{"id":3532,"date":"2015-10-23T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2015-10-23T00:09:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T05:09:04","slug":"ru102315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2015\/10\/23\/ru102315\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP\u2019s Weekly Roundup: Oct. 23, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello, everyone! TSP has been buzzing with everything from elections abroad to academics at home this week. Here’s a look at our latest work.<\/p>\n

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

“Is #MasculinitySoFragile?<\/a>” Allison Nobles and Aisha Upton look at the research that makes this hashtag resonate.<\/p>\n

“Mass Incarceration’s Challenges for Black America: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Edition<\/a>.” Amber Powell rounds up research from the sociologists featured in Coates’ latest article<\/a> for The Atlantic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Discoveries:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Fact or Fiction: NFL Players More Criminal than General Population<\/a>” by Amber Powell. Research\u00a0from\u00a0Wanda Leal, Marc Gertz, and Alex Piquero\u00a0shows the answer may surprise you!<\/p>\n

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

Vinnie Roscigno on Mixed Methods Research.<\/a> “I feel more confident when I can pull off this blending of methods…this type of sociology is poignant. It\u2019s powerful.”<\/p>\n

Clippings:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Men Who ‘Wait for Marriage<\/a>‘” by Amber Powell.\u00a0Sarah Diefendorf<\/a>\u00a0talks to The<\/em>\u00a0Huffington Post\u00a0<\/em>about her research on male abstinence support groups.<\/p>\n

“An Academic Bind: ‘Publish or Perish’ Means Playing It Safe<\/a>” by Miray Philips. A study on the sociology of studies. So meta.<\/p>\n

“Surviving Gun Violence<\/a>” by Eamon Whalen. “Getting shot really changes a person\u2019s social world”<\/p>\n

From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n

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

“The Complexities of Black Youth Suicide<\/a>” by\u00a0Kimya N. Dennis<\/a><\/p>\n

Contexts:<\/a><\/h3>\n
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“Would you empty your bank account for\u2026<\/a>” Take the poll and tell us who you would rescue!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Something’s Going on North of the Border, Eh?<\/a>” Howard Ramos gives us a look at the Canadian elections this past week.<\/p>\n

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