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\"RU092314\"<\/a>Here at The Society Pages, we work to bring a little something for everyone, whether your primary interests lay in race, politics, culture, crime, inequality, or gender. Take a gander, share and comment, and, as always, let us know (gently!) what you think we’re missing or what you’d like to contribute!<\/p>\n

Features:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Race, Spanking, and Shame: Dimensions of Corporal Punishment<\/a>,” by Jennifer Lee. If\u00a0nearly 80% of all Americans believe spanking is sometimes appropriate, why do we focus on racial groups and presumed practices?<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Notes on Race, Football, and Spanking<\/a>,” by Doug Hartmann. Facts and sociological commentary on decoupling stereotypes and social phenomena.<\/p>\n

“More on Spanking: Race, Men, and the South<\/a>,” by Doug Hartmann. A need-to-read link.<\/p>\n

There’s Research on That!:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Good Kids Gone Guerilla: Why Flee to Fight?<\/a>” by Jack Delahanty. Western youths seem to be flocking to the Middle East to join jihads. What are their aims? And who’s to blame?<\/p>\n

“Scotland’s Independence Referendum<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart. Scots expressed worries over nationalism and creating barriers on the one hand and independence, pride, and self-governance on the other. Ultimately, we know how the vote went. But what went on behind the scenes?<\/p>\n

“Net Neutrality: Corporate vs. Common<\/a>,” by Matt Gunther. Internet fast-lanes threaten to make a common (if private) good better for those who can pay.<\/p>\n

“Crime and Scandal in the NFL<\/a>,” by Ryan Larson. Racism translates into a criminality myth, in which NFL players are seen as particularly dangerous and particularly prone to crime. The truth is more complex.<\/p>\n

The Reading List:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“The Fluidity of Racial Categories on the Census<\/a>,” by Ryan Larson. Census data shows race isn’t—and hasn’t been—a fixed category.<\/p>\n

Citings & Sightings:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Pre-Marital Abstinence Programs Leave Men Dissatisfied<\/a>,” by Jacqui Frost. New research finds abstinence education and support groups can create shame and silence among men—traits they carry into their marriages and sexual experiences.<\/p>\n

Scholars Strategy Network:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Crime and Turning Points Across the Life Course<\/a>,” by John H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson.<\/p>\n

“How Gender Inequality Persists in the Modern World<\/a>,” by Cecilia Ridgeway.<\/p>\n

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

“The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What It Means for American Schools<\/a>,” by Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann.<\/p>\n

“Family Diversity is the New Normal for America’s Children<\/a>,” by Philip N. Cohen.<\/p>\n

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