Social Thought and Research
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/4373
2024-03-28T20:40:37ZBook Review: Technology & Society: Social Networks, Power, and Inequality (2016)
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/32182
Book Review: Technology & Society: Social Networks, Power, and Inequality (2016)
Wilson, Derek
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZBook Review: Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics (2017)
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/32181
Book Review: Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics (2017)
Herrington, Luke M.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZBloody Necessary: Climate Change, Menstruation, and Emergency Planning in Kansas
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/32180
Bloody Necessary: Climate Change, Menstruation, and Emergency Planning in Kansas
Mullins, Danielle; Nagel, Joane
This paper examines an important gendered aspect of disasters: Menstrual Health Management (MHM). Sociology of disasters research tends to overlook the ways in which gender matters when examining the impacts of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other natural and human-made disasters such as earthquakes and wars. When disasters lead to displacements, women can be especially vulnerable because of health needs (e.g., pregnancy) or exposure to social hazards (e.g., sexual and domestic violence). Disasters affect the health and well-being of menstruators (women and transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people who menstruate) because of disruptions to sanitation, privacy, and menstrual supplies. Much research on MHM focuses on the global South, but disasters occur everywhere, including in the U.S. where menstruation frequently is overlooked as an important social need. To gain insight into this disregard of menstruators’ needs during disasters, we examined the extent of MHM awareness by emergency planners in the state of Kansas. In 2020, we conducted a survey of emergency managers in all 105 Kansas counties asking about their inclusion of menstrual supplies in their disaster plans. We found that that Kansas is a microcosm of U.S. emergency planning in that a very small proportion of Kansas counties include MHM in their emergency plans. We situate our study of MHM during disasters within the broader U.S. and global menstrual equity and human rights movement. We conclude that changes in policies governing MHM in disasters are needed not only in relatively poor countries, but also in the U.S.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZInterview with Elizabeth Legerski
https://hdl.handle.net/1808/32179
Interview with Elizabeth Legerski
Naderi, Pooya; Cooper, David Heath
Dr. Liz Legerski is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Dakota. She utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to explore aspects of gender, social inequality, and health and social policy. Her most recent research examines sexual assault and harassment across a variety of social contexts. Her work has been published in outlets such as the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Social Forces, Gender & Society, Sex Roles, and Health Sociology Review.
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z