SocImages Update:

I am so excited to share the news that the American Sociological Association has granted Sociological Images this year’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. I am thrilled that sociologists find the site useful and I am so grateful for all of the sociologists out there who keep doing fantastic and amazing research that I have the opportunity to share. To us!!!

I would also like to say a HUGE thanks to the Midwest Sociological Society for offering me the opportunity to share some SocImages behind-the-scenes, and to its members for being so supportive and complimentary. It was a wonderful experience and I was so happy to meet you all!

In the News:

The New Zealand Herald picked up on our article about how unpopular fish that haven’t yet been over harvested get new names to make them seem more appetizing.

You like!  Here are our most appreciated posts this month:

We had an especially fantastic month thanks in part to the fact that I appear to have developed the interests of a 12-year-old boy. Er, I mean my trying out some of the material I’m working up for The Society Pages’ next edited volume.

• Who farts? And who cares? (4,600+ likes)
• Why don’t men kick each other in the balls? (3,300+ likes)
• Children, chores, and the gender pay gap (1,700+ likes)
• Are economics majors anti-social? (1,600+ likes)
• Why lesbians and gay men don’t share space (1,300+ likes)
• Unkind architecture: Designing against the homeless (1,200+ likes)
• The most common job in every state, 1978-2014 (1,000+ likes)

Thanks everybody!

Fav comic:

• Is truncating the Y-axis dishonest? (650+ likes)

Editor’s pick:

• Beliefs about brilliance and the demographics of academic fields

Top post on Tumblr this month:

• Where do negative stereotypes about feminists come from (21,500+ notes)

Follow us!

• SocImages is on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest.
• I’m on Facebook and and Twitter.
• More of the team! @gwensharpnv, @familyunequal, and @jaylivingston

Finally…

A huge thank you to Kara McGhee and the whole crew at University of Missouri, Columbia. I’m having an amazing visit and am excited to deliver my talk tonight. Hopefully there’ll be lots of #overheardatmizzou!