{"id":5495,"date":"2019-03-08T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2019-03-07T13:52:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:52:30","slug":"tsps-weekly-roundup-march-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2019\/03\/08\/tsps-weekly-roundup-march-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP\u2019s Weekly Roundup: March 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hello sociology-fans! This week we’ve got new research on how gender matters for beer ratings, why senior citizens are spending more to help their grandchildren, and how\u00a0The Great British Baking Show\u00a0<\/em>can help you give effective feedback.<\/p>\n

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

“The Great British Baking Show and Improving Student Feedback<\/a>,” by Andrea Krieg<\/a>. Krieg reflects on how judges from\u00a0The Great British Baking Show<\/em> can help teachers and mentors provide effective feedback.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Research on That!<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Bias and Transgender Personnel in the U.S. Military<\/a>,”\u00a0by Lucas Lynch<\/a>. We rounded up social science research on military attitudes\u00a0towards transgender personnel and misconceptions\u00a0about the effects of transgender personnel on military readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

“The Beer Glass Ceiling<\/a>,” by Mark Lee<\/a>. New research in\u00a0Social Forces <\/em>finds that female entrepreneurs must pass a high bar if they want to enter traditionally masculine fields, while men who make traditionally feminine products are given the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n

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

“Seniors Tap Savings to Help Grandchildren<\/a>,” by Amy August<\/a>.\u00a0In an interview for\u00a0The Atlantic<\/i><\/a>, sociologist\u00a0Kathleen Gerson<\/a>\u00a0explains that sometimes grandparents provide help to the younger generations, even if doing so comes at a cost to themselves.<\/p>\n

“U.S. Intervention and the Crisis in Venezuela<\/a>,” by Lucas Lynch<\/a>. In a recent\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0The Nation<\/i>, sociologists\u00a0Tim Gill<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rebecca Hanson<\/a>\u00a0reflect on the importance of the\u00a0ch<\/em>avistas\u00a0<\/i>in Venezuela’s presidential crisis.<\/p>\n

From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n

Sociological Images<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“High-Class Hoaxes<\/a>,” by\u00a0Evan Stewart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

“Not All Stepgrandparents are the Same: Long-term Versus Later-Life<\/a>,” by\u00a0Lawrence Ganong<\/a> and Marilyn Coleman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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