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Christopher Prener

Friday Roundup

Vol 2., No. 9


July 27, 2018

Happy Friday, Sociologists! This will be our last #FridayRoundup for Volume 2. When we we return in two weeks, we’ll also be returning to a weekly posting schedule. In the meantime, enjoy a short selection of what we’ve been reading the last few weeks.

Gender in the Workplace

Immigration

Gentrification

Labor

On Campus


Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 8


July 6, 2018

Happy Friday! Here are some of the stories we’ve been reading this week.

Immigration

Trade

Work

Policing in America

On Campus

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, no. 7


June 22, 2018

Happy Friday, sociologists! Like many of you, we’ve been following the immigration news closely. Here are some of the latest updates and a smattering of other news we’ve managed to catch this week.

Immigration

Immigration and the Media

Scaling Back the Safety Net

Gender

Labor

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 6


June 15, 2018

Happy Friday, sociologists! Here are a few of the articles and essays we’ve been reading this past week.

Immigration

Gender

Indigenous Issues

The Gig Economy

On Campus

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 5


June 1, 2018

Happy jobs report Friday, sociologists! Here is watch we’ve been reading and watching this week.

Gender

Sex

Prisons and Policing

Trade Wars

Immigration

Work

Inequality

On Campus

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 4


May 25, 2018

Happy Friday, sociologists! Friday Roundups have been few and far between this semester, but we’re on summer time now and we’ll be ramping them back up. Here are a few of the things we’ve been watching and reading over the past few weeks.

Labor

Changing Economies

Immigration

Gender

Health Care

On Campus

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 3


March 9, 2018

Happy Friday, sociologists! Here are a few of the things we’ve been watching and reading this week.

A Trade War?

Race in America

Infrastructure

Automation

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 2


March 2, 2018

We’re very happy to be back with the second edition of the Friday News Roundup this year, and we hope you enjoy the things we’ve been reading and watching!

Labor Actions

Environmental Issues

Nationalism

At Work

Policing in America

On Campus

Friday Roundup

Vol. 2, No. 1


February 2, 2018

Happy Friday, Sociologists! We’ve been on hiatus for about a month while we took some time off and launched our new site. We hope you’re enjoying the new look, and that your semesters, if you are a student or a faculty member, are off to excellent starts. We have a lot of links built up from the last few weeks, and a moving video up top from the New York Times about gender, parenting, and transiting. We hope you enjoy!

#metoo

Poverty in America

Spatial Inequality

Space, Work, and Retail

Policing

Big Tech

Working in America

On Campus