Hello and happy Friday! This week we’ve got new research on gender inequality in the top 1% of U.S. earners, an examination of injustice in Honduras, and reflections on the exploitation of immigrant farm labor.

Discoveries:

“The Top One Percent’s Crystal Ceiling,” by Allison J. Steinke. New research in American Sociological Review finds a clear gender imbalance within the top one percent of U.S. earners.

Clippings:

“Struggling with Silence in Honduras,” by Lucas Lynch. A recent article in The Progressive by sociologist Meghan Krausch documents how corporate and elite interests can prevail over ordinary Honduran plights for security and justice.

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Contexts:

“Stemming the Exploitation of Immigrant Farm Labor,” by Andrew Smolski.

“Health and Romantic Union Dissolution,” by Xu Yan.

“Color-blindness Wrapped in a White Bow,” by Simone N. Durham.

“Binding Neighborhoods through Co-offending Networks,” by Han N. Kleman.

“Risk and Resilience on Reservations,” by Layne Amerikaner.

“When a School Isn’t Just a School,” by Nadirah Farah Foley.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Amy Blackstone on Childfree Adults,” by Barbara Risman.

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Welcome back! This week we’ve got social science research on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, LGBT advocacy across the globe, and how women use headphones to avoid harassment.

There’s Research on That!:

“Injustice and Indigenous Women in Canada,” by Allison Nobles. In light of a historic inquiry into missing and murdered women in Canada that determined the nation committed genocide against Indigenous women, we rounded up research on these missing and murdered women.

Discoveries:

“LGBT Advocacy Goes Global,” by Isabel Arriagada. Recent research in Social Forces finds that LGBT-specific international organizations play a key role in whether nations adopt LGBT-friendly policies, more so than international organizations broadly focused on human rights.

Clippings:

“Headphones Help Avoid Harassment,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. The Atlantic talks with Laura Logan about how women use headphones to avoid harassment.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Dreams Deferred,” by Kelsey Drotning.

“The Gendered Impacts of Social Support,” by Xu Yan.

“Saluting Sexuality,” by Hannah Kleman.

“Access Isn’t Enough,” by Jennifer Sullivan.

“Gender in Academic Self-Citations,” by Danielle Koonce.

“The Whiter the University,” by Chandra Reyna.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“25 Years after the “Gayby Boom” and We Still Can’t Talk about Reproductive Loss,” by Christa Craven.

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• Engaging Sports reflects on the cost of elite sports.

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Hello and happy Friday! This week we’ve got the social science of cricket, new research on green consumption and social status, and reflections on race in the NFL.

There’s Research on That!:

“Wickets and Sixes: A Social Science of Cricket,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. As teams compete for the Cricket World Cup, social science explores cricket at the intersections of globalization, postcolonialism, boundaries, and identity.

“Religion, Sexuality, and Social Change,” by Evan Stewart. For Pride month, we revisit social science research on the relationship between religion and sexuality.

Discoveries:

“Go Green, Gain Esteem,” by Amy August. New research in Socius finds that green consumption is a status symbol for both conservatives and liberals alike, but reducing consumption is not.

From Our Partners:

Sociological Images:

“Keep off the Grassroots?” by Evan Stewart.

Contexts:

“Can Sociology Help Democracy Assistance Programs?” by Theodore P. Gerber.

“Black Artists and Elite Taste Culture,” by Patricia A. Banks.

“‘Til Death,” by Eric Stone.

“Urban Upkeep,” by Layne Amerikaner.

“Yes, Sociology is Racist, Too,” by Jessica Shotwell.

“Afrofuturism and Black Panther,” by Myron T. Strong and K. Sean Chaplin.

“Frack, Yes,” by Emily Campbell.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: “Daddy’s Home!” Increasing Men’s Use of Paternity Leave,” by Ankita Patnaik.

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• Engaging Sports reflects on race in the NFL and the decline of women’s ice hockey in North America.

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Hello! This week we’ve got social science research on queer criminal activity, gender lines at the Olympics, and choosing a child-free life.

There’s Research on That!:

“‘Queering’ Criminality and Victimization,” by Caity Curry. We review recent research on queer criminal activity to move beyond one-sided depictions of LGBT people as solely victims of hate crimes.

Clippings:

“Affirming Gender Lines in the Olympics,” by Allison Nobles. The New York Times talks with Madeleine Pape about the recent ruling that female track athletes with naturally elevated levels of testosterone must reduce these hormones before they can participate in certain races at major competitions.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“The Economics of Migration,” by  Jonathan Portes.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“More People Than Ever Aren’t Having Babies. And They’re Doing Just Fine,” by Amy Blackstone.

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Thanks for joining us this week! We’ve got a special feature on fertility trends, new research on elementary school expulsions, and young people’s extramarital affairs.

Special Feature:

“US Fertility Keeps Dropping – But That’s Not a Reason to Panic,” by Caroline Sten Hartnett. In this special feature, we take a look at fertility trends in the United States.

Discoveries:

“Elementary Expulsions,” by Mark Lee. New research in Social Forces finds that youth of color are much more likely to be suspended or expelled from school by age nine.

Clippings:

“Millennials, Marriage, and Monogamy,” by Allison Nobles. The Atlantic talks with Wendy Manning and Andrew Cherlin about young couples and extramarital affairs.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Flat Rebels,” by Julie Whitaker.

“Letter from the Editors, Spring 2019,” by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas.

Sociological Images:

“Supreme Sociology: How Hype Happens,” by Evan Stewart.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: Trevor Hoppe on Punishing Disease,” by Arielle Kuperberg.

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• Cyborgology ponders viral video child stars.

