{"id":4183,"date":"2016-10-14T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2016-10-13T21:06:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T02:06:22","slug":"ru101316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2016\/10\/14\/ru101316\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Weekly Roundup: October 14, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey everyone! We’ve got tons of great research and writing across the site this week. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

TSP Special Feature<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“The Untold Asian American Success Story<\/a>,” by Jennifer Lee<\/a>, Jess Lee<\/a>, and Oshin Khachikian<\/a>.\u00a0A\u00a0new special feature\u00a0reveals three “untold stories” of Asian American\u00a0mobility and success.<\/p>\n

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

“Jooyoung Lee on Blowin\u2019 Up: Rap Dreams in South Central<\/a>,” with Matthew Aguilar-Champeau<\/a>. Our latest podcast episode features a conversation with professor Jooyoung Lee about his research and<\/em> his\u00a0many skills – from ethnography to dance.<\/p>\n

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

“The Illusion of Media Objectivity<\/a>,” by\u00a0j. Siguru Wahutu<\/a>. Despite ideals of media objectivity,\u00a0social scientists find that political reporting is far from unbiased.<\/p>\n

“Indigenous Health<\/a>,” by Allison Nobles<\/a>.\u00a0Social science researchers point to a number of social and historical factors that help explain why Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have lower life expectancies than any other U.S. racial group.<\/p>\n

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

“From Glass Ceilings to Class Ceilings<\/a>,” by Jacqui Frost<\/a>. New research on Britain in the\u00a0American Sociological Review<\/em> finds\u00a0that even when people\u00a0who are from working-class backgrounds are successful in entering a high-status occupation, they earn an average of 17% less than individuals from privileged backgrounds in that same occupation.<\/p>\n

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

“Police Brutality Leads to Fewer 911 calls<\/a>,” by Chelsea Carlson. Matt Desmond<\/a>, Andrew Papachristos<\/a>, and David Kirk<\/a> talked to The Atlantic<\/em> about the consequences of police violence.<\/p>\n

“More Fun For Dads Means More Stress For Moms<\/a>,” by Allison Nobles<\/a>. The Huffington Post\u00a0<\/em>recently featured sociologist Ann Meier<\/a> and her research on\u00a0the division of parenting labor.<\/p>\n

“The Shawshank Restriction? Penal Laws and Felon Disenfranchisement<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar<\/a>. Our very own Chris Uggen<\/a>, Ryan Larson<\/a>, and Sarah Shannon<\/a> were\u00a0featured in The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0and elsewhere for their research on felon disenfranchisement. See the full report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Students of All Backgrounds Prefer Teachers of Color<\/a>,” by Caty Taborda-Whitt<\/a>.\u00a0Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng<\/a> and Peter Halpin<\/a>\u00a0discuss their research on students’ perceptions of their teachers with NPR<\/em>.<\/p>\n

From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n

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

“Forward or Back on Voting Rights? A Research Compendium<\/a>.” A collection of SSN posts on voting rights and regulations.<\/p>\n

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

“Is TANF Working for Struggling Millennial Parents?<\/a>” by Shawn Fremstad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Maybe Government Could Actually Work<\/a>,” by Joey Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Torture and Scientism<\/a>,” by Steven Ward<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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