{"id":3228,"date":"2015-02-20T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2015-02-20T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T15:03:22","slug":"ru022015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/02\/20\/ru022015\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Weekly Roundup: Feb. 20, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RU022015\"<\/a>This week\u00a0on TheSocietyPages.org<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Office Hours Podcast<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Hahrie Han on Organizing Political Activists<\/a>,” with Evan Stewart. Dr. Han<\/a> discusses her latest book and the shaping of political movements.<\/p>\n

Teaching TSP<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Intro to Sociological Methods Using the Reading List<\/a>,” by Amy August. An exercise—with worksheets—designed to help students learn methods by distilling academic journal articles.<\/p>\n

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

“The KKK’s Living Legacy<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart. New research from Rory McVeigh<\/a>, David Cunningham<\/a>, and Justin Farrell<\/a>\u00a0shows the Klan’s activities in the ’60s continue to affect today’s Southern politics.<\/p>\n

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

“Self-Segregation in San Francisco Schools<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Studies find school choice works through parents’ social networks to segregate schools.<\/p>\n

“Working for the Long Weekend<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Long weekends make a great treat, but one sociologist argues adopting the schedule full-time wouldn’t help work-life balance.<\/p>\n

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

“Does Public Education Improve When Urban Districts Manage a ‘Portfolio’ of Schools<\/a>?” by Katrina Buckley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Men against Women, or the Top 20 Percent against the Bottom 80<\/a>?” by Leslie McCall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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