{"id":46847,"date":"2012-05-31T11:09:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T16:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=46847"},"modified":"2012-05-31T04:35:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T09:35:32","slug":"this-month-in-sociological-images-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/31\/this-month-in-sociological-images-may-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month in Sociological Images (May 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SocImages Updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Cinncinati&#8217;s\u00a0J.A. Carter has put together a fabulous resource: a Course Guide for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/course-guide-for-sociology-of-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sociology of Sport<\/a>\u00a0classes.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen has put together a new Pinterest page. \u00a0This is our 16th and it covers various attempts by marketers to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/socimages\/masculinizing-the-feminine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Masculinize Femininized Products<\/a>\u00a0in order to sell them to men.<\/p>\n<p>An article tracing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ssc.sagepub.com\/content\/early\/2012\/04\/24\/0894439312442356.abstract\" target=\"_blank\">the history and philosophy of SocImages<\/a>\u00a0is now in pre-publication. \u00a0Feel free to email socimages@thesocietypages.org for a copy if you&#8217;d like one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peggy Orenstein, author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/peggyorenstein.com\/books\/cinderella.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cinderella Ate My Daughter<\/a><\/em> and other books, offered a blush-inducing review of SocImages at <a href=\"http:\/\/peggyorenstein.com\/blog\/sociological-images-will-you-marry-me\" target=\"_blank\">her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Peg Streep discussed <a href=\"http:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/publications\/#hook up culture\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa&#8217;s research on hook up culture<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<em>Psychology Today<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/tech-support\/201205\/finding-anastasia-steele\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Anastasia Steele<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/tech-support\/201205\/looking-christian-grey\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for Christian Grey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Cornell&#8217;s fantastic post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/07\/the-story-of-my-man-boobs\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;man-boobs&#8221;<\/a> was featured, in French, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rue89.com\/rue69\/2012\/05\/09\/je-suis-nenes-celui-dont-riait-lecole-parce-quil-avait-des-seins-231985\" target=\"_blank\">Rue89<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our fabulous four-part series on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/08\/part-i-historical-perspective-on-the-lego-gender-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO&#8217;s history of marketing (and not marketing) to girls<\/a>, by David Pickett, was featured at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/05\/15\/history-of-gendering-in-lego.html\" target=\"_blank\">Boing Boing<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2012\/05\/16\/the-lego-gender-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\">Neatorama<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/18\/lego-gender-gap-sociological-images_n_1524322.html#s=990541\" target=\"_blank\">HuffPo Parents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, this month we enjoyed being linked from sites the likes of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cracked.com\/blog\/the-5-worst-marketing-failures-in-history-video-games_p2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cracked<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5910681\/a-history-of-gender-inlego-minifigs\" target=\"_blank\">Kotaku<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.utne.com\/weekly-digest\/utne-reader\/crockpot\/050912.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Utne Reader<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/UnfortunateImplications\/Advertising\" target=\"_blank\">TVTropes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.good.is\/post\/ethical-style-vogue-s-ban-on-underage-unhealthy-models-won-t-solve-its-image-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">Good<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gamasutra.com\/blogs\/EmmaLotorni\/20120507\/169872\/7_Deadly_Sins_of_the_Game_Industry.php\" target=\"_blank\">Gamasutra<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/press\/10-most-controversial-mag-covers-recently-published-140686\" target=\"_blank\">AdWeek<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/three-decades-of-thin-how-the-fashion-business-promotes-anorexia-2012-3#even-non-designer-retailers-cannot-help-themselves-zappos-denim-shop-has-fits-for-every-body-type-which-obviously-wont-13\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Popular in May:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/01\/students-brain-flatlines-during-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student&#8217;s Brain Flatlines During Class<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/07\/the-story-of-my-man-boobs\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Story of My Man-Boobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/19\/the-difference-between-i-e-and-e-g\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Difference Between &#8220;i.e.&#8221; and &#8220;e.g.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/03\/holes-in-the-social-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\">Holes in the Social Fabric: An Artist Quilts the Foreclosure Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/07\/depps-tonto-costume-based-on-a-non-native-artists-wild-imagination\/\" target=\"_blank\">Depp&#8217;s &#8220;Tonto&#8221; Costume Based on a Non-Native&#8217;s Wild Imagination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/03\/43743\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Nude,&#8221; Racial Marginalization and the Wedding Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/13\/support-for-gay-marriage-rising-in-every-demographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Support for Gay Marriage Rising in Every Demographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/12\/equal-opportunity-for-idealized-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Equal Opportunity for Idealized Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/11\/the-motherhood-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\">The &#8220;Motherhood Penalty&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/01\/the-u-s-1-in-health-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S. #1 in Health Costs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/11\/framing-north-carolinas-amendment-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">Framing North Carolina&#8217;s Amendment One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/05\/08\/part-i-historical-perspective-on-the-lego-gender-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\">Historical Perspective on the LEGO Gender Gap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social Media \u2018n\u2019 Stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, this is your monthly reminder that SocImages is on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/socimages\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sociological-Images-Seeing-Is-Believing\/8399768839\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/2\/114500008673351112338\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>. \u00a0Lisa is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lisawadephd\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and most of the team is on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lisawade\" target=\"_blank\">@lisadwade<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/gwensharpnv\" target=\"_blank\">@gwensharpnv<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/familyunequal\" target=\"_blank\">@familyunequal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/carolineheldman\" target=\"_blank\">@carolineheldman<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/JayLivingston\" target=\"_blank\">@jaylivingston<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/wendyphd\" target=\"_blank\">@wendyphd<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SocImages Updates: The University of Cinncinati&#8217;s\u00a0J.A. Carter has put together a fabulous resource: a Course Guide for\u00a0Sociology of Sport\u00a0classes. Gwen has put together a new Pinterest page. \u00a0This is our 16th and it covers various attempts by marketers to\u00a0Masculinize Femininized Products\u00a0in order to sell them to men. 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