2007
August 29, 2007 - Feminist Review
'Working the Skies' is Readable and Enjoyable Story of Perils and Possibilities Flight Attendants Face, Reviewer Says
-- Working the Skies, by Drew Whitelegg, is part psychology, part history and part cultural study with plenty of personal tales from retired and active flight attendants, according to a review by Kristin Conard. She calls the book a readable, enjoyable tale of the perils and possibilities flight attendants face. The majority of flight attendants are women, which places the job in a unique historical and social context.
July 7, 2007 - The Guardian
Flight of Fancy
-- Over the years, the 'trolley dolly' image of cabin crews has faded - but airlines want the sexy hostesses back, according to an article in The Guardian of London, which refers to Drew Whitelegg's new book and interviews him on the topic of the working struggles of flight attendants.
July 1, 2007 - Dallas Morning News
Whitelegg Book Presents 'Well-Documented Realities' of Flight Attendants, AP Writer Says
-- The 1960s image of a stewardess was that of a carefree woman, living a life of sex, drugs and never-ending voyage. But the mythological 'stews' are a far cry from the well-documented realities presented in Drew Whitelegg's new book, Working the Skies: The Fast-Paced, Disorienting World of the Flight Attendant, published by New York University Press. Using a series of interviews and focus groups with flight attendants of all ages, Mr. Whitelegg charts the arc of a profession barely seven decades old. A book review by The Associated Press.
June 18, 2007 - Emory University Press Release
Drew Whitelegg Explores Work Struggles of Flight Attendants In New Book
--Press release describes new book by Drew Whitelegg, former MARIAL postdoc and current director of special projects for MARIAL. “Working the Skies: The Fast-Paced, Disorienting World of the Flight Attendant,” finds that thousands of flight attendants have left their jobs since 9/11 because of layoffs, pay cuts and the emotional toll of a high stress job. Their replacements earn less, have less job security and face working conditions that make it difficult to balancework and family obligations.
April 10-May 8, 2007 - Knowledge@Emory
Does Motherhood Impact Compensation on Wall Street?
--After a slew of high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits hit Wall Street in the 1990s, one might think the financial industry would have learned its lesson. Not so, says Louise Marie Roth author of Selling Women Short: Gender and Money on Wall Street (Princeton University Press 2006). Roth’s research illustrates how Wall Street’s myth of meritocracy permits America’s financial capital to continue to discriminate. Roth shared her findings in a lecture entitled, "Having It All? Workplace Culture and Work-Family Conflict on Wall Street," as part of the Colloquium series sponsored by the MARIAL (Myth and Ritual in American Life) Center at Emory University.
February 25, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Dibs on bids: 'I got you babe' may just work"
--Short article describes some of the research of John Gottman, a colleague
of
Stephanie Coontz, who mentioned his work during her MARIAL lecture. Gottman
studies the interaction between newlyweds, which can help predict who is
headed for divorce.
February 25, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"One man, one women -- many myths"
--Stephanie Coontz explains some 'myths of marriage'
February 25, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Fall of marriage: Love has a lot to do with it"
--AJC publishes extensive excerpts from a MARIAL lecture by historian and
noted author Stephanie Coontz, who argues that love was the real threat to
marriage when it entered the picture about 200 years ago.
February 12, 2007 - Emory Report
"MARIAL lecture traces the transformation of love, marriage throughout
history"
--A lecture on the history of marriage by Stephanie Coontz is promoted.
January 28, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Life, Love and the Unmarried Woman: Is Marriage Disintegrating or Just Evolving?"
--As a follow-up to a New York Times study that found more US women
living
without husband than with them, the AJC interviews MARIAL Postdoctoral
Fellow Kristin Celello, who is writing a book on marriage in 20th-century
America
January 28, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"'Sense of Crisis' for Marriage Isn't New"
--Q & A with MARIAL Postdoctoral
Fellow Kristin Celello
January 18, 2007 - allafrica.com
"Uganda: What Happened to Family Meals?"
--Online story from allafrica.com references MARIAL family meal research.
January 12, 2007 - The Boston Globe
"Little rituals save time, build ties
A family's culture grows in little ways"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore is quoted in a column by Maggie Jackson
on the importance of daily rituals in the lives of busy working families.
