{"id":3322,"date":"2015-04-23T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2015-04-23T14:57:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:57:58","slug":"ru042315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/04\/23\/ru042315\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Sociology Roundup: April 23, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week, Cyborgology reported from the #TtW15 conference (that’s “Theorizing the Web 2015” for those not down with the hashtags), while we all wished Max Weber and Emile Durkheim happy birthdays, celebrated the Riot Grrrl movement, and considered guns, privacy, and presidential politics. Dive on in!<\/p>\n

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

“Lil’ Ladies and the Gendering of Legitimacy<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda<\/a> and Anne Kaduk<\/a>. When Rush Limbaugh calls Sociological Images<\/a>‘ Lisa Wade<\/a> (a tenured professor and, ironically, the author, with Myra Marx Ferree<\/a>, of\u00a0Gender<\/em><\/a>) a “professorette,” he’s devaluing her expertise by referencing her gender. Same goes for the many “info babes” and “anchorettes” he spots on the evening news.<\/p>\n

“Drought and Social Division<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart<\/a> and Rebecca Farnum<\/a>. Looking at natural resource politics, distribution, contention, and solutions as California curtails water use with research from\u00a0Viviana A. Zelizer<\/a>,\u00a0Daniel Jaffee<\/a>,\u00a0Nicole Harari<\/a>, and\u00a0Riley E. Dunlap<\/a> and Richard York.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

“Helen B. Morrow<\/a> on a Tripartite Methodological Design and Collaborative Research<\/a>,” with Kyle Green.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cPsychology thinks about contact as direct, face-to-face contact. But often in sociology and political science, we are thinking about contact as a broader and more macro level.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Keith N. Hampton<\/a> on Visual Content Analysis of Urban Space<\/a>,” with Sarah Lageson<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cWe can hang out in a public space for months, or maybe even a year, but\u00a0doing that for two or three decades is simply impossible. So, for any large scale, longitudinal study of urban public spaces, I think this is probably the only method that is available to us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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

“‘Culture of Poverty’ a Poor Explanation for Racial Disparities<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar<\/a>.\u00a0University of Maryland sociologist Philip N. Cohen<\/a> tells Vox<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>that academics are leaving Moynihan’s\u00a0argument behind because\u00a0it simply doesn\u2019t hold up.<\/p>\n

“Unstable Sexual Identities Could Increase Risk of Adolescent Depression<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda<\/a>.\u00a0Bethany Everett<\/a>\u00a0tells\u00a0The Economic\u00a0Times<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThere is a certain amount of stigma attached to sexual fluidity that may impact mental health during this developmental period.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Safety Nets and Success: America’s Culture of Risk-Taking<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups<\/a>. In a\u00a0TIME\u00a0<\/em>roundtable,\u00a0Zulema Valdez<\/a>, sociologist and author of The New Entrepreneurs: How Race, Class, and Gender Shape American Enterprise<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0says American\u00a0risk-taking comes from the common belief that the U.S.\u00a0is a\u00a0land of opportunity.<\/p>\n

“Sweden Sees Progress in New Pronoun<\/a>,” by Amy August<\/a>.\u00a0Lann Hornscheidt<\/a>, a professor of Scandinavian languages and gender studies, believes hen, <\/em>the new, non-gendered Swedish pronoun,\u00a0really will help fight sexism and gender biases.<\/p>\n

“Cuban American Political Shifts Could Spell Trouble for GOP<\/a>,” by\u00a0Caty Taborda<\/a>.\u00a0Sociologist Guillermo Grenier<\/a>\u00a0says American-born Cubans have broadened their political horizons.<\/p>\n

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

“Why U.S. States Vary in the Rights and Protections They Offer to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Residents<\/a>,” by Rebekah Herrick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The Impact of Family Obligations on Women’s Willingness to Seek Election to and Serve in U.S. Legislatures<\/a>,” by Rachel Silbermann<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“America’s Fragmented Child Care and Early Education System<\/a>,” by Sara Gable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“‘Daddy’s Home!’ Increasing Men’s Use of Paternity Leave<\/a>,” Ankita Patnaik<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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