{"id":5519,"date":"2019-03-29T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=5519"},"modified":"2019-04-04T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T17:46:45","slug":"tsps-weekly-roundup-march-29-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2019\/03\/29\/tsps-weekly-roundup-march-29-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP\u2019s Weekly Roundup: March 29, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/files\/2019\/03\/RU032919.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5524\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?attachment_id=5524\" class=\"wp-image-5524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/files\/2019\/03\/RU032919.jpg 572w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/files\/2019\/03\/RU032919-330x233.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back! This week we&#8217;ve got research on how constructions of merit help reproduce inequality, how brain injuries involve changing identities, and the relationship between health and missing utility payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/\">There\u2019s Research on That!<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2019\/03\/26\/constructing-merit-in-college-admissions\/\">Constructing Merit in College Admissions<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/people\/deornellas\/\">Jean Marie Maier<\/a>. In light of the college admissions scandal, we rounded up research on how constructions of merit help reproduce inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2019\/03\/28\/reconstructing-identity-after-a-brain-injury\/\">Reconstructing Identity after a Brain Injury<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/people\/allison\/\">Allison Nobles<\/a>. To mark Brain Injury Awareness Month, we delve into social science research on how recovery from a brain injury involves changes to identity, social relationships, and everyday routines. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/discoveries\/\">Discoveries<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/discoveries\/2019\/03\/27\/when-poor-health-means-past-due\/\">When Poor Health Means Past Due<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/people\/allison\/\">Allison Nobles<\/a>. New research in <em>Sociological Perspectives<\/em> finds that changes in health predicts missed utility and housing payments more than changes in income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/\">Clippings<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/2019\/03\/25\/artificial-intelligence-empathy-and-moderating-online-communities\/\">Artificial Intelligence, Empathy and Moderating Online Communities<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/people\/allison-steinke\/\">Allison J. Steinke<\/a>. <em>The Verge<\/em> interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/quinnae_moon?lang=en\">Katherine Cross<\/a> about artificial intelligence technology as a way to moderate online communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/2019\/03\/29\/false-meritocracy-in-the-elite-workplace\/\">False Meritocracy in the Elite Workplace<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/people\/deornellas\/\">Jean Marie Maier<\/a>. <em>The Atlantic<\/em> talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/profile\/daniel-laurison\">Daniel Laurison<\/a> about how the culture and personnel of professional firms benefit upper-class workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/\">Sociological Images<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2019\/03\/19\/forging-new-paths\/\">Forging New Paths<\/a>,\u201d by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/author\/stewart\">Evan Stewart<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contexts.org\/\">Contexts:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/contexts.org\/blog\/ethnographers-in-cars-with-guns\/?_ga=2.1264502.636586808.1553612101-1546192709.1530200433\">Ethnographers in Cars with Guns<\/a>,&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.northwestern.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/stevenlubet\/\">Steven Lubet<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/ccf\/\">Council on Contemporary Families<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/ccf\/2019\/03\/26\/children-and-happiness-are-parents-in-the-u-s-becoming-happier-over-time\/\">Children and Happiness: Are Parents in the U.S. Becoming Happier over Time?<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.utexas.edu\/sociology\/faculty\/jg47972\">Jennifer Glass<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And from the Community Pages:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/holocaust-genocide\">Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies<\/a> reflects on <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/holocaust-genocide\/chgs-supports-the-never-again-education-act\/\">the Never Again Education Act<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/holocaust-genocide\/more-than-a-name-learning-from-history-in-minnesota\/\">historical naming in Minnesota<\/a>. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/dean\">Dispatches from a Dean<\/a> ponders <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/dean\/2019\/03\/23\/banning-cashless-retail\/\">cashless retail<\/a>. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2019\/03\/22\/tsps-weekly-roundup-march-22-2019\/\">Last Week\u2019s Roundup<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/roundup\">Sign Up for Inbox Delivery of the Roundup<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/books.wwnorton.com\/books\/book-template.aspx?ser=The+Society+Pages\">TSP Edited Volumes<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back! This week we&#8217;ve got research on how constructions of merit help reproduce inequality, how brain injuries involve changing identities, and the relationship between health and missing utility payments. There\u2019s Research on That!: &#8220;Constructing Merit in College Admissions,&#8221; by Jean Marie Maier. 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