{"id":3296,"date":"2015-03-28T12:28:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T17:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2015-03-28T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T17:28:24","slug":"ru032815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/03\/28\/ru032815\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Weekly Soc Roundup: March 28, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As TSP sends its crew off to Kansas City for the Midwest Sociological Science<\/a> meetings, things keep buzzing along at HQ! Here’s what we’ve been up to:<\/p>\n

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

“Rating Your Corporate Peers<\/a>,” by Erik Kojola.\u00a0Amanda Sharkey<\/a> and Patricia Bromley<\/a>\u00a0investigate certification programs’ influence on corporate social and environmental responsibility in the American Sociological Review<\/i>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

“The Politics of Peeing<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda. Research from Suzanne Kessler, Wendy McKenna,\u00a0Laurel Westbrook<\/a>, Kristen Schilt<\/a>, Betsy Lucal<\/a>,\u00a0Sheila Cavanagh<\/a>, and\u00a0Tey Meadow<\/a>\u00a0paints a picture of gender binaries and public space—and, as SocImages<\/a> puts it, who goes where.<\/p>\n

“47 Senators: Cultural Performance and Politics<\/a>,” by Jack Delehanty. Why an open letter to Iran isn’t really about Iran, with research by\u00a0Jeffrey C. Alexander<\/a>,\u00a0Jonathan Wyrtzen<\/a>,\u00a0Craig Calhoun<\/a>, and\u00a0Rhys H. Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Our Hero<\/a>,” by Doug Hartmann.\u00a0The New Yorker’s\u00a0<\/em>Adam Gopnik is still a champion of sociology.<\/p>\n

Give Methods a Chance Podcast<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Dale C. Spencer<\/a> on Observant Participation and Becoming a Mixed Martial Artist<\/a>,” with Kyle Green.\u00a0\u201cWhen you are an observant participant, you are at stake. You have a vested interest in succeeding. But the reality of the matter is, you are also open, very clearly, to fail in that world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

“Sigma Alpha Epsilon: A Symptom of a Larger, Older Problem<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar.\u00a0The Washington Post<\/em> looks to research by\u00a0UConn sociologist Matthew Hughey<\/a>\u00a0on southern fraternity chapters and the problem with revering “tradition”.<\/p>\n

“Retiring with Your Parents<\/a>,” by Anne Kaduk.\u00a0Phyllis Moen<\/a>\u00a0tells the\u00a0New York Times<\/em> about a new phenomenon: dual-generation retirees.<\/p>\n

“For Successful Kids, It’s Family Stability Over Family Structure<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Sociologists Jamie Seabrook<\/a> and William Avison<\/a>\u2019s Canadian family research proves provocative.<\/p>\n

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

“Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Remain Vital in U.S. Higher Education<\/a>,” by C. Rob Shorette II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Moynihan’s Half Century: Have We Gone to Hell in a Handbasket?<\/a>” by Philip N. Cohen<\/a>, Heidi Hartmann<\/a>, Jeffrey Hayes<\/a>, and Chandra Childers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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