U.S. Has 5 Percent of World's Population, But Had 31 Percent of its Public Mass Shooters From 1966-2012
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of public mass shooters globally from 1966-2012, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Cultivating S-P-E-L-L-E-R-S
Indian-American spellers are known for dominance on the national stage and even host regional, culturally specific bees. How did the niche emerge?
Jishuku, Altruism, and Expatriate Emotion
When a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit japan in 2011, the effects were felt by over a million expatriates worldwide.
Tradition and Innovation in Scientists' Research Strategies
What factors affect a scientist's choice of research problem? Qualitative research in the history and sociology of science suggests that this choice is patterned by an "essential tension" between productive tradition and risky innovation. We examine this tension through Bourdieu's field theory of science, and we explore it empirically by analyzing millions of biomedical abstracts from MEDLINE. We represent the evolving state of chemical knowledge with networks extracted from these abstracts. We then develop a typology of research strategies on these networks.
Rage against the Iron Cage: The Varied Effects of Bureaucratic Personnel Reforms on Diversity
Organization scholars since Max Weber have argued that formal personnel systems can prevent discrimination. We draw on sociological and psychological literatures to develop a theory of the varied effects of bureaucratic reforms on managerial motivation. Drawing on self-perception and cognitive-dissonance theories, we contend that initiatives that engage managers in promoting diversity—special recruitment and training programs—will increase diversity.
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