{"id":1582,"date":"2013-01-04T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2014-04-01T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T16:17:57","slug":"fr010313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2013\/01\/04\/fr010313\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Roundup: January 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2013\/01\/04\/fr010313\/ru010413\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1583\" title=\"RU010413\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/files\/2013\/01\/RU010413-e1357317605259.png\" width=\"330\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s been a quiet week in Lake Woebegon&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>As this week, stretching out from Christmas to the New Year, generally is. But that isn&#8217;t to say that The Society Pages has gone dark; perhaps just a bit dusky, enjoying this still moment before the New Year comes on with its full force. Here&#8217;s a bit of what we were up to this week.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Editors&#8217; Desk:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2013\/01\/01\/2012-favorites\/\">2012: Your TSP Favorites<\/a>,&#8221; by Letta Page. In which we learn which 2012 posts got the most views in every section of our site. Surprise! Y&#8217;all have good taste. Actually, we knew that.<\/p>\n<h3>Citings &amp; Sightings:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/citings\/2013\/01\/01\/distorted-discourse-on-islam\/\">Distorted Discourse on Islam<\/a>,&#8221; by Andrew Wiebe. In which sociologists Christopher Bail and Penny Edgell consider American media and post-9\/11 perceptions of Muslims.<\/p>\n<h3>Reading List:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/shar.es\/4bsRV\">Beyond the Ribbons<\/a>,&#8221; by Sarah Shannon. In which Rachel Kahn Best looks at medical research funding, stigma, and disease awareness campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3>Teaching TSP:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/2013\/01\/01\/understanding-the-causes-of-genocide\/\">Understanding the Causes of Genocide<\/a>,&#8221; by Kia Heise. In which we share discussion ideas on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/specials\/the-crime-of-genocide\/\">tough topic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>From the Community Pages:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sociological Images.<\/strong> Family Unequal&#8217;s Philip N. Cohen shows a seemingly obvious but overlooked aspect of<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/03\/poverty-poses-a-bigger-risk-to-pregnancy-than-age\/\"> infant mortality<\/a>, Mary Hart-Landsberg looks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/03\/the-social-safety-net-under-attack\/\">social safety net<\/a> and one way to repair it, and Lisa Wade shows <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/02\/gender-ideology-by-geico\/\">Geico getting gender wrong<\/a> and makes everyone shift in their seats by revealing the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/01\/let-the-swastika-bring-you-luck-in-this-new-year\/\">swastika&#8217;s history as a symbol of good luck<\/a>. Most prominently, though, we invite readers to check out Soc Images&#8217; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/01\/sociological-images-best-of-2012\/\">Best of 2012<\/a>.&#8221; Dare you not to read them all!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyborgology.<\/strong> It&#8217;s almost time for the third annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theorizingtheweb.org\/2013\/\">Theorizing the Web Conference<\/a> (this year in NYC!) and you have two days left to submit an abstract. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theorizingtheweb.org\/2013\/submit.html\">Get on it<\/a>! This week, Nathan Jurgenson also started a conversation on public soc with his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/2013\/01\/02\/smart-parking-and-the-robert-moses-mistake\/\">&#8216;Smart Parking&#8217; and the Robert Moses Mistake<\/a>,&#8221; Jenny Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/2013\/01\/01\/reconnecting-with-waste-through-social-media\/\">reconnected with waste<\/a>, and David Banks reviewed <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/2012\/12\/31\/book-review-coding-freedom-the-ethics-and-aesthetics-of-hacking\/\">Coding Freedom<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexuality and Society.<\/strong> From the Komen controversy to condoms in Philly schools, gay marriage votes to Penn State, Kari Lerum <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/sexuality\/2012\/12\/31\/top-ten-sexual-stories-of-2012\/\">rounds up the year in sex stories<\/a>. 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