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As summer break comes to an end, the TSP crew is gearing up for another engaging semester of sociologizing. In addition to checking out our new stuff below, those of you prepping to teach classes should be sure to stop by our Teaching TSP blog for class exercises, teaching tips, and suggestions for turning TSP blogs into assignments.

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“Long-form Journalism, 2017 Late Summer Highlights,” by Doug Hartmann. As we head into the new school year, Doug reflects on some great sociological journalism produced over the summer.

Discoveries:

“The Politics of Dumpster Diving,” by Erik Kojola. New research in Sociological Perspectives details the ways freegans are pushing back against stigmatization and developing a collective identity.

Clippings:

“Socially Sanctioning Venezuela,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. David Smilde explains why economic sanctions might bolster the social influence of President Maduro in The News Observer.

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Contexts:

“After Charlottesville: A Contexts Symposium.”

1. “‘Hilando Fino’: American Racism After Charlottesville,” Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
2. “The Souls of White Folk in Charlottesville and Beyond,” Matthew W. Hughey
3. “The Persistence of White Nationalism in America,” Joe Feagin
4. “A Sociologist’s Note to the Political Elite,” Victor Ray
5. “Are Public Sociology and Scholar-Activism Really at Odds?” Kimberly Kay Hoang
6. “Sociology as a Discipline and an Obligation,” David G. Embrick and Chriss Sneed

“Social Pressure to Appear Masculine Leads Straight Men to Have Unwanted Sex,” by Michelle J. Cera, Jessie Ford, and and Paula England.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images concludes feminists are awesome and reflects on the beauty and strength of Wonder Woman.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies offers a Marxist critique of the Cambodian genocide.
• Feminist Reflections remembers Harry Brod, 1951-2017.
• Engaging Sports talks athletic philanthropy and the limits of charity.

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Hello! We’ve got some great new stuff for you this week, including a new special feature on listening to Latinx queers, a new Discovery about stalled school desegregation, and a look at marriage among trans men and women. Take a look!

TSP Special Features:

“Learning from Pulse, Listening to Latinx Queers,” by Greggor Mattson. In our latest special feature, Mattson previews some of his new research on changes in gay bar culture and the ways that the Pulse nightclub shootings highlighted racial divisions and exclusions within the LGBTQ community.

Discoveries:

“White Flight Stalls Desegregation in Schools,” by Caity Curry. New research in Social Forces finds that desegregation gains made in the formative years following Board v. Brown may have been superseded by a “post-desegregation status quo”.

Clippings:

“Farmers Concerned About Healthcare Costs,” by Caity Curry. Shoshanah Inwood talks to Vermont Public Radio about serious concerns regarding healthcare among American farmers.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“Does Marriage Matter? A Look at Married Trans Women and Men,” by Braxton Jones.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Cyborgology explains why social media platforms shouldn’t ban adult content.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies interviews Philip Spencer about why left-wing antisemitism is dangerous.
• Families As They Really Are talks whether paid family leave is an entitlement or investment.

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Hey everyone! We’ve got some great new stuff for you this week, including pieces on bipartisan colorblindess and a proposal to credentialize panhandlers. And be sure to wish Lisa Wade and everyone over at Sociological Images a happy 10th anniversary. They helped pave the way for TSP and many others, so let’s all show them some love!

There’s Research on That!:

“How Racial Minorities Are Excluded from Being ‘American’,” by Allison Nobles. The 4th of July celebrates the U.S. and its freedoms, but social science shows that racial and ethnic minorities are excluded from many of them.

Discoveries:

“Bipartisan Colorblindness,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. New research in The Sociological Quarterly reveals that both liberals and conservatives draw on colorblind rhetoric to contruct their moral identities.

Clippings:

“Credentials for Panhandlers?,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Over at The Conversation, Brendan O’Flaherty and Gwendolyn Dordick propose offering credentials for panhandlers instead of tightening restrictions on them.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

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

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Sociological Images celebrates their 10 year anniversary this month. Congrats Soc Images! And this week they explore how LSD opened minds and changed America.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies remembers Simone Veil (1927-2017).
• Families As They Really Are revisits making men visible in nursing and reproductive health.
• Cyborgology talks sex workers’ concerns about Snapchat’s Snap Map.

