{"id":3368,"date":"2015-06-08T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2015-06-08T14:18:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:18:34","slug":"ru060815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/06\/08\/ru060815\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Weekly Sociology Roundup: June 8, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sociological snacks, academic dishonesty, perceptions of illegal immigration, incarcerated parents, the crime drop, exacerbating the education gap with Adderral, and when we care about economic inequality, all this week on The Society Pages. Also, be sure to check out our topics pages for Gender<\/a>, Culture<\/a>, Inequality<\/a>, Race<\/a>, Crime<\/a>, Politics<\/a>, and Teaching<\/a> to get our graduate board’s latest picks from around the web!<\/p>\n

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

“Michaela DeSoucey on Food and Cultural Authenticity<\/a>,” with Matt Gunther<\/a>. DeSoucey<\/a> joins to discuss her work on food, culture, consumption, and politics.<\/p>\n

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

“Shamus Khan on Historical Data<\/a>,” with Kyle Green<\/a>. The author of\u00a0The Practice of Research,\u00a0<\/em>Shamus Khan<\/a>\u00a0says,\u00a0\u201cI love very micro-level analyses where you can see what one person is doing or what is happening on the ground\u2026<\/p>\n

“Chris Uggen on Academic Dishonesty and Public Sociology<\/a>,” with Sarah Esther Lageson<\/a>. Our co-editor Chris Uggen <\/a>takes the mic to discuss recent sociology headlines around data and ethics.<\/p>\n

Discoveries:<\/a>\u00a0(formerly The Reading List)<\/h3>\n

sar”Proving Perception Trumps Reality in Immigration Debates<\/a>,” by Ryan Larson<\/a>. New research in\u00a0Social Problems<\/em> teases out perceived threat as a driver of isolationist opinions.<\/p>\n

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

“Black Communities Hit Hard When Government Shrinks<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups<\/a>. When government jobs go away, so do economic mobility opportunities for black communities, says\u00a0Jennifer Laird<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Economic Recovery Highlights Economic Inequality<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda<\/a>.\u00a0Sociologist Leslie McCall<\/a>\u00a0offers the NYTimes<\/em> an explanation for why worries over inequality are higher\u00a0after<\/em> the Great Recession.<\/p>\n

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

“Replication and Extension Projects: Making Class More Interesting and Useful<\/a>,” by Matthew Salganik<\/a>. A guest post to help students and the field of sociology.<\/p>\n

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

“What Children Experience When Mothers, Fathers, or Both Parents Are Sent to Jail or Prison<\/a>,” by Allison Dwyer Emory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Interpersonal Violence and the Great Crime Drop<\/a>,” by Samuel Walker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Academic Doping?<\/a>” by Angie O’Brien<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Learning to Parent Transgender Children<\/a>,” by Nicole Bedera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“What Sells Women’s Soccer?<\/a>” by Rachel Allison<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Got Skills?<\/a>” by Karen L. Kelsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Words Burn Lips<\/a>,” by Sylvia Pasquetti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hiking the West Bank<\/a>,” by Andy Clarno<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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