann. Doug reflects on some of the larger racial contexts surrounding the rise of Trump.

There’s Research on That!:

“FBiPhone and Coders’ Free Speech,” by Jacqui Frost. On whether or not code is speech and the very real consequences of what it can say.

Clippings:

“A Decade of Housing Occupation in Turin’s Olympic Village,” by Allison Nobles.  Sergio Scamuzzi talks to The Guardian about what becomes of Olympic villages once the games ends.

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“Measuring The Social Impact of Mass Imprisonment on America’s Black and White Families and Communities,” by Hedwig Lee, Tyler McCormick, Margaret T. Hicken, and Christopher Wildeman.

“Winning Public Arguments About Renewable Energy,” by Johannes Urpelainen.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“This is for All the Single People,” by Braxton Jones.

Contexts:

“How to Do Ethnography Right.” Syed Ali and Phil Cohen organize a special forum on best practices and important debates among ethnographers.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections visualizes time use research.
• Cyborgology talks technology and Louis C.K. and debates whether or not Trump is a troll.
• Sociological Images introduces Super Sunday.

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Boy, do we have a lot to round up for you this week! We’ve got an array of new pieces on diversity and inequality in church, in sports, and at work, plenty on the presidential elections, and a few on families and parenting. See below for more!

The Editors’ Desk:

“Beyonce in the Belly of the Sporting Beast,” by Doug Hartmann. Why Americans expect conversations about race and gender to stay off the field.

“Scholars Strategy Network’s Timely Election Work.” This week, we highlight some timely pieces from SSN on politics, including an interview from their podcast, NoJargon.

Discoveries:

“Sunday Morning Segregation,” by Evan Stewart.  “For American religion, it isn’t just about who chooses the pews; we have to look at who builds them, too.”

Clippings:

“Reproducing Racial Wealth and Education Gaps,” by Amber Powell. The Atlantic turns to sociological research to challenge myths of a post-racial America.

“Talk Parenting: Opening Up About Sex, Drugs, and Booze,” by Allison Nobles. How a new generation of parents are talking with their kids about sex and drugs rather than just saying no.

“Seeing Diversity through Blind Hiring,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Why companies need to consider skill first, and “fit” later.

There’s Research on That!:

“Milgram’s Shocking Social Science,” by Ryan Larson. Apart from Milgram’s success at demonstrating the scary side of obedience, his studies were a major driver of ethical debates in social science that continue today.

Give Methods a Chance:

“Jay Borchert on Conducting Interviews in Prison,” with Sarah Lageson.

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“What We Know – And Need to Learn – About Progress Against Sex Discrimination in Higher Education,” by Celene Reynolds.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Three Questions with Linda Nielsen,” with Molly McNulty. Nielsen answer questions about her research on father-daughter relationships.

Contexts:

“Keeping it Real with Twitter and #RealAcademicBios,” by Stephen Barnard.

And A Few From The Community Pages:

• Families As They Really Are asks if millennials are feminists and answers why boys need to learn about emotional intimacy.
• Sociological Images gets political with thoughts on Sanders and intersectionality as well as Trump’s race problem.
• Feminist Reflections reflects on the decline of barbershops.
• Cyborgology requests that we stop talking about Trump’s penis and explains why polling is a distraction.

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Hello hello! This week we have a slew of great new stuff on a wide array of current events, including diversity at the Oscars, environmental inequality in Flint, and working family policies across the country. Be sure to stop by or see below for more!

The Editors’ Desk:

“Religion and U.S. Elections: #TSP Politics.” This week, we highlight a classic white paper from our Politics volume by Joe Gerteis on the ties between religion and political power.

There’s Research on That!:

“There’s Something in the Water,” by Sarah Catherine Billups and Caty Taborda. Sociological research shows how the Flint water crisis is no fluke.

Discoveries:

“There’s No Fighting Without Rules,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. New research from Neil Gong shows how implicit norms regulate even the most rule-free spaces.

Clippings:

“Gender Affects Racial Identity,” by Amber Joy Powell. Lauren Davenport talks to NPR’s CodeSwitch about why women and girls are more likely to identify as multiracial.

“Tenure Track, Mommy Track,” by Allison Nobles. “According to sociologist Michelle Budig, high-income men get the biggest pay bump from having children in any job category, and low-income women lose the most.”

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“More Oscars Diversity Won’t Solve Hollywood’s Whiteness Problem,” by Rachel King.