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Happy July everyone! This week we’ve got new pieces on how moving affects adolescents, how gangs use social media, how marital status affects voting behavior, and much more. So grab yourself a summer drink and soak in some sociology.

There’s Research on That!:

“Gangs on Social Media,” by Caity Curry. Social science shows that gang members use social media to promote their gang identity and gain notoriety, but the social organization of gangs determines their online behavior.

Discoveries:

“How Moving Affects Adolescent Delinquency,” by Amber Joy Powell. New research in Social Forces finds that the more adolescents move, the more likely they are to engage in delinquent behavior.

Clippings:

“Why Single Women are More Likely to Vote for Liberal Candidates,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Leah Ruppanner, Kelsy Kretschmer, and Christopher Stout explain how marital status influences voting habits in RawStory.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“Religion: Greater Acceptance, Persisting Antipathy since Civil Rights Era,” by Jerry Park, Joshua Tom, and Brita Andercheck.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Families As They Really Are revisits multiracial dividends and persistent hierarchies.
• Engaging Sports talks sport behind bars and the 20th Jewish Olympics.
• Sociological Images explains how algorithms replace your biases with someone else’s and asks if liberals are happier than conservatives.
• Cyborgology talks sexual harassment at Exxxotica and Twitter as a form of resistance.

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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.

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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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Hello and happy June everyone! Before you head outside to enjoy the weather, see below or stop by for some interesting reads on conservative college students, the spiritual but not religious, e-sports in the major leagues, and more.

There’s Research on That!:

“Conservative College Students as a Campus Minority?” by Cena Loffredo, Eleanor Miller, and Melody Goodin. This guest TROT by students at Oberlin College reviews research on conservatives in college.

Discoveries:

“New Trends in Selective Spirituality,” by Evan Stewart. New research in Poetics reveals the boundary work that the “spiritual but not religious” do to develop their belief systems.

Clippings:

“Intersectional Identities in Today’s Protest Environment,” by Jasmine Syed. The Washington Post talks to Dana Fisher about shifts in the demographic make-up of protests.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“Gender Gap Reversal in Education, Moving toward More Gender Equality,” by Jan Van Bavel.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Families As They Really Are talks making leave affordable.
• Engaging Sports asks if e-sports are the next major league sport.
• Cyborgology imagines the future of autonomous driving.
• Sociological Images explains why Democrats lose so much and charts sexism in ratings of intelligence across the life cycle.

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Hey everyone! This week we’ve got timely takes on the death penalty, disgruntled air travelers, and the shortcomings of the U.S. tax system. We’ve also got a new podcast episode on the Koch Brothers and American democracy. So settle in and see below for some serious sociology!

Office Hours:

Theda Skocpol on the Koch Network with Jack Delehanty. In our latest podcast episode, we talk with Professor Skocpol about how the Koch Brothers have transformed American democracy, and whether any corollaries are emerging on the political left.

There’s Research on That!:

“Border Walls and Symbolic Boundaries,” by Edgar Campos. Trump’s wall would be more than just a physical barrier, it would also intensify the symbolic boundaries that reinforce national and racial identities in the United States.

“Racial and Regional Differences in Support for the Death Penalty,” by Caity Curry. Issues in Arkansas and the Supreme Court have brought the death penalty back into the media spotlight, so we rounded up research on this “peculiar institution” and why it remains resilient today.

Discoveries:

“Who’s ‘One of the Guys?’ Navigating Gender in the Tech Industry,” by Edgar Campos. New research in Gender & Society finds that gender-fluid women are more likely to be perceived as competent tech workers.

Clippings:

“Double-Booked and Discontented Airline Passengers,” by Edgar Campos. The New York Times talked with Elizabeth Popp Berman about why there is so much hostility on airplanes.

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Contexts:

“Immigration Data Tools,” by Rose Malinowski Weingartner.

“Chump Change.” Viewpoints on taxes, their shortfalls, and who pays the price.

