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Since last we met…<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Tie Day: R.I.P. Professor Gusfield<\/a>,” by Doug Hartmann. Doug remembers Joseph R. Gusfield, author of\u00a0Symbolic Crusade<\/em> and\u00a0The Culture of Public Problems<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“Research on a Potato Chip Budget<\/a>,” by Chris Uggen and Doug Hartmann. TSP’s co-editors on the devastating effects of HR1806, the proposed reauthorization bill funding the National Science Foundation, which would strip 45% of the funding for social, behavioral, and economic sciences.<\/p>\n

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

“Joyce Bell on Social Work and the Black Power Movement<\/a>,” with Matt Gunther. Bell’s work demonstrates the resources and tensions that radical social movements bring to civil society.<\/p>\n

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

“Election 2016: Let the Sexism Begin!<\/a>” by Caty Taborda and Sarah Catherine Billups, with research from Caroline Heldman, Lisa Wade, Susan J. Carroll, Stephanie Olson, Kathleen Dlan, Jennifer L. Lawless, Kathryn Pearson, Sheri Kunovich, and Pamela Paxton.<\/p>\n

“When Women Lead<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda and Sarah Catherine Billups, with research from Erin I. Demaiter, Tracy L. Adams, and Alexandra Kalev.<\/p>\n

“Advanced Placement Testing Season<\/a>,” by Amy August, with research from Grace Kao, Jennifer S. Thompson, Daniel G. Solorzano, Armida Ornelas, Joshu Klugman, Thurston Domina, Joshua Saldana, Saul Geiser, Veronica Santelices, and Wayne Au.<\/p>\n

“May Day Part I: The U.S. and Inequality<\/a>,” by Erik Kojola, with research from ChangHwan Kim, Arthur Sakamoto, Bruce Western, Jake Rosenfeld, Winfried Koeniger, Marco Leonardi, and Luca Nunzjata.<\/p>\n

“May Day Part II: Global Labor<\/a>,” by Erik Kojola, with research from Tamara Kay, Jamie K. McCallum, Gay W. Seidman, Jill Louise Esbenshade, Janice Ruth Fine, Ching Kwan Lee, Biju Matthew, Ruth Milkman, and Ed Ott.<\/p>\n

“May Day Part III: Social and Political Movements,<\/a>” by Erik Kojola, with research from Wolfgang Rudig, Georgios Karyotis, Ruth Milkman, Penny Lewis, Stephanie Luce, Cesar Guzman-Concha, and Ernesto Castaneda.<\/p>\n

“The Time Trials of Good Parents<\/a>,” by Anne Kaduk, with research from Melissa Milkie, Kei Nomaguchi, Kathleen Denny, Amy Hsin, Christina Felfe, Ann Meier, Kelly Musick, Sharon Hays, Annette Lareau, Karen Christopher, Liana Fox, Wen-Jui Han, Christopher Ruhm, and Jane Waldfogel.<\/p>\n

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

“Sociologists Begin to Talk Baltimore<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda. As Baltimore ruled Freddie Gray’s death a homicide, Taborda took a quick look at sociologists’ engaged in media conversations.<\/p>\n

“Of Microbrews and Methodists<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. If Smokey and the Bandit had been\u00a0made in 2015, apparently they would have been high-tailing it through the Bible Belt with a truck full of craft beers.<\/p>\n

“Sociologists Becoming ‘The Marrying Type’?<\/a>” by Sarah Catherine Billups. Since ’50s-style marriage is long-since gone, it makes sense that scholarly outlooks on the institution are evolving.<\/p>\n

“The Social Norms of Facial Hair<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda. It may not be popular with politicians (see the Scholars Strategy Network below), but facial hair is nowhere near neutral.<\/p>\n

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

“Held Back,<\/a>” by Neeraj Rajasekar. Megan Andrew on the scarring effects of being held back in grade school.<\/p>\n

“Drinking and Dating as Serious Business: Post-Recession Performances of Global Masculinity<\/a>,” by Lisa Gulya. Kimberly Hoang’s new research on Vietnam’s hostess bars as sites of global gender and racial hierarchies.<\/p>\n

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

“Active Learning Exercise: There’s Research on That!<\/a>” by Evan Stewart. The editor of the #TROT!<\/a> blog on TSP, Stewart explains how students and professors alike can benefit from a simple writing exercise aimed at identifying an issue and the best relevant research.<\/p>\n

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

“Andrew Billings on Quantitative Content Analysis<\/a>,” with\u00a0Kyle Green. “Coding for sarcasm can be really tricky.”<\/p>\n

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

“Sexual Assault on Campus<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Armstrong and Jamie Budnick.<\/p>\n

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

“Why Beards and Mustaches Are Rare for Modern American Politicians<\/a>,” by Rebekah Herrick.<\/p>\n

“Why Universal and Life-long Higher Education Is the Next Stage in Advancing the Social Contract<\/a>,” by Patrick Blessinger.<\/p>\n

“Varieties of Civic Engagement in Contemporary America<\/a>,” by Paul Lichterman.<\/p>\n

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