{"id":2965,"date":"2014-07-28T13:03:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T18:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2014-08-12T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T18:19:28","slug":"ru072814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2014\/07\/28\/ru072814\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: July 28, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RU072814\"<\/a>Umm, you guys? Did you know July’s almost over? That’s… that’s too much to think about, really. So let’s talk about soc, baby.<\/p>\n

Features:<\/h3>\n

“Of Carbon and Cash<\/a>,” by Erin Hoekstra. Could\u00a0reparations for environmental damage flow as easily as pollution from the Global North to the Global South?<\/p>\n

Office Hours:<\/h3>\n

“Chad Lavin on Eating Anxiety<\/a>,” with Matt Gunther. On the politics of our food choices.<\/p>\n

There’s Research on That!<\/h3>\n

“When Child Migrants Weren’t an Unwelcome Problem<\/a>,” by Lisa Gulya and Stephen Suh. While politicians are busy blaming each other (slash coming up with conspiracy theories) for a recent influx of minor immigrants, research shows times when the U.S. has happily welcomed such kids.<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk:<\/h3>\n

“Feminist Reflections<\/a>,” by Chris Uggen. Welcoming our latest Community Page!<\/p>\n

Citings & Sightings:<\/h3>\n

“The Overblown Myth of the Boomerang Generation<\/a>,” by Amy August. Did the Baby Boomers birth a Boomerang Generation? Not really, says Rick Settersten.<\/p>\n

“Marriage or the Baby Carriage<\/a>,” by Andrew Wiebe. Andrew Cherlin takes a look at the connections between education levels and parenthood choices.<\/p>\n

Scholars Strategy Network:<\/h3>\n

“In Dealing with Iran, the Best Option for Israel Is to Strike First—Diplomatically<\/a>,” by Steven Weber. Make love not war! Or maybe just extend an olive branch? You don’t have to make out or anything. Unless you want to.<\/p>\n

Council on Contemporary Families:<\/h3>\n

“Red States, Blue States, and Divorce: Understanding the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Regional Variation in Divorce Rates,<\/a>” by Stephanie Coontz. Adding to findings from the\u00a0American Journal of Sociology<\/em>, Coontz looks at why divorce rates are higher in religiously conservative “red states.”<\/p>\n

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