How U.S. Politicians are Using Moral Panics to Sideline Trans Athletes
For the first time since tennis player Renee Richards in the 1970s, transgender (trans) women athletes,...
“Who is Going to Believe Me?” Racial Differences in the Experiences of Queer Men Who Are Sexual Assault Survivors - Discoveries
Doug Meyer, “Racializing Emasculation: An Intersectional Analysis of Queer Men’s Evaluations of Sexual Assault,” Social Problems,...
TSP’s (Bi)weekly Roundup June 10th, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Council on Contemporary Families’ blog posted a research report from Debra Umberson and...
Mass Shootings and Your Mental Illness Bulls**t Detector - Girl w/ Pen
I didn’t start out wanting to be a gun violence expert, and, arguably, I am not...
“I just feel like you can’t be grown up living with your parents:” Student loans and family help after college graduation - Council on Contemporary Families
The month of May means graduation. This is the time of the year to celebrate accomplishment,...
TSP (Bi)weekly Roundup May 20th, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
During the summer, we are publishing our newsletter every other week. We’ll be back to our...
Does Going to College Change Your Values? - Discoveries
Miloš Broćić and Andrew Miles, “College and the ‘Culture War’: Assessing Higher Education’s Influence on Moral...
abortion restrictions are harmful to everyone - Contexts
I know that the recently leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court portends a decision in...
History in Whose Hands? Gendering Collective Memory of the Yugoslav Wars in Serbia - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
*Editors Note: This piece was originally posted by the UMN Human Rights Program. Click here to...
Euthanasia: A Threat to Disabled Lives - Contexts
In the past week, there have been several articles published commenting on Canada’s controversial plan to...
TSP Weekly Roundup May 6, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
Worth a Read (Sociologically Speaking) For Mother’s Day we rounded up some of our best pieces...
From the #TSPClassics Collection: The Challenges of Motherhood - There's Research on That
Mother’s day is a good opportunity to surprise your mom with breakfast in bed, flowers, or...
Remembering Through Music: An Interview with Badema Pitic - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the UMN School of Music had the pleasure...
Visual Soc: Aging and Manhood Among Gang Members - Discoveries
John Leverso and Chris Hess, “From the Hood to the Home: Masculinity Maturation of Chicago Street...
TSP Weekly Roundup April 29, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
Worth a Read (Sociologically Speaking) Board member Jacob Otis rounded up social science research on police...
Just a Few Bad Apples? Social Science Research on Police Complaints - There's Research on That
Complaint ProcessIn recent years, many initiatives have worked to systematically track and analyze data on police...
Against the Brittleness of Memory: Complex Parallels on Yom HaShoah - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
April 27th is Yom HaShoah, one of several Holocaust remembrance days observed around the world at...
TSP Weekly Roundup April 22, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Board member Jacob Otis wrote up research from Kate Watson and her colleagues...
SCHOOLS AS HOSTILE INSTITUTIONS: EVERYDAY VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK GIRLS AND IMMIGRANT GIRLS OF COLOR - Council on Contemporary Families
Reprinted from Gender & Society December 17, 2021 One morning as I was sitting toward the...
When Therapists Encourage Family Cutoffs - Council on Contemporary Families
Are We Helping or Harming? Reprinted with permission from Psychotherapy Network Jeremy’s parents divorced when he...
Challenges of Virtual Schooling Extend Beyond the Academics - Discoveries
Kate R Watson, Ron Avi Astor, Rami Benbenishty, Gordon Capp, and Michael S Kelly, “Needs of...
How the Easter Bunny Got Its Second Glaze in World War II - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
As far as I can think back, an odd-looking, faceless porcelain bunny has been part of...
TSP Weekly Roundup April 15, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Jean Marie Maier wrote up new research from Vincent Roscigno, Jill Yavorsky, and...
