{"id":2241,"date":"2013-10-04T13:45:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T18:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2014-04-01T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T15:30:18","slug":"friday-roundup-october-4-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2013\/10\/04\/friday-roundup-october-4-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Roundup: October 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dialogue<\/a>
(From freedigitalphotos.net)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week, I had my first telephone interview for an assistant professor position. Before it began, I mentally rehearsed the three-minute elevator speech of my dissertation, certain that the initial question was bound to be something along the lines of \u201cTell us about your research.\u201d When the moment came, however, the search committee began by asking me how I would explain my research to my grandma or my neighbor. Tossing aside the elevator speech I had been advised to practice, I attempted to channel TSP.<\/p>\n

As I reflected on the interview afterward, I felt dismay that my combination of nerves and lack of foresight kept me from saying what I\u2019ve told countless strangers about how I study genocide (you would not believe the conversations I\u2019ve had waiting in lines). The dismay soon gave way to excitement, though, because it\u2019s exciting that the question was even asked. As Doug Hartmann shared in his recent sketch, “Dare to Engage in Dialogue<\/a>,” much good can come from our abilities to translate our findings to the broader public, whether they are policy makers, pundits, or grandmas. And perhaps it\u2019s wise to spend more time reflecting on how to frame what we do so we are better prepared for these conversations.<\/p>\n

The Editors\u2019 Desk<\/b><\/h3>\n

In \u201cDare to Engage in Dialogue<\/a>,\u201d Doug Hartmann discusses some of the benefits that come from conversations between social scientists and our publics.<\/p>\n

Office Hours<\/b><\/h3>\n

In \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong With Fat?<\/a>\u201d TSP\u2019s Kyle Green chats with Abigail Saguy about how fat is framed as a problem and the potential for removing the stigma.<\/p>\n

Teaching TSP<\/b><\/h3>\n

In \u201cFraming and Counter-Framing<\/a>,\u201d Kia Heise suggests how to use Abigail Saguy\u2019s podcast to study framing in the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Citings & Sightings<\/b><\/h3>\n

In \u201cMen on a Rampage<\/a>,\u201d Andrew Weibe spots research that examines how and why men are more lethally violent than women.<\/p>\n

In \u201cDaddy\u2019s Home\u2026Full Time<\/a>,\u201d John Ziegler focuses on a new Pew Research Center study that found more dads are staying home with their children.<\/p>\n

And a Few From the Community Pages\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

Soc. Images: <\/i>Lisa Wade reviews the month of September in \u201cThis Month in Sociological Images<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Cyborgology:<\/i> Jenny Davis on <\/i>\u201cDo You Still Think I\u2019m Pretty?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Girl w\/Pen:<\/i> Kyla Bender-Baird on \u201c5 Ways White Feminists Can Address Our Own Racism<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Sociology Lens: <\/i>Scarlett Brown on \u201cWhat Can Harvard Business School Tell Us About Gender in Schools and Business?<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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