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Hello and happy Friday all. This week we’ve got some great new pieces on the geography of punishment, the perennial disappointments of professional sports fans, and five viewpoints on whitewashing the working class.

There’s Research on That!:

“How Geography Structures Punishment,” by Veronica Horowitz. Reflecting on the new public tool “Measures for Justice,” we look at the importance of geography in structuring disadvantage and procedural justice.

Discoveries:

“Coping Strategies Among Undocumented Young Adults,” by Amber Joy Powell. New research in Social Problems finds that networking with peers of similar legal statuses may help empower young undocumented adults to develop positive coping strategies.

Clippings:

“Everyday Racism in Canada,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The Miami Herald talks to Cheryl Teelucksingh about the resurgence of everyday racism in Canada.

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Contexts:

“Viewpoints: Whitewashing the Working Class”

• Culture Trumps Class by Robert B. Horwitz
• Hate the Game by Victor Tan Chen
• White Lives Matter? by Matthew W. Hughey
• Anti-Institutionalism and Political Rebellion by Jason Eastman
• The Grievances of the White Working Class by Katherine J. Cramer

“Photographs of the Mind,” by Mark Andres.

“Success and Failure in Framing Social Movements,” by Danielle Koonce.

“How Grown Siblings Divide Care Work,” by Carrie Clarady.

“Long-term Job Insecurity is Depressing,” by Rose Malinowski Weingartner.

“Marriage and the Genetic Risk of Depression,” by Justin Maietta.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: Yo! Is this the author of This Chair Rocks?,” by Molly McNulty.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies rethinks Holocaust art and contemporary responses.
• Engaging Sports argues professional sports fans will always be disappointed.
• Sociological Images asks if it’s ethical to give your child ‘every advantage’.
• Cyborgology talks non-consensual pornography and bodily integrity.

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Hey everyone! We were out last Friday, so we have a lot of great new stuff to share with you this week. We’ve got new sociological takes on the history of sex ed policy, the role of women in boxing, and the ways heterosexual couples negotiate whose career to prioritize. See all that and more below!

There’s Research on That!:

“Pugilism and Power: The Stigma of Women in Boxing,” by Matthew Aguilar-Champeau. A play about early boxing great Barbara Buttrick recently premiered in the U.K., and it has important implications for how we think about gender and sport.

“Sex Ed and its Discontents,” by Allison Nobles. It’s still unclear how the Trump administration will handle sex education policy, but research on past policies reveals the ways sex ed is used to regulate sexuality, especially among black and Latino youth.

Discoveries:

“Career Opportunities and Sacrifices among Heterosexual Couples,” by Edgar Campos. Despite perceived gains in gender equality at home and at work, new research in Gender & Society finds that many heterosexual couples continue to reproduce traditional gender roles in negotiating whose career to prioritize.

“Disproving Stereotypes about Spending in Black Households,” by Matthew Aguilar-Champeau. New research in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity finds that blacks spend far less than whites on “frivolous” items like new iPhones and more on the long-term costs of maintaining a household.

Clippings:

“The Profits and Perils of Mug Shots in a Digital Age,” by Caity Curry. The Marshall Project talks to TSP alum Sarah Esther Lageson to explain the impacts of public mug shots on arrestees.

“The Extremely Low Chance of Extremism,’ by Neeraj Rajasekar. Despite increased fears of terrorist acts, Charles Kurzman tells NPR that extremism is relatively rare.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Class Differences in Women’s Cohabitation in Early Adulthood,” by Mónica L. Caudillo, Paula England, and Eliza Brown.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime,” by Tasia Clemons.

“CCF Gender and Millennials Online Symposium: Overview,” by Stephanie Coontz.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Engaging Sports talks Mount Gariwang and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games.
• Sociological Images finds 2/3rds of sexual minorities now identify as bisexual and Trump’s election made people less private about anti-immigrant attitudes.
• Cyborgology reflects on big data and the epistemological renaissance.
• Graphic Sociology asks how many eggs does it take to make a baby?

