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It’s getting colder out there, which means it’s time to grab a warm beverage and snuggle up with some good sociology. You BYOB, and we’ll bring the sociology. This week we’ve got new sociological takes on rape culture in the United States, research on the ways gerrymandering disrupts democracy, and the history of how the census shaped Hispanic ethnicity.<\/p>\n
“Revisiting Rape Culture as Survivors Say \u2018Me Too\u2019<\/a>,” by Amber Joy Powell<\/a>. In the midst of over 500,000 women and men saying #MeToo, we round up research on the causes and consequences of rape culture in the United States.<\/p>\n “Does Gerrymandering Disrupt American Democracy?<\/a>” by Caity Curry<\/a>.\u00a0As we await a final decision on\u00a0Gill v. Whitford,\u00a0<\/i>social scientists show how\u00a0gerrymandering has real consequences for racial inequalities and representation in the United States.<\/p>\n “The Global Nuances of Nationalism<\/a>,” by\u00a0Brooke Chambers<\/a>.\u00a0Sociological research helps explain how nationalism develops differently from one country to the next.<\/p>\n “In Modern Relationships, Equality Can Mean Many Things<\/a>,” by Sarah Catherine Billups<\/a>. New research in\u00a0American Journal of Sociology<\/em> finds three different understandings of egalitarianism among European couples.<\/p>\n “How the Census Shaped Hispanic Ethnicity<\/a>,” by\u00a0Isabel Arriagada<\/a>. NPR’s\u00a0Code Switch<\/em> talks to\u00a0Cristina Mora<\/a> about the complicated history behind the term “Hispanic.”<\/p>\n “The History of Racial Protest and Public Backlash in Sports<\/a>,” by\u00a0Lucas Lynch<\/a>. The Guardian<\/em> talks to our very own Doug Hartmann<\/a> about what happens when sports and politics mix.<\/p>\n “Sociology in Action: Encore Careers for Baby Boomers<\/a>,” by\u00a0Natalie Alteri.\u00a0Phyllis Moen<\/a>\u00a0tells the\u00a0Star Tribune<\/em>\u00a0about her new Advanced Careers Initiative<\/a>\u00a0to support boomers who are navigating retirement.<\/p>\n “Why Witchcraft Appeals to Marginalized Groups<\/a>,” by Allison Nobles<\/a> and Jacqui Frost<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Women Who Cheat on Their Romantic Partners: An Interview with Alicia Walker<\/a>,” by\u00a0Arielle Kuperberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n It’s getting colder out there, which means it’s time to grab a warm beverage and snuggle up with some good sociology. You BYOB, and we’ll bring the sociology. This week we’ve got new sociological takes on rape culture in the United States, research on the ways gerrymandering disrupts democracy, and the history of how the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1957,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17672],"tags":[33309,12722,12802],"class_list":["post-4808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friday-roundup","tag-friday-roundup","tag-roundup","tag-weekly-roundup"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4808"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4815,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4808\/revisions\/4815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Discoveries<\/a>:<\/h3>\n
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