Women Experience Less Dignity at Work - Discoveries
Vincent Roscigno, Jill Yavorsky, and Natasha Quadlin, “Gendered Dignity at Work,” American Journal of Sociology, 2022...
Envisioning Evil: “The Nazi Drawings” by Mauricio Lasansky - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
Visitors facing the entrance to Envisioning Evil: “The Nazi Drawings” by Mauricio Lasansky are offered only...
TSP Weekly Roundup April 8, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Board member Mason Jones wrote up research from John Leverso and Chris Hess...
Aging and Manhood Among Gang Members - Discoveries
John Leverso and Chris Hess, “From the Hood to the Home: Masculinity Maturation of Chicago Street...
TSP Weekly Roundup April 1, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
Worth a Read (Sociologically Speaking) Daniel Cueto-Villalobos rounded-up research on job insecurity, expectations for work, and...
CSUEB Back to the Bay - Dispatches from a Dean
“Back to the Bay” is a Cal State East Bay event that brings faculty and staff...
Uncertainty, Work, and Emotions - There's Research on That
Today “help wanted” signs are commonplace; restaurants, shops, and cafes have temporarily closed or have cut...
Serbia’s Russian Rifts: External Pressures and Internal Fractures - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
While Serbia does not share a direct border with Ukraine, it is close enough that when...
Sociology and the Racialized Moral Panic Over ‘CRT’ - Contexts
Over the past year and a half, politicians and media commentators have amplified a growing movement...
When Parents Show Up to Support Their LGBTQ Adult Children - Council on Contemporary Families
At the first Mardi Gras ball I attended in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, my host Ernest appeared...
The Precarious Labor of Professional Skateboarders
Tracing its origins back to 1960s California, skateboarding represents both a popular “lifestyle sport,” and an...
Winter 2022 Letter From the Editors - Contexts
To say that the pandemic has been difficult on us all would be an understatement. It’s...
25% Increase in Alcohol-Related Deaths in 2020 - World Suffering
This week The New York Times covered new research from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
TSP Weekly Roundup March 25, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Board member S Ericson covered new research from Samuel L. Perry, Kenneth...
Who Says They Are Anti-racist? - Discoveries
Samuel L. Perry, Kenneth E. Frantz, and Joshua B. Grubbs, “Who Identifies as Anti-Racist? Racial Identity,...
Marking Women’s History Month - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
When compiling resources for Women’s History Month, in a country where reproductive rights and gender justice...
Crying Over Gochujang - Sociological Images
It is good to be a Korean today because the world is fascinated with Koreanness, from...
SJSU HonorsX - Dispatches from a Dean
In the summer of 2022 San José State University will launch HonorsX, a new interdisciplinary program for...
TSP Weekly Roundup March 18, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
Spring is in the air here in Minnesota and we’re back with some fresh social-scientific finds...
TSP Weekly Roundup March 18, 2022
Spring is in the air here in Minnesota and we’re back with some fresh social-scientific finds...
Ukraine Displays the Powers of the Weak - A Backstage Sociologist
Ukraine displays the powers of the weakThe people are composing the communal and passionate identity of...
The Impact of Distance from War - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
“As I am sitting in the kitchen of complete strangers who have opened up their home...
A few more entries - Dispatches from a Dean
In my previous entry I announced that my journey as a dean was coming to an...
Show Me the Money: Employees Not Only Want Netter Pay, They Want Status - World Suffering
Scott Schieman, University of Toronto This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons...
CCF Scholars Early Career Program: Call for Applications - Council on Contemporary Families
The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) seeks applicants for the CCF Scholars Early Career Program. The...
TSP Weekly Roundup: March 4, 2022 - The Editors' Desk
New and Noteworthy Board member Daniel Cueto-Villalobos covered new research from Alfredo Huante on the process...
A New Face of Gentrification: Gente-fication in Boyle Heights - Discoveries
Alfredo Huante, “A Lighter Shade of Brown? Racial Formation and Gentrification in Latino Los Angeles,” Social...