This Week in Sociological Perspective

This week we discuss how the 2020 Census is doing, and what its progress tells Americans about themselves. And, I speak with Professor Holly Campeau of the University of Alberta about her recent paper titled "Policing, Recognition, and the Bind of Legal Cynicism." The paper is to be published in Social Problems, and is co-authored by Ron Levi and Todd Foglesong.

Segment 1 -- Holly Campeau on "Policing, Recognition, and the Bind of Legal Cynicism."

Segment 2 -- Sociological implications of the uneven progress of the 2020 Census.

This week I discuss the removal of the confederate flag from the Mississippi state flag. And, I speak with Professor Molly Martin of Pennsylvania State University about her recent paper titled "Are Feminine Body Weight Norms Different for Black Students or in Black Schools? Girls' Weight-Related Peer Acceptance across Racialized School Contexts." The paper is to be published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, and is co-authored by Tori Thomas; Gary J. Adler, Jr.; and Derek A Kreager.

Segment 1 -- Molly Martin on "Are Feminine Body Weight Norms Different for Black Students or in Black Schools? Girls' Weight-Related Peer Acceptance across Racialized School Contexts."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on the role and power of symbols, the meanings of the confederate flag, and the implications of symbolic change alone.

This week we discuss mortgages and climate change. And, I recently spoke with Professor Caroline Hartnett of the University of South Carolina about her recent paper titled "Racial Disparities in Emotional Well-Being during Pregnancy." The paper is to be published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, and is co-authored by Mia Brantley.

Segment 1 -- Caroline Hartnett on "Racial Disparities in Emotional Well-Being during Pregnancy."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on changes in mortgages in response to climate change.

This week we discuss the Bostock V. Clayton County, Georgia Supreme Court decision. And, I recently spoke with Brian Fitzpatrick, a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Notre Dame, about his recent paper titled "The Right Fit? Classroom Mismatch in Middle School and Its Inconsistent Effect on Student Learning." The paper is to be published in Sociology of Education, and is co-authored by Sarah Mustillo.

Segment 1 -- Brian Fitzpatrick on "The Right Fit? Classroom Mismatch in Middle School and Its Inconsistent Effect on Student Learning."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on the majority and minority opinions in Bostock v. Clayton County.

This week we discuss calls to defund the police. And, I recently spoke with Suzanne Model , who is Emirita Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Research Associate, Center for Research on International Migration at the University of California-Irvine. We discussed her recent paper titled "Patterns of Black–White Partnership: Black Ethnics and African Americans Compared." The paper will be published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.

Segment 1 -- Suzanne Model on "Patterns of Black-White Partnership: Black Ethnics and African Americans Compared."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on the "defund the police" policy label.

This week we discuss the twin assaults of COVID-19 and police brutality in the United States, and some fundamental challenges both assaults expose. And, I recently spoke with Professor Jessica Calarco of Indiana University about her recent paper titled "Avoiding Us versus Them: How Schools' Dependence on Privileged 'Helicopter' Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules." The paper was published in the most recent issue of the American Sociological Review.

Segment 1 -- Jessica Calarco on "Avoiding Us versus Them: How Schools' Dependence on Privileged 'Helicopter' Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules."

Segment 2 -- Sociological observations on COVID-19, police brutality, and some challenges these twin assaults are exposing.

This week we discuss possible implications of the end of the SAT for admissions to the University of California. And I speak with Professor David Calnitsky of the University of Western Ontario about his recent paper titled "The Impact of an Experimental Guaranteed Income on Crime and Violence." The paper is to be published in the journal Social Problems, and is co-authored by Pilar Gonalons-Pons.

Segment 1 -- David Calnitsky on "The Impact of an Experimental Guaranteed Income on Crime and Violence"

Segment 2 -- Sociological implications of omitting information from the college application process.

This week we consider how traditions of the press may hinder public understanding. And I talk with Professor Jayanti Owens of Brown University about her recent paper titled "Relationships between an ADHD Diagnosis and Future School Behaviors among Children with Mild Behavioral Problems." The paper is to be published in Sociology of Education.

Segment 1 -- Jayanti Owens on "Relationships between an ADHD Diagnosis and Future School Behaviors among Children with Mild Behavioral Problems

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on the how traditions of the press may hinder public understanding.

This week we consider the implications of possible post-pandemic changes in the organization of work. And I talk with Professor Bryan Sykes of the University of California-Irvine about his paper titled "Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States." The paper was recently published in RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, and is co-authored by Amy Kate Bailey.

Segment 1 -- Bryan Sykes on "Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on the implications of possible post-pandemic changes in the organization of work.

This week we draw some sociological insights from talks to merge the men's and women's tennis tours. And I talk with Professor Sarah Brayne, of the University of Texas, about her forthcoming paper titled "Technologies of Crime Prediction: The Reception of Algorithms in Policing and Criminal Courts." The paper is to be published in the journal Social Problems, and is co-authored by Angele Christin.

Segment 1 -- Sarah Brayne on "Technologies of Crime Prediction: The Reception of Algorithms in Policing and Criminal Courts."

Segment 2 -- Sociological insights on Roger Federer and others' efforts to unify the men's and women's tennis tours.