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.
And from the Community Pages:
- Cyborgology ponders viral video child stars.