New & Noteworthy This week we have a new Discovery from Mason Jones on Self-Help Books from work by Amber Gwynne. The research found that readers learned that the books were not a “quick fix” and they still needed “to do the heavy lifting”. Valentine’s Day was this past week and we reposted some pieces […]
Amber E Gwynne, “‘Up to you’: Self-help books, depression and the reconstruction of reading,” Media, Culture & Society, 2023 A dark silhouette of a man reading a book in a library. Image from Pixabay under Pexels license. Self-help books have continued to gain popularity in recent decades, but there is mixed evidence of how these […]
by Mason Jones and Jacob Otis on Nov. 16, 2023
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Catherine Sirois, “Contested by the State: Institutional Offloading in the Case of Crossover Youth,” American Sociological Review, 2023 A woman in a suit arguing with a judge in robes outside a courtroom. Image by ekaterina-bolovtsova from Pexels is licensed under Pexels license. Both child welfare social workers and juvenile probation agents work in systems where […]
New & Noteworthy Nicole Smitgen and the TSP social media team has done it again! As ABC’s The Golden Bachelor continues to frequent headlines, our latest TikTok highlights research by Lauren Harris on online dating for older adults. Check out the TikTok and our recent Discovery! We recently released our 2nd podcast episode with Dr. […]
Chris Knoester and Evan Davis, “Patriotism, competition, nationalism, and respect for the military in US sports: Public recognition of American institutionalized sports nationalism,” International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2021 Everyone gets quiet, removes their hats, and puts their hand over their hearts to sing. In center field, soldiers hold the American flag. Fighter […]
