{"id":2486,"date":"2014-01-31T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T12:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2014-04-01T10:21:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T15:21:04","slug":"ru013114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2014\/01\/31\/ru013114\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Roundup: Jan. 31, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RU013114\"<\/a>This week, on The Editors’ Desk*, Doug Hartmann enumerated and tried to define** six elements of the sociological worldview. Elsewhere on The Society Pages, our many contributors worked to demonstrate that worldview—enjoy!<\/p>\n

*That’s right: we all share one desk. It’s adorable. Possibly even adorkable.<\/p>\n

**See what I did there? The man never met a conjunction he didn’t like.<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk:<\/h3>\n

“Representing the Field: What—and Where—is ‘Sociology’<\/a>?” by Doug Hartmann. A call to arms and lenses, a reorientation and focusing of the sociological imagination, and a sort of manifesto from our co-editor. Also: an adorable photo and a kerfuffle over the spelling of (w)holistic.<\/p>\n

There’s Research on That!<\/h3>\n

“Marketing Men at the Superbowl<\/a>,” by Stephen Suh. Watching ads to spot changes in the construction of masculinity over time. From manly men to happy losers to men in crisis… what will this Sunday bring?<\/p>\n

“Can Bill Gates Close the Condom Gap?<\/a>” by Molly Goin and Jacqui Frost. The public health effort that’s spawned a million jokes, Bill Gates’ race for the next-best-condom is both serious business and surprisingly sociological.<\/p>\n

Citings & Sightings:<\/h3>\n

“An Unlikely Rap Sheet,<\/a>” by Kat Albrecht. NPR explores the use of rap lyrics in courtrooms. Poetry and self-expression or incriminating confession?<\/p>\n

Office Hours:<\/h3>\n

“Brian Southwell on Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health<\/a>,” with Sarah Lageson. Who you know and how you feel: a short interview about public health (it’s not clinical, it’s social) and the public’s view of health (some sociology would help).<\/p>\n

The Reading List:<\/h3>\n

“Learning to See the Spectrum<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart. New research from Gil Eyal on the social and cultural changes that have helped shift autism from a specific, and rare, diagnosis to a spectrum of symptoms that now comprise a largely family-diagnosed American epidemic. Just the latest example of the social construction of health and illness.<\/p>\n

Scholars’ Strategy Network:<\/h3>\n

“The Future of America’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Reforms<\/a>,” by Linda Forman Naval.<\/p>\n

“Can Philanthropists Engineer Effective School Reforms?<\/a>” by Sarah Reckhow.<\/p>\n

In Case You Missed It:<\/h3>\n

“Stars, Strife, and Education<\/a>,” by Hollie Nyseth Brehm. A short look at research on the ties between low educational attainment and depression.<\/p>\n

A Few from the Community Pages:<\/h3>\n