{"id":3365,"date":"2015-05-29T11:26:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T16:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3365"},"modified":"2015-05-29T11:26:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T16:26:27","slug":"ru052915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/05\/29\/ru052915\/","title":{"rendered":"The Society Pages’ Roundup: May 29, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As summer starts, sociology blossoms! There’s a new issue of\u00a0Contexts<\/a><\/em> magazine (all content is available for free from SAGE publications for 30 days!), new podcast episodes, and more for your summer reading list.<\/p>\n

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

“Pew Compiles Data on Pew Composition<\/a>,” by Jack Delehanty<\/a>. Are Americans becoming less religious or less organized when it comes to religion and spirituality? Delehanty looks to research from\u00a0Richard Madsen<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Hout<\/a> and Claude Fischer<\/a>,\u00a0Joseph O\u2019Brian Baker<\/a> and Buster Smith<\/a>, and\u00a0Chaeyoon Lim<\/a>, Carol Ann MacGregor<\/a>, and Robert D. Putnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Grandmothers on the World Stage<\/a>,” by Doug Hartmann<\/a>. The Atlantic<\/em> wonders if women like Hillary Clinton find age an advantage in politics, playing what they call “the granny card.”<\/p>\n

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

“Susan Terrio on Children in U.S. Immigration Custody<\/a>,” with Lisa Gulya<\/a>. Discussing Terrio’s<\/a> new book,\u00a0Whose Child Am I?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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

“Devah Pager on Experimental Audits<\/a>,” with Sarah Lageson<\/a>. “The devil is in the details. Keep in mind that it sounds like a very simple approach, but there are a lot of complexities to carry it out effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discoveries<\/a> (formerly The Reading List)<\/h3>\n

“Catfights and the Catwalk<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups<\/a>. Allyson Stokes<\/a> finds fashion still shines its spotlight on male designers.<\/p>\n

Clippings<\/a> (formerly Citings & Sightings)<\/h3>\n

“The Persistence of White Supremacy<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda<\/a>. A PBS documentary, “American Denial,<\/a>” explores\u00a0the unfinished work of the Civil Rights Movement. Sudhir Venkatesh<\/a> says, “…the narrative is \u2018America gets better every day.\u2019 Well, what if it doesn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n

“Sociology that Savors: Food and Collective Memory<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups<\/a>. Jennifer Jordan<\/a>\u00a0on her work around meals and memory-making.<\/p>\n

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

“Why the United States Should\u00a0Improve Support for Colleges and Universities Serving Hispanic Students<\/a>,” by\u00a0Anne-Marie Nu\u00f1ez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“CCF Symposium on Housework, Gender and Parenthood: Overview<\/a>,” by Stephanie Coontz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Women Not Enrolled in Four-Year Universities and Colleges Have Higher Risk of Sexual Assault<\/a>,” by\u00a0Jennifer Barber, Yasamin Kusunoki<\/a>, and Jamie Budnick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contexts<\/em> Magazine<\/a><\/h3>\n

Spring 2015 issue features research on cross-class marriage<\/a>s, a new\u00a0Marketplace<\/em> documentary on Cincinnati’s innovative Oyler Community School<\/a>, an interview with Mexican-American celebrity chef Zarela Martinez<\/a>, and limits to same-sex acceptance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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