Brooke CThe ‘Model Minority’: The Many Costs of Anti-Asian DiscriminationIn “The Many Costs of Anti-Asian Discrimination,” researchers Rosalind Chou and Joe R. Feagan attempt to challenge the assumed “achievement…Jun 3, 2017Jun 3, 2017
Brooke CThe New Jim CrowIn “The New Jim Crow,” author Michelle Alexander examines the inherent bias of the US legal system. She argues that the mass incarceration…Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Brooke CFraming Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous ConsumptionDiana Kendall is a sociologist from Baylor University who studies mass media and social class. In, “Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Brooke CAre Emily and Greg more Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?Economists Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan study how race, ethnicity and racism affect hiring decisions. In their 2004 study…May 27, 2017May 27, 2017
Brooke CIntersection of Gender and Race: Asian American Women who prefer White MenIn “An Intersectional Approach to Resistance and Complicity: The Case of Racialized Desire among Asian American Women,” Karen Pykes studies…May 23, 20172May 23, 20172
Brooke CIntersections of Race, Class and Gender in Country Clubs.Although it isn’t often done, Jessica Holden Sherwood writes in her study “The View from the Country Club: Wealthy Whites and the Matrix of…May 19, 2017May 19, 2017