{"id":60878,"date":"2013-12-31T23:59:21","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T04:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=60878"},"modified":"2013-12-31T21:50:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T02:50:40","slug":"this-year-in-sociological-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/12\/31\/this-year-in-sociological-images\/","title":{"rendered":"This Year in Sociological Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">We rounded out the year with 6,850,000 visits and nearly 10,000,000 page views. \u00a0We are proud and honored to enjoy over 35,000\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socimages\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0friends and 15,000\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0followers, plus nearly 10,000 on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0and almost 1,000 on our two-month-old\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/socimages.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0page. \u00a0A huge thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm and support!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/07\/24\/happy-birthday-sociological-images-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">6th<\/a> birthday.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">home page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A shiny new <a href=\"http:\/\/socimages.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A 5,000th post.<\/li>\n<li>New Pinterest pages:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/social-construction-of-flavor\/\" target=\"_blank\">the social construction of flavor<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/women-vs-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;women&#8221; vs. &#8220;people&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/marketing-feminism\/\" target=\"_blank\">marketing feminism<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/the-mean-girls-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\">the mean girls meme<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">, and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/rape-culture-trigger-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\">rape culture<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0(see them all <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Two new syndication relationships with <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/profile\/articleList?user_id=29030\" target=\"_blank\">Policy Mic<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tweets from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Piper\/status\/408965849895014400\" target=\"_blank\">Piper Kerman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HiddenBrain\/status\/359386295610515456\" target=\"_blank\">Shankar Vedantam<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/socimages\/marketing-feminism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Palmer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>New Course Guides:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/course-guide-sociology-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">sociology of work and occupations<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/course-guide-for-family-and-society\/\" target=\"_blank\">family and society<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/for-instructors\/course-guide-for-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\">the sociology of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/course-guide-for-history-of-women\/\" target=\"_blank\">women&#8217;s history<\/a>\u00a0(see them all <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/for-instructors\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>A gig <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/writer\/lisa_wade\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing for Salon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best of 2013!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2013\/12\/1-3.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60882\" alt=\"1 (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2013\/12\/1-3-500x149.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2013\/12\/1-3-500x149.png 500w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2013\/12\/1-3-1024x305.png 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2013\/12\/1-3.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the last week we&#8217;ve highlighted our favorite and most loved posts from 2013. \u00a0Here&#8217;s the list in case you missed it!<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Reader&#8217;s Choice\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">(plus # of Facebook likes before we re-posted)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/17\/from-the-mouths-of-rapists-the-lyrics-of-robin-thickes-blurred-lines-and-real-life-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\">From the Mouths of Rapists: The Lyrics of Robin Thicke&#8217;s\u00a0<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/17\/from-the-mouths-of-rapists-the-lyrics-of-robin-thickes-blurred-lines-and-real-life-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blurred Lines<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(174,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/22\/the-balancing-act-of-being-female-or-why-we-have-so-many-clothes\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Balancing Act of Being Female; Or Why We Have So Many Clothes<\/a>\u00a0(31,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/10\/gendered-and-the-body-language-of-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gender and the Body Language of Power<\/a>\u00a0(21,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/07\/13\/stand-your-ground-laws-increases-racial-bias-in-justifiable-homicide-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stand Your Ground Laws Increase Racial Bias in &#8220;Justifiable Homicide&#8221; Trials<\/a>\u00a0(20,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/03\/surprise-your-flight-attendants-are-all-strangers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise! Your Flight Attendants are all Strangers!