Annex Sociology Podcast

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Organized Lying (Sarah Jenkins) Apr 03, 2019

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Today, The Annex meets Sarah Jenkins from Cardiff Business School. Sarah recently co-published “Trusted to Deceive: A Case Study of ‘Strategic Deception’ and the Normalization of Lying at Work” in Organization Studies, an article that chronicles employees who work for a business that poses as office staff for clients. You can see this work summarized in Work in Progress.

Discussants

Sarah Jenkins is a Reader in Human Resources Management at the Cardiff Business School. She recently co-published “Trusted to Deceive: A Case Study of ‘Strategic Deception’ and the Normalization of Lying at Work” in Organization Studies.

Teen Suicide (Aburtyn & Mueller) Mar 21, 2019

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Today, the Annex interview Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia) and Anna Mueller (University of Chicago) about their work on teen suicide. The duo has published several pieces on the topic, including “Adolescents under Pressure: A New Durkheimian Framework for Understanding Adolescent Suicide in a Cohesive Community.” in the American Sociological Review, “Can Social Ties be Harmful: Examining the Spread of Suicide in Early Adulthood.” in Sociological Perspectives, and "Durkheim’s “Suicide” in a Zombia Apocaplypse." in Contexts,

The College Cheating Scandal Mar 19, 2019

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Today, The Annex discusses the College Cheating Scandal, in which several celebrities and wealthy people were caught using bribery and cheating to get their children into prestigious schools. Our guests are Anna Mueller (University of Chicago) and Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia).

Amazon HQ2 and NYC (Zukin and Greenberg) Mar 15, 2019

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Sharon Zukin and Miriam Greenberg discuss Amazon's decision to locate in New York City, the politics this choice evoked, and the online giant's subsequent choice to reverse that decision.

Photo Credit

By SounderBruce from Seattle, United States - Amazon HQ from Westlake & Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism Mar 14, 2019

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The Bulwark, an offshoot of the now-defunct Weekly Standard, evoked criticism with coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference. We discuss tolerance for internal dissent within political parties, and how media's business dynamics shape political debate.

The Momo Challenge Mar 13, 2019

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The Annex discusses the "Momo Challenge", an online hoax that was said to target children. We talk about the diffusion of social panic and conspiracies.

UC Walks Away from Elsevier Mar 11, 2019

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The University of California recently walked away from negotiations with academic publisher Elsevier. This move could represent a major dramatic change in the relationship between universities and publishers. We discuss publishing costs, and the role of publishers in higher education.

Communicating the Limits of our Knowledge Mar 06, 2019

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Joe, Gabriel, Pat Reilly (UC Irvine) and Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore) discuss whether social scientists do enough to communicate the limits of their knowledge in public debate.