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Happy Friday everyone! This week we’ve got sociological takes on the limits of lobbying, the ways neighborhood racial composition affects exercise, and myths and facts for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. All that and more below.

There’s Research on That!:

“The Leverage and Limits of Lobbying in the United States,” by Shucheng Zhou, Kelly McCarthy, and Nicholas Bartlett. This guest TROT by students at Oberlin College details the different types and varied effectiveness of lobbying activities in the U.S.

Discoveries:

“Jogging While Black,” by Caty Taborda-Whitt. Rashawn Ray recently published an article in Social Science Research that explores how neighborhood racial composition acts as either a barrier or incentive to exercising outside.

Clippings:

“Why Music Festivals Are All Starting to Look the Same,” by Caity Curry. The Washington Post asks Johnathan Wynn to explain how growing commercialization and consolidation may diminish the quality of the musical experience for festival-goers.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“Myths and Facts for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month,” by Nancy McArdle, Maura Baldiga, Pamela Joshi and Dolores Acevedo-Garcia.

Contexts:

“Cobesity,” by Sven E. Wilson.

“Obesity, Gender, and Immigrant Generations,” by Rose Malinowski Weingartner.

“Who Do You Think You Are?” by Justin Maietta.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images explains why the American Health Care Act is bad for women’s health.
• Cyborgology asks does technology want? and writes an open letter to university ranking publications.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies recovers memories from holocaust survivors in Latin America.
• Girl w/Pen! investigates Christian sex advice websites for a look at evangelical politics.

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Happy Friday everyone! This week we have a number of pieces on gender inequality at work, at home, and even on vacation, a few new pieces on private prisons and policing, and sociological takes on March Madness, fake news, and shifting sexual practices. Enjoy!

There’s Research on That!:

“For Profit Prisons and the Immigrant Industrial Complex,” by Caity Curry. Private prisons have been reinstated, so we rounded up research on how they enable mass incarceration of immigrant populations.

“The Social Science of Sexual Practices,” by Allison Nobles. A recent survey reported that Americans are having less sex. But, so what? Why should we care how often people are having sex or who their sexual partners are? You got it — there’s research on that!

“Gendering Vacation,” by Sarah Catherine Billups and Allison Nobles. It may be spring break time for many, but women pay a higher price for taking time off work.

Discoveries:

“Highly Skilled White Women Pay the Biggest Motherhood Penalty,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. New research in American Sociological Review finds privilege has its price in the form of high motherhood penalties.

Clippings:

“The “Ferguson Effect” and Informed Policing,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The New York Times talks to David C. Pyrooz about a different kind of Ferguson effect.

“Why Fewer Millennials Support Gender Equality in the Home,” Edgar Campos. Time covers Joanna Pepin and colleagues’ research on the changing gender attitudes of millennials.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Scorn Wars: Rural White People and Us,” by Nina Eliasoph.

“The Sadness of the Border Wall,” by David Bacon.

“How the Media Makes Protests Matter,” by Polina Zvavitch.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Trending Towards Traditionalism? Changes in Youths’ Gender Ideology,” by Joanna R. Pepin and David A. Cotter.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Families As They Really Are sorts out gender, politics, and millennials.
• Sociological Images talks worrisome dynamics of fake news.
• Engaging Sports reflects on March Madness and male emotional expression.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies captures every day life in conflict.

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Hello and happy Friday all. This week we’ve got a number of new pieces on religion, some reflections on how to influence public policy, and even a little sociology in outer space!

Office Hours:

“Mimi Schippers on Polyamory and Polyqueer Sexualities,” with Allison Nobles. In this episode, we chat with Schippers about her new book and the ways “compulsory monogamy” limits how we experience relationships.