“Contexts Quicklit: 8 Agenda-Setting Articles on the Sociology of Rape,” by Nicole Bedera.

“Discrimination Against Queer-Perceived Women,” by Emma Mishel.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Wake Up to Family Policy Impasses,” by Braxton Jones.

Scholars Strategy Network:

“Why Laws Targeting Non-Citizen Immigrants Affect Citizen Family Members and Associates, Too,” by Jane Lilly Lopez.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections investigates why popular boy names are more popular than popular girl names.
• Cyborgology reflects on flea extermination and Amish women on the internet.
• Girl w/Pen discusses the challenges facing working women.
• Families As They Really Are reports on FSU’s innovative “teach-in”.

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Hello everyone! Whether you are going to spend the weekend celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or none of the above, we’re confident you’ll love the new pieces we have this week.

The Editors’ Desk:

“Taking Good Risks,” by Chris Uggen. “Perhaps fields and disciplines also prosper when they simultaneously create space for safe and risky agendas. As Wayne Coyne once said, ‘It’s probably a good thing to be considered stable, but with a capacity for madness.'”

There’s Research on That!:

“#AtheistVoter: Representing the ‘Nones’ in 2016,” by Jacqui Frost. How will the presidential candidates cater to the now biggest “religious group” in the Democratic party?

Discoveries:

“Depressed Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. New research in Sociology of Health & Illness finds that supervisors and managers who are in “contradictory class locations” experience the highest levels of depression.

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“How Environmental Damage Makes Women More Vulnerable to AIDS,” by Laura McKinney and Kelly Austin.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Intimate Partner Violence Reporting, Not the Same for Everyone,” by Molly McNulty.

Contexts:

“No, 96% of Black Tenured Faculty are Not at HBCUs,” by Kim Weeden.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images is back with thoughts on Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day.
• Education & Society talks school punishment and the racial achievement gap.
• Sociology Lens reflects on doctor’s striking in England.
• Families As They Really Are attempts to define marriage.

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Hello and happy Friday! Before you leap into February, stop by TSP and check out our awesome new pieces on everything from participatory budgeting to Sarah Palin’s sweater.

The Editors’ Desk:

“Finding Firmer Ground,” by Chris Uggen. “While many of us are struggling mightily to nurture and defend something important, I am increasingly convinced that we’re not mounting our defense from very firm ground. As a professor and administrator, I’d like to see a stronger collective commitment among the faculty on a few no-brainers.”

Discoveries:

“Shades of Health,” by Amber Joy Powell. Ellis Monk investigates the ways skin tone influences health disparities via discrimination.

Clippings:

“Scientific (and Corporate) Deviance Add Up at VW,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. How “accumulated fudging” normalizes deviance.

“GOP Candidates Trump Up Immigration Threat,” by Allison Nobles. David Cook Martin talks to The Conversation about why the GOP candidates continue to conflate immigration with crime.

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“How Participatory Budgeting Strengthens Communities and Improves Local Governance,” by Isaac Jabola-Carolus.

Contexts:

“Father Schools and Promise Keepers,” by Nicole Bedera.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociology Lens discusses the sociology of markets.
• Girl w/Pen talks about Hillary.
• Cyborgology comments on Palin’s sweater and Facebook’s misgendering of users.
• ThickCulture reflects on the “high valence” politics of the 2016 campaign.

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Hello again everyone! This week we have a roundup of both classic older pieces and some great new ones. See below for sociological insights into everything from lottery tickets, to MLK day, to racial diversity on TV.

Clippings:

“Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.” by Hollie Nyseth Brehm. On Monday, Americans will celebrate the life of MLK, Jr., but this classic Clipping explains how the ways MLK is remembered and celebrated are often contested.

Discoveries:

“Talking Trash: High-Status Explanations for Watching Low-Brow TV,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. It’s awards season, meaning that many of us are reflecting on the movies and TV shows, both good and bad, we watched over the last year. This piece from last year might help you defend some of your choices…

There’s Research on That!:

“Back in Living Color? Diversity on TV,” by Stephen Suh. Awards season also all too often reveals the underlying racial and gender dynamics that play out in the entertainment industry. Check out this great piece for research on racial diversity in American television.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Before You Buy Your Lottery Ticket, Consider This,” by Kasey Henricks.

“Who Thinks Sex with Same-Sex Partners is ‘Wrong’?” by Jessie Ford and Paula England.

“Suicide’s Gender Divide,” by Lucia Lykke.

Also, check out Context’s first “Ask a Sociologist,” with Jennifer Lee.

