Winter 2011
Volume: 10 | Number: 1
Putting America’s international power in historical context, building—and measuring—community in the Ozarks and nationwide, how sleeping is social, and a closer look at teen parents and low-wage women workers.
Marriage, Moynihan, and the Middle East
Every issue we provide a roundup of sociologists, and sociology, in the news. This issue we find sociologists commenting on leadership in the post-draft era, baby boomer suicides, and the legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Read More
Capitalist Communists, Undergrad Underdogs, and Consience-Free Tees
Each issue, we bring you Discoveries: short, snappy overviews of recently published sociological research. Discoveries from our Winter 2011 issue are available online at … Read More
Matrimony
Based on ethnographic work, Greg Scott documents the institution of marriage amidst the difficulties of homelessness and drug addiction. Read More
A 21st Century Gender Revolution
The 20th century saw women take the workplace by storm. Now, the revolution has reached higher education, as women outpace men in college graduation and continue to narrow the gap in professional degrees. Read More
The Cultural Democracy Myth
While boasting a golden age of arts and culture, New York City’s cultural institutions continue to be concentrated in privileged, predominantly white Manhattan. This spatial isolation limits access for many other Big Apple residents. Read More
Ground Zero of Misunderstanding
Stereotypes and media mischaracterizations prohibit conversations between Muslims and non-Muslims that could otherwise counteract false assumptions. Read More
Culture Goes To Camp
Many “culture camps” seek to enhance transnational adoptees’ sense of ethnic identify. While camps may not achieve this goal, they do provide a space for adoptees and their parents to feel supported, create networks, and explore an “adoptive” identity. Read More
Escape from Suburbia
Growing up suburban in America typically suggests a privileged lifestyle. Paradoxically, it can also provide a yearning for change. Read More
Social Control of Mothers
Drinking during pregnancy is not a good predictor of fetal alcohol disorders. Yet, public health campaigns urge women to stay alcohol-free before, during, and after pregnancy, and burden mothers with the responsibility of delivering a healthy child. Read More
From The Music Man to Methland
Methland, a journalist’s portrait of what ails small-town Iowa reveals that rural problems are not so different from those of the big city. Meth in Iowa, reviewer Maria Kefalas says, is linked to larger issues of joblessness and downward mobility in middle America. Read More