There’s Research on That!:

“Do Politicians Listen When Constituents Call?,” by Erik Kojola. We round up research on the pros and cons of contacting legislators as a way to change social policy.

“Outer Space and Earthly Inequalities,” by Jacqui Frost. It may require rocket science to get to space, but social science is beginning to weigh in on what it might mean for social life if we continue to commodify and colonize outer space.

Discoveries:

“The Ordinary Side of Charismatic Leadership,” by Jacqui Frost. New research in Sociology of Religion finds that leaders of megachurches often embody a particular kind of charisma that blends the ordinary and the extraordinary.

Clippings:

“How Sociology Can Contribute to Public Policy,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The New York Times talks to a number of sociologists in this piece about the uneven distribution of economics and sociology in public policy discussions.

“Sex Breaks and Employee Satisfaction in Sweden,” by Edgar Campos. Lotta Dellve talks to the New York Times about the potential of sex breaks to increase employee productivity and satisfaction.

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Contexts:

“Institutionalizing Prison Reentry,” by Brittany Dernberger.

“Not Making Mom Proud,” by Nicole Bedera.

“The Complex Path to Secular Identity,” by Rose Malinowski Weingartner.

“Black Names Aren’t That Simple,” by Moriah Willow.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Opioids, Health Care Denial, and a World of Pain,” by Megan Peterson.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections reflects on trans-feminisms and coalitional social justice work.
• Sociological Images maps racial and educational segregation in the U.S. and explains the sociological relevance of Calvin (and Hobbes).
• Engaging Sports talks Tim Tebow and Trump’s America.
• Girl w/Pen! explores headscarves and manufacturing Islam.

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Happy Friday everyone! This week we’ve got timely pieces on private schooling, immigration policy, fearmongering, and more. So read on if you’re looking for a little sociological perspective.

There’s Research on That!:

“School Choice and Social Inequality,” by Evan Stewart and Neeraj Rajasekar. Social science comparing private and public approaches to schooling finds distinct benefits of public schools and questions whether more choice in schooling really helps everyone.

“The Culture of Mass Deportation,” by Caity Curry. On the history of American immigration policy and the increasingly punitive turn it’s taken.

Discoveries:

“Uncertainty and Flexibility in Trans Health Care,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. New research in Journal of Health and Social Behavior investigates how doctors navigate trans care.

Clippings:

“Nothing to Fear but Fearmongering Itself,” by Edgar Campos. Barry Glassner talks to TIME about Trump’s unprecedented use of fearmongering as a political tactic.

“Why We Don’t Need a White History Month,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Vox talks to Daniel Hirschman about how calls for a white history month ignore the already pervasive white privilege in U.S. society.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“How Many Deaths? The High Rate of Bereavement among Black Americans,” by Megan Peterson.

Scholars Strategy Network:

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images talks problems with “femvertising” and shares new data on the motivations of Women’s March participants.
• Engaging Sports shows how Trump’s travel ban affects athletes.
• Center for Holocaut and Genocide Studies explores the representation of Native Americans in art displayed at the Minnesota State Capitol.

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Hello hello! We’ve had another big week here at TSP, and have lots of great things to share with you. To start, we welcomed another blog to our community pages, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Check out their blog for an extensive archive of engaging commentary and research related to genocide studies. And our amazing grad board is back for the semester, which means we are back in full force on the site. We’ve got great new pieces on Trump’s cabinet, women’s movements, environmental policy, and more. So let’s get to it!

The Editor’s Desk:

In case you missed it, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of TSP last Friday. Woot! On the Eds’ Desk this week, Doug and Chris celebrate and reflect on the past five years and preview what’s to come.

There’s Research on That!:

“Divesting Diversity on the Presidential Cabinet,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. While social science shows that diversity is beneficial for business and organizations, the definition of “diversity” is often warped to avoid any real discussion of inequality.

“When Women Mobilize,” by Jacqui Frost. A look at research on past women’s movements sheds light on the ways that gender shapes when and how women protest, and the important roles they have played in social movement history.