Scholars Strategy Network:

“How to Break America’s Logjam on Guns and Gun Violence,” by Philip J. Cook and Kristin Goss.

And a Few from our Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections reflects on women’s graffiti and men’s grooming.
• Sociological Lens reviews Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men.
• Cyborgology talks robocalls, algorithmic writing, and the radical promise of the rustbelt.

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Hello again everyone and Happy New Year! We are slowly easing into the new year with a roundup of all the TSP posts that were voted Best of 2015, along with a few new pieces from our community pages that might pique your interest.

Best of 2015!

Best TROT!: “Is #MasculinitySoFragile?” by Allison Nobles and Aisha Upton.

Best Discovery: “The KKK’s Living Legacy,” by Evan Stewart.

Best Office Hours: “David Pellow on Nonhuman Members of the Community,” with Erik Kojola.

Best Clipping: “Women at the Top Find the View Depressing,” by Caty Taborda.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Protest Works,” by Melissa Brown. How social movements can effect social outcomes.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections on family work policies and David Bowie.
• Cyborgology talks Jedi mind tricks, how fashion bias reproduces racism, and why the DNC can shut down a campaign.
• Families As They Really Are corrects assumptions about the correlation between housework and sex.
• Sociological Lens attempts to measure happiness.

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Hello there! The semester may be winding down, but that has not stopped us from producing some great content this week. Come check it out!

There’s Research on That!:

“Corporate Denial of Climate Change Risks,” by Erik Kojola. Research finds that everything from corporate greed to everyday anxieties helps fuels climate change denial.

Discoveries:

“Constrained Classroom Choices,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. “School choice seems to simply reinforce existing gaps: those likely to benefit from school choice are already privileged enough to transfer schools.”

Clippings:

“Can Conservatives Get Climate Change?” by Neeraj Rajasekar.  Riley Dunlap and Aaron McCright talk to The Huffington Post. 

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“Community Environmental Projects as a Gateway to Greater Citizen Participation,” by Dana R. Fisher.

Contexts:

Editors Syed Ali and Phil Cohen preview the new issue in Science and Politics.

But wait – there’s more! Check out two new Viewpoints pieces that feature multiple scholars on the same issue.

“It’s High Time.” Craig Reinarman, Wendy Chapkis, and Jake Browne on legalizing marijuana.

“Black and Blue.” Shehzad Nadeem, Sudhir Venkatesh, Laurence Ralph, Elliott Currie, and Katherine Beckett on police violence.

Also, don’t miss…

“Strike Days for Public Sector Workers in Quebec,” by Avi Goldberg.

“Book Gift Ideas” from the Contexts grad team.

And A Few From The Community Pages:

• Give Methods a Chance talks quantitative data analysis.
• Cyborgology is all about twitter this week – on how its makes us feel bad and the tweetability of Trump.
• Sociological Images looks at wealth inequality and the business of buyouts.
• Sociological Lens on profiting from precarity.

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Hey everyone! We hope you are all having a restful holiday weekend. Despite the short work week, we have a long list of great new pieces for you to check out.

There’s Research on That!:

“#MedicatedAndMighty: The Social Construction of Stigmatized Illness,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. “Patients’ lived experiences with an illness confirm or challenge expert knowledge, contributing to the continual shaping of the biomedical and cultural understandings of the condition.”

“Why Hazing Happens,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. How power dynamics normalize hazing and silence opposition to it.

Discoveries:

“Segregation, North and South,” by Aisha Upton. Angelina Grigoryeva and Martin Reuf find that the history of residential segregation shapes the regional manifestations of segregation today.

Office Hours:

“Sanyu Mojola on Love, Money, and HIV.” Sarah Catherine Billups talks to Sanyu Mojola about HIV rates among African women.

Clippings:

“Netflix Presents: The Sociology of Dating,” by Allison Nobles. Aziz Ansari uses sociological insights in his new show, Master of None.

“Immigration Myths,” by Miray Philips. The Washington Post covers research by Mary Waters to dispel myths about the causes and consequences of immigration.

From Our Partners:

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Moynihan’s Half Century: Have We Gone to Hell in a Hand Basket?” by Philip N. Cohen, Heidi Hartmann, Jeffrey Hayes, and Chandra Childers.

And a Few From the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images talks TV dinners and 23 facts about Thanksgiving.
• Sociological Lens investigates disruptive innovations.
• Cyborgology explains why we need more empathy.
• Families As They Really Are reflects on mothering and resistance.

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