Brenda Cooper, & Edward C. Pease (2009). The Mormons versus the "Armies of Satan": Competing Frames of Morality in the Brokeback Mountain Controversy in Utah Newspapers. Western Journal of Communication, 73 (2), 134-156.

An analysis of Utah op-ed columns and letters to the editor about the 2006 cancellation of Brokeback Mountain because of its themes of gay love and homophobia illustrates the press's role in framing public debate. Our study interrogates journalists' and citizen letter-writers' discourse on either side of the issue as it played out in the press. The discourse breaks down into two diametrically opposed frames--Defending Zion versus Disrupting Zion--but each argues for the same thing: to protect different perspectives of morality. The values underlying each framing strategy reveal tensions in an LDS Church-dominated culture with a growing "Gentile" population.

Glass, Christy, Steve Haas and Eric Reither. 2009. "The Skinny on Success: Adolescent Body Mass, Gender and Occupational Attainment." Social Forces. Forthcoming.

Several studies have analyzed the impact of obesity on occupational standing. This study extends previous research by estimating the influence of body mass on occupational attainment over three decades of the career span with data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. In a series of covariance structure analyses, we considered three mechanisms that may alter the career trajectories of heavy individuals: (1) employment-based discrimination; (2) educational attainment; and (3) marriage market processes. Unlike previous studies, our investigation produced only limited evidence that employment-based discrimination impaired the career trajectories of either men or women. Instead, we found that heavy women received less post-secondary schooling than their thinner peers, which in turn adversely impacted their occupational standing at each point in the career.

Cook, Alison and Christy Glass. 2009. "The Impact of LGBT Policies on Ethnic/Racial and Gender Diversity among Business School Faculty." Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, In press.

This study examines how policies targeted to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community such as domestic-partner benefits and non-discrimination policies impact gender and racial diversity within business schools. The length of time domestic-partner benefits have been offered and the cumulative effect of offering multiple policies are also examined. Findings suggest that racial diversity of tenure-track business faculty is significantly related to the school offering GLBT policies; however, gender diversity was not significantly related. The length of time domestic-partner benefits have been provided and the offering of multiple policies are also significant predictors of racial diversity in business school faculties. 

Glass, Christy and Nancy Kubasek. 2009. "The Evolution of Same Sex Marriage Law in Canada: Lessons for the U.S." Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, Vol. 15, No. 1: 143-204.

This article compares the recent history of same sex marriage laws in the United States and Canada. We argue that proponents of same-sex marriage as well as lawmakers could learn important lessons from the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada. Section ll develops a framework for comparing the U.S. and Canadian experience with same-sex marriage law. The next section traces Canada’s recent history of marriage law amendments. Section IV provides a parallel legal history of same-sex marriage rights in the U.S., including the recent introduction of the Marriage Protection Act (MPA). Section V systematically compares the two cases to illuminate those factors that have supported the extension of same-sex marriage rights in Canada and hindered the extension of equivalent rights in the United States. The article concludes that the Canadian case presents several important lessons the U.S. could learn in order to extend marriage rights to same sex couples and therefore uphold the Constitutional right to equal protection.
Radel, C. and B. Schmook. 2009. "Migration and Gender: The Case of a Farming Ejido in Calakmul, Mexico," The Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 71: 144-163.

Radel, C. and B. Schmook. 2009. "Migration and Gender: The Case of a Farming Ejido in Calakmul, Mexico." The Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 71: 144-163.

As one of Mexico's last agricultural frontiers, southern Mexico's rural farming municipality of Calakmul has long been marked by rural in-migration. In the last few years this process has given place to an explosive growth of primarily male labor out-migration, particularly to the United States. The authors trace the outlines of the migration process from the perspective of one rural Calakmul community, to explore effects of men's transnational migration on the household and community status of the women remaining behind. Analysis is based on quantitative data collected in 2004 from twenty-five households, and on in-depth qualitative interviews in 2005 with women whose husbands engage in transnational migration. The authors find preliminary evidence for changes in gender roles and responsibilities, as these adjust to accommodate men's absences. The evidence for women's increased participation in household decision making is much less clear. This, combined with the words of the women, suggests that gender ideology is defended even as gender responsibilities flex. Women's spatial mobility also appears to improve, but this must be weighed against greater gains in migrating men's mobility, as well as some women's unhappiness with the lack of livelihood improvements.