“Barriers Keeping Women from STEM Careers,” by Amber Joy Powell. Research on race, gender, and education reveals why women remain hidden figures in STEM.

Discoveries:

“To Enforce or Encourage Green Behavior?,” by Erik Kojola. New research in Sociological Spectrum finds that environmental regulations alone will not reduce public health and environmental hazards from chemical pollution.

Clippings:

“How College Became Synonymous with Sex,” by Brooke Chambers. Soc Images’ Lisa Wade writes for Time Magazine and explains how colleges went from being rigid institutions to hubs for parties and casual sex.

“Okay Google, Give Me the Facts,” by Edgar Campos. The Conversation talks to Thomas Maher about how to keep “fake news” from manipulating Google’s search algorithms.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“The Women’s March Was Only the Beginning,” by Dana R. Fisher.

“The Day After: Women’s March on Washington,” by Philip N. Cohen.

“Trump’s America Comes to Washington,” by Philip N. Cohen.

Scholars Strategy Network:

“What Trump Means for the Affordable Care Act,” by Colleen Grogan and Sherry Glied.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Engaging Sports talks politics and sports media and how sports create unity.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies explains the futility of “Never Again” and remembers Wannsee.
• Girl w/Pen! discusses advocacy and activism for girls.
• ThickCulture explores the democratic function of the Women’s March.

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Hello and happy Friday! We are enjoying our last few days of winter break here in Minnesota, but we are excited to be back in full force for the spring semester next week. In this roundup, we have our last round of Best Of and Most Popular 2016 posts, and we highlight some new pieces on charitable giving, medical school, and repertoires of contention.

There’s Research on That!:

“The Social Determinants of Charitable Giving,” by Caity Curry. The holidays are an annual “giving season” for many, but research shows that social factors often determine who gives and for what.

*~!MOST POPULAR 2016!~*
“Millennials Misunderstood,” by Evan Stewart. In the most viewed TROT of 2016, social research helps explain why Millennials are at once fiercely independent, but also missing key markers of adulthood.

Clippings:

“Teaching Medical Students To Rethink Race,” by Caty Taborda-Whitt. Dorothy Roberts talks to Stat News about the need for medical students to learn about the social construction of race.

Discoveries:

*~!BEST OF 2016!~*
“Fifty Shades of Pay,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Voted Best Title of 2016, this Discovery details a study from Sociology of Race and Ethnicity that finds wage inequalities between dark and light skinned immigrants.

*~!MOST POPULAR 2016!~*
“On Noisy Neighbors,” by Evan Stewart. The most viewed Discovery of 2016 summarizes research from AJS that shows how class and culture determine what we find “noisy.”

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Revisiting the Rationing of Medical Degrees in the United States,” by Tania M. Jenkins and Shalini Reddy.

“The Contemporary American University, In Seven Emails,” by Rebecca Schuman.

Scholars Strategy Network:

“Disabled American Workers Need Ongoing Social Support As Well As Jobs and Fair Wages,” by Gwendolyn Barnhart.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images talks income inequality and mass murder as a repertoire of contention.
• Cyborgology remembers Zygmunt Bauman and trolls #notallmen in India.

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Happy Friday everyone! We hope you are staying warm and getting close to wrapping up your fall semesters. We have some great new pieces this week, including a new podcast episode with Vanesa Ribas and a new special feature by Penny Edgell. As we head into the break, in addition to posting new pieces every week as usual, we will be highlighting our “Best Of 2016” nominees from around the site, so keep an eye out for great stuff you may have missed throughout the year.

TSP Special Features:

“Seeing the White in Christian America,” by Penny Edgell. In this new special feature, Edgell explains how race, over and above religion, drove white evangelicals to vote for Trump. She argues that blanket statements about “evangelicals” that ignore differences between white and non-white Christians can work to perpetuate a culture of white privilege that systematically denies that whites, too, have racial identities and interests.