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Welcome back! This week at TSP we’ve got social science research on climate change and racial inequality, and how aggressive policing harms African American boys’ educational performance. We’ve also got a new teaching post on ice breaker activities that transition easily into course material.

Teaching TSP:

“Ice Breakers and Community Building in the Classroom,” by Andrea Krieg. In this post, Krieg gives three examples of ice breakers that can be used to build community in the classroom and seamlessly move into course content.

There’s Research on That!:

“The Color of Climate Change,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. We rounded up social science research on how climate change poses greater challenges for poorer, non-white communities in the United States and globally.

Discoveries:

“How Aggressive Policing Hurts School Performance,” by Caity Curry. New research in the American Sociological Review finds that aggressive policing policies hurt African American boys’ school performance.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Big Data and the American Dream, An Interview with David Grusky,” by Reeve Vanneman.

Sociological Images:

“What Kind of ____ are You?” by Evan Stewart.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Sharenting Can be Controversial, But Are We Sure Parents Don’t Care about Their Children’s Social Media Presence?” by Davide Cino and Ellen Wartella.

Social Studies MN:

“The Minnesota Population Center,” by Neeraj Rajasekar.

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Hello friends! This week we’ve got a new teaching activity on names of places, social science research on parental incarceration, and sociological takes on why screen-time guidelines may not reflect the realities of all families.

Teaching TSP:

“Using Rock Climbing to Teach about Sexism, Racism, and Colonialism,” by Meghan Krausch. In this interactive activity, students read a recent post by Engaging Sports and research place names in their communities.

There’s Research on That!:

“The Impact of Parental Incarceration on Children and Families,” by Isabel Arriagada and Caity Curry. By 2012, nearly 2.6 million children had a parent in prison or jail. We rounded up social science research on the effects of parental incarceration on children and families.

Clippings:

“Screen Time in Summer Time,” by Amy August. The Atlantic talks with Jessica Calarco about how screen time guidelines make assumptions that may not be true for all families

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• Cyborgology reflects on the status hierarchy of track changes when editing.

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Welcome back! This week we’ve got social science research on Elizabeth Warren’s student debt plan, how Black motherhood is political, and why Black girls get left out of “police talk.”

There’s Research on That!:

“The Sociologists Behind Warren’s Education and Debt Plans,” by Jean Marie Maier. Meet the sociologists who influenced Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan for free college and student loan relief.

Discoveries:

“Do Black Girls Matter in Police Talk?” by Amber Joy Powell. New research in Gender & Society finds that Black girls are left out of public discourse regarding police violence and the everyday “police talk” Black mothers use to teach their children how to navigate interactions with law enforcement.

Clippings:

“Black Motherhood as Political Struggle,” by Amber Joy Powell. The Nation draws on research from Patricia Hill Collins and other social scientists to demonstrate how Black motherhood is a political struggle.

From Our Partners:

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Revisit: CCF Mother’s Day Symposium on Housework, Gender and Parenthood,” by Stephanie Coontz.

And from the Community Pages:

• Cyborgology ponders why the Japanese custom-fit clothing company shut down its international operations and what it means for the rest of us.
• Dispatches from a Dean reflects on media literacy for Generation Z.

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Hello sociology friends! This week we’ve got social science research on the relationship between housing and health, the gender gap in teaching evaluations, and how the private bail industry profits from women of color.

There’s Research on That!:

“Housing Security and Health,” by Allison Nobles. One important and under-appreciated aspect of housing insecurity involves health, and sociologists have shown that the relationships between health and housing are more complicated than you might imagine. 

Discoveries:

“Perfection, but not Brilliance in Teaching Evaluations,” by Jean Marie Maier. New research in American Sociological Review finds that the number of points in a rating scale might reduce the size of gender gaps.

Clippings:

“Politics, Protests and Activist Memes,” by Allison J. Steinke. VICE talks with James M. Jasper about activist memes.

“How Private Bail Profits from Women of Color,” by Caity Curry. The Appeal talks with Josh Page about how the private bail industry excessively profits from low-income women and women of color.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Disrupting the Racial Wealth Gap,” by Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro.

Sociological Images:

“The Stakes of Steak,” by Allison Nobles.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Even Gender Inequality is Unequal,” by Virginia Rutter.

Social Studies MN:

“The Ins and Outs of the IMF,” by Neeraj Rajasekar.

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Welcome back! This week we’ve got a special feature on African American reparations, and social science research on sex trafficking discourse and reentry in Rwanda. Take a look at Contexts‘ symposium on college admissions, inequality, and higher education.

Special Feature:

“The Case for African American Reparations, Explained,” by Joe R. Feagin. Feagin explains why the case for reparations may be gaining traction in the United States.

There’s Research on That!:

“Sex Trafficking Discourse and Policy,” by Allison J. Steinke. Social science research explores sex trafficking and sex work, two terms that are often conflated.

Clippings:

“Reentry and Reconciliation in Rwanda,” by Brooke Chambers. Hollie Nyseth Brehmand Laura C. Frizzell explain the reentry process for Rwandans convicted of genocidal crimes for The New York Times.

“Why American Mothers are the Most Stressed,” by Javiera Lamoza Osorio. CNBC talks with Caitlyn Collins about why American moms are stressed and how policy change might be able to help.

From Our Partners:

Contexts:

“Varsity Blues and Lawsuits, Too,” by W. Carson Byrd.

Sociological Images:

“The Social Side of Sales,” by Evan Stewart.

Council on Contemporary Families:

“Gender Structures Every Aspect of Life,” by Barbara Risman.

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• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies interviews Daniel Reynolds about his recent book, Postcards from Auschwitz.
• Engaging Sports reflects on the demise of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and the sociological importance of tennis.

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