• Sales Taxes and Municipal Fiscal Inequality by Josh Pacewicz
• Why Do Americans Hate Taxes? by Joshua McCabe
• The Only Trump Pivat That Mattered by Laura Blessing
• Mistaking Regressive for Progressive Taxes by Vanessa Williamson
• The Great California Experiment by Isaac William Martin
• Deadly Deficits by Monica Prasad

Council on Contemporary Families:

“The Use and Abuse of Millennials as an Analytic Category,” by Frank Furstenberg.

“Some Men Try to Compensate for Relative Loss of Income to Women. How They Do So Varies,” by Dan Cassino.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Feminist Reflections honors the childfree auntie.
• Sociological Images asks where our 2016 tax dollars went and finds that feminine women are seen as less suited for science.
• Engaging Sports talks building inclusive sporting communities.
• Families As They Really Are questions recent reports regarding millennials and gender attitudes.

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We may be on spring break, but we’ve still got a great line up for you this week. See below for new pieces on voter suppression, March Madness, and cultural appropriation at rugby matches.

There’s Research on That!:

“How Voter Suppression Shapes Election Outcomes,” by Neeraj Rajasekar and Amber Joy Powell. Trump may believe that massive voter fraud swayed the 2016 election, but research shows that voter suppression is a much bigger problem than fraudulent voting.

“Global Human Rights and the United Nations,” by Brooke Chambers. Despite its numerous shortcomings, research shows that the UN plays a crucial role in promoting human rights across the globe.

Discoveries:

“Parents in Prison Hurts Children in the Classroom,” by Caity Curry. New research in Social Forces moves beyond boys’ bad behavior to investigate the negative cognitive impacts of parental incarceration on all children.

Clippings:

“Appropriating African American Spirituals for Sporting Events,” by Edgar Campos. The New York Times talked to John M. Williams and other social scientists about the causes and consequences of the English Rugby team’s use of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” at their events.

“More Stress, Less Sex?,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Pepper Swartz offers the Washington Post some sociological reasons for why Americans are having less sex.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“TANF Policy to Address Low, Volatile Income among Disadvantaged Families,” by Bradley Hardy.

Contexts:

“Shame, Shame, Shame,” by Polina Zvavitch.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Engaging Sports talks globalizing March Madness.
• Sociological Images explores masculinity and fidelity in pop music and analyzes Google Trend data on questions asked by parents about their children’s sexuality.
• Families As They Really Are revisits ‘real men’ doing housework.
• Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies historicizes white supremacy on college campuses.

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Hello hello all! As usual, we have a great line up for you this week, so we will get right to it.

There’s Research on That!:

“When Journalists Tweet,” by j. Siguru Wahutu. Social media in the newsroom is increasingly common, but it can blur the lines between professional and personal opinion.

“The Role of Female Role Models,” by Jacqui Frost. Social science shows that positive female role models are a significant predictor of interest and success in STEM for women, and movie stars are not the only ones who can fill those roles.

Discoveries:

“Police Brutality and Citizen Cynicism,” by Ryan Larson. New research in American Sociological Review finds a significant drop in 911 calls after an incident of police violence.

Clippings:

“How Scary Video Games Build Social Bonds,” by Matthew Aguilar-Champeau.  Margee Kerr talks to The Observer about the camaraderie you can build by playing horror-themed video games with others.

“‘Colorblind’ Economic Policies and Their Racial Repercussions,” by Caity Curry.  Adia Harvey Wingfield explains how seemingly neutral economic and criminal justice policies can work to maintain systems of racial inequality in The Atlantic.

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Council on Contemporary Families:

“For African Americans, Grief and Loss Starting as Children,” with Debra Umberson.

Contexts:

“Babes in Bikeland,” by Bjorn Christianson.

And a Few from the Community Pages:

• Families As They Really Are revisits ditching bathroom bullies.
• Sociological Images talks the history of divorce and maps where LGBT people live in the U.S.
• Engaging Sports asks if technology can solve the “concussion crisis”
• Cyborgology argues Facebook is not a community and talks PewDiePie and microcelebrity.

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