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Criticizing Lana Del Rey (Rachel Skaggs)
Lana Del Rey's new album has received praise, but her negative reaction to a mixed review on NPR recently made news. We discuss the...
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Country Music Songwriting (Rachel Skaggs)
Rachel Skaggs (Ohio State University) is a sociologist of culture who studies creative professions. In this episode, we discuss her participant observation research on...
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Family Estrangement
On today’s episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, the group discusses family estrangement. They get into the specificities of gender differences and degrees of...
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Author-Nominated Peer Review
Recent research suggests that author-nominated peer reviewers are more likely to give favorable reviews. The decision has led Swiss National Science Foundation to stop...
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Upper-Middle Class American Parenting
The Annex Sociology Podcast examines an article in the New York Times Upshot’ discussing a high intensity parenting style. Discussants Kristina Scharp is an...
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Chase Tweets Financial Advice
A discussion about a backfired tweet from Chase bank, which seemed to blame people's economic problems on irresponsible spending. The Tweet was picked up...