{"id":3203,"date":"2015-02-05T11:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2015-02-05T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:41:16","slug":"ru020515","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/02\/05\/ru020515\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Sociology Roundup: Feb. 5, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RU020515\"<\/a>This week on The Society Pages<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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

“Curbing Police Profiteering<\/a>,” by Ryan Larson. New policies put the brakes on civil forfeiture. With research from Eric Blumenson<\/a>, Eva Nilsen<\/a>, John L. Worrall<\/a>, and others.<\/p>\n

“Parents Prepping Kids for Racism<\/a>,” by Lisa Gulya and Alex Manning. The\u00a0NYTimes’ Charles Blow<\/a> and NYC Mayor Bill deBlasio<\/a> aren’t the only Americans who\u00a0talk with their kids about expecting and reacting to discrimination. Research from Diane Hughes<\/a>, Patricia Hill Collins<\/a>, Cady Berkel<\/a>, and Stephanie I. Coard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“The Social Costs of Punishment, from Prisoners to Pupils<\/a>,” by Jacqui Frost. Brea Perry<\/a> and Edward Morris<\/a> show how school suspensions lower all students’ achievement, even those who\u00a0aren’t\u00a0<\/em>suspended.<\/p>\n

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

“2014: When Social Media Changed Sports Culture<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Dave Zirin on public pressures to address concussions and crimes, citing Harry Edwards<\/a> from UC-Berkeley.<\/p>\n

“What Doulas Do<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. The social role and medical mediation work of doulas, citing Lisa Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The Political and Cultural Problem of Paid Leave<\/a>,” by Jack Delahanty. The NYTimes’ Upshot blog looks to Ruth Milkman<\/a>‘s research on policies for working parents.<\/p>\n

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

“Learning about Commonalities Can Improve Student-Teacher Relationships and Boost Achievement<\/a>,” by Hunter Gehlbach<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“The Gender Pay Gap by Race and Ethnicity<\/a>,” by Sarah Jane Glynn<\/a> and Jane Ferrell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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