<\/a>\u00a0(16,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/10\/14\/my-two-cents-on-feminism-and-miley-cyrus\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Two Cents on Feminism and Miley Cyrus<\/a>\u00a0(15,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/04\/men-feel-bad-around-smart-successful-women\/\" target=\"_blank\">Men Feel Bad around Smart, Successful Women<\/a>\u00a0(7,500)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/06\/10\/shifting-discourses-of-motherhood-the-victorian-breastfeeding-photo-fad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shifting Discourses of Motherhood: The Victorian Breastfeeding Photo Fad<\/a>\u00a0(7,000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/06\/24\/how-do-physicians-and-non-physicians-want-to-die\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Do Physicians and Non-Physicians Want to Die?<\/a>\u00a0(5,800)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/08\/29\/double-standards-and-rape-myths-at-the-vma-awards-what-about-robin-thicke\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double Standards and Blurred Lines at the VMA Awards<\/a>\u00a0(5,400)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/28\/mens-and-womens-gender-ideologies-ideals-and-fallbacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most Women Would Rather Divorce than be a Housewife<\/a>\u00a0(5,100)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/23\/too-fat-too-skinny\/\" target=\"_blank\">Re-Touching the Consequences of Extreme Thinness<\/a>\u00a0(5, 100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/30\/african-american-travel-and-jim-crow-segregation\/\" target=\"_blank\">African-American Travel and Jim Crow Segregation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/04\/09\/why-are-people-changing-their-minds-about-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Are People Changing Their Minds About Same-Sex Marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/29\/the-marketing-tactics-of-firearm-manufacturers\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Marketing Tactics of Firearm Manufacturers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/01\/28\/inequality-and-segregation-in-the-workplace-lessons-from-richard-scarrys-what-do-people-do-all-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Books and Segregation in the Workplace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/02\/19\/men-and-women-use-uptalk-differently-a-study-of-jeopardy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Men and Women Use Uptalk Differently: A Study of Jeopardy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/02\/07\/what-are-rappers-really-saying-about-the-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are Rappers Really Saying about the Police?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/02\/06\/on-the-sexualized-insult-not-for-the-faint-of-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\">On the Sexualized Insult (Not for the Faint of Heart)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/07\/08\/working-through-the-crash-landing-in-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Unsung Heroes of the Crash Landing in San Francisco<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And this Happened&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;the fruits of my obsession with flight attendants. \u00a0 If you read these, you might be obsessed too!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/08\/20\/why-dont-we-tip-flight-attendants\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Surprisingly Racist Reason We Don&#8217;t Tip Flight Attendants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/07\/23\/before-the-stewardess-the-steward-when-flight-attendants-were-men\/\" target=\"_blank\">Before the Stewardess, the Steward: When Flight Attendants Were Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/06\/17\/domestic-behavior-as-both-gendered-and-raced-who-does-what-for-airlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Domestic Behavior as Both Gendered and Raced: Who Does What for Airlines?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/16\/international-politics-and-the-first-african-american-flight-attendants\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Politics and the First African American Flight Attendants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/08\/06\/are-flights-full-airline-advertising-vs-real-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are Flights Full? Airline Advertising vs. Real Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2011\/07\/27\/hanging-onto-the-stewardess-at-delta-airlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hanging onto the Stewardess at Delta Airlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/09\/03\/surprise-your-flight-attendants-are-all-strangers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise! Your Flight Attendants are all Strangers!<\/a>\u00a0(also a reader&#8217;s pick)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2013\/12\/26\/working-through-the-crash-landing-in-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Unsung Heroes of the Crash Landing in San Francisco<\/a>\u00a0(also an editor&#8217;s pick)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Happy New Year everyone! \u00a0Here&#8217;s to wonderful things in 2014!<\/strong><\/p>\n<span class=\"ft_signature\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/\">Lisa Wade, PhD<\/a> is an Associate Professor at Tulane University. She is the author of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Hookup-New-Culture-Campus\/dp\/039328509X?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">American Hookup<\/a><em>, a book about college sexual culture; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gender-Interactions-Institutions-Lisa-Wade\/dp\/0393931072?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">textbook about gender<\/a>; and a forthcoming introductory text: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/intro\/\">Terrible Magnificent Sociology<\/a><em>.\u00a0You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisawade\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lisawadephd\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We rounded out the year with 6,850,000 visits and nearly 10,000,000 page views. \u00a0We are proud and honored to enjoy over 35,000\u00a0Facebook\u00a0friends and 15,000\u00a0Twitter\u00a0followers, plus nearly 10,000 on\u00a0Pinterest\u00a0and almost 1,000 on our two-month-old\u00a0Tumblr\u00a0page. \u00a0A huge thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm and support! 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