Office Hours:

“Vanesa Ribas on Immigration to the New South,” with Erik Kojola. In our most recent podcast, we talk with Ribas about her new book that examines race and labor dynamics in a meat packing plant in rural North Carolina.

There’s Research on That!:

“Who (Dis)Trusts Science?,” by Caty Taborda-Whitt. Research shows that trust in science is much more closely linked to political and religious commitments than educational attainment.

Discoveries:

“Stigma by Association: Adult Children and Parental Incarceration,” by Amber Joy Powell. Are adult children able to create a prosocial identity outside of their parents’ felony status? New research in Deviant Behavior says yes.

Clippings:

“Supermarkets and Stratification,” by Caity Curry. The Rivard Report highlights research from Heather O’Connell, Jenifer Bratter, and Lester King that finds a “tri-racial system of social stratification” in terms of access to supermarkets in Houston, TX.

From Our Partners:

Scholars Strategy Network:

“The Harm Done by Media Coverage of Political Disputes about Public Health Measures,” Erika Fowler and Sarah Gollust.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: Remember the Ladies Men,” by Virginia Rutter.

Contexts:

“Faculty Unions, Don’t Fold Your Winning Hand!” by Syed Ali.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images talks class v.s. education among Trump supporters.
• Cyborgology warns against the dangers of an ahistorical view of science.

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Hello and happy Friday all! Since we did not do a regular Roundup last week, we have a lot to catch you up on, so we’ll get right to it –

There’s Research on That!:

“Who Are Fair Trade Deals Good For?,” by Erik Kojola. NAFTA and its merits have been a major topic in this year’s election. But who benefits from these kinds of trade deals and who doesn’t? We have research on that.

“Sick Days and Toughing it Out,” by Elizabeth Tremmel. Wondering whether or not you should call into work because of your cold? Your decision is likely influenced by your social surroundings.

“Juries and Racial Bias,” by Caity Curry.  The recent Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado case got us thinking about the racial make-up of juries and its implications for sentencing.

“Minorities in Television,” by Amber Joy Powell and Neeraj Rajasekar. While the increase in minority characters has been a major stride for equal on-air representation, sociological research suggests other problems and pitfalls remain.

Office Hours:

“Douglas Hartmann on Midnight Basketball,” with Matthew Aguilar-Champeau. In our latest podcast episode, co-host Matthew chats with Doug about his new book and the 1990s crime initiative that still influences sports, race, and social policy today.

Discoveries:

“Fighting Sports Arena Funding,” by Edgar Campos. New research in the Sociology of Sport Journal investigates why opposition to the public funding of large sports arenas often fails.

Clippings:

“Escaping Reality with Virtual Love,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Masahiro Yamada talks to The Guardian about the constraints of dating and relationships in Japan and why Japanese youth are turning to virtual love as a result.

“The Resiliency of the Death Penalty in the United States,” by Caity Curry. Public Radio International asks Susan Sharp about the continued support for the death penalty in the U.S.

“NFL Suspensions: From Fines to the Sidelines,” by Edgar Campos. TSP’s Doug Hartmann is featured in a recent New York Times article about effective punishments in the NFL.

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Scholars Strategy Network:

“How Rights Movements Can Deal with Backlashes against Supreme Court Decisions,” by Alexander Lovell.

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

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: Sexual Assault on Campus,” by Elizabeth Armstrong and Jamie Budnick.

“Gender Inequalities in Dual-Earner, College Educated Couples and the Transition to Parenthood,” by Jill Yavorsky, Claire Kamp Dush, and Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Girl w/Pen talks the normalization of sexual assault.
• Cyborgology explores the normalization of dissent and the rise of fake news stories.
• Families As They Really Are attempts secular listening at a prayer meeting.
• Sociological Images weighs the symbolic values of the safety pen and asks what would happen if America defined itself as a nation of renters.

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