2006
September 4 , 2006 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Young People Face Tough Fight on Jobs"
--Bradd Shore is quoted on the growing realization by young people that
they
may not do as well as their parents in today's job market
August 1, 2006 - World Jewish Digest
"Shabbat Dinner: the Real 'Happy Meal"
--Article explores research findings of Marshall Duke and Robyn Fivush
of
MARIAL, who say family stories shared during family meals benefit children
in many ways.
April 30, 2006- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Challenges aside, marriage is for black people"
--MARIAL graduate fellow Riche Barnes wrote this essay for The
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution after reading an April 16 essay in the same publication
that suggested that marriage is for white people.
April 2, 2006- USA Today
"American families envied and disdained overseas"
--MARIAL Faculty Fellow Kathryn Yount is quoted in USA Today article
that
focuses on how American families are viewed overseas. Yount was interviewed
during the two-day Myths of the American Family conference, hosted by the
MARIAL Center.
March 30, 2006- NBC Nightly News
--NBC Nightly News quotes MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore on a new
business that caters to busy working families.
March 28, 2006- USA Today
"Experts: TV doesn't always know best"
--"There is no medium more powerful than television in shaping the way people
view family life," says Bradd Shore, director of the Emory University Center
for Myth and Ritual in American Life. "Myths don't represent the kind of
lives people actually live," says Shore, whose center hosts a two-day
conference beginning today.
March 26, 2006- The New York Times
"Meals That Moms Can Almost Call Their Own"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore comments in an article about a trend
away
fron family cooking, toward meal assembly centers that appeal to busy
working parents.
March 26 , 2006- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Our family myths"
--Stephanie Coontz, a guest speaker at the MARIAL Center's two-day Myths of
the American Family conference, sites seven key family myths.
March 26 , 2006- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Families: The real, the idealized often at odds, experts say
"
--A cover story in the Living section of the Sunday
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution tells readers about an upcoming two-day conference on
Myths of the American Family, sponsored by the MARIAL Center.
March 16, 2006-USA Today
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore comments on the idea that success
means
kids must leave home and move away, a middle-class myth that leaves parents
with mixed feelings.
February 13, 2006-The Emory Report
"MARIAL Study Focuses on Barbados Middle Class"
--Carla Freeman, MARIAL faculty fellow, is studying the emerging middle class
in Barbados to determine how globalization is affecting the group.
February 6, 2006-The Emory Report
"Gordon: 'Familylects' Help Households Define Identity"
--MARIAL Center postdoctoral fellow Cynthia Gordon
expanded the definition of 'familylect' - or vocabulary used by a particular
family - in her research of tape-recorded family conversations.
2005
December 30, 2005-The New York Times
"Going to Church To Find a Faith That Fits"
MARIAL faculty fellow Nancy Eiesland is quoted in an article about how a growing number of Christian teens go to different churches to find one that feels right to them.
December 22, 2005-The Wall Street Journal
"The Power of Myth: The benefits of Sharing Family Stories of Hard Times"
--Work & Family columnist Sue Shellenbarger writes about MARIAL research done
by Marshall Duke and Robyn Fivush. She focuses on the power of family
stories, and says kids who know their family history have higher self-esteem
and fewer emotional problems, such as depression.
December, 2005-National Public Radio
"From Takeoff to Landing: The Fantasy of the Flight Attendant"
--MARIAL postdoctoral fellow Drew
Whitelegg is quoted in an NPR report that notes the 75th anniversary of the
flight attendant. Whitelegg has researched the work and family lives of
flight attendants and is writing a book on the topic.
November 20, 2005-The Boston Globe
"Nurture the routine of bringing family back to the table"
--Columnist Maggie Jackson writes about the importance of family mealtime,
and
includes research done by MARIAL Faculty Fellows Robyn Fivush and Marshall
Duke.
November 19, 2005-The Washington Post
"Defining Thanksgiving, in Human and Divine Terms"
--MARIAL Director Bradd Shore is quoted in an article about the meaning
of
Thanksgiving.
November 2-December 13, 2005-Knowledge@Emory
"The Growing Allure of Entrepreneurship in Barbados"
--Knowledge@Emory, an online resource of Emory's Goizueta Business School,
interviews MARIAL Faculty Fellow Carla Freeman on her research in Barbados.
October 31, 2005 - The Emory Report
"Family Meals Important to Children's Emotional Health"
--Families who regularly share meals together have children who know more
about their family history and therefore tend to have higher self-esteem,
interact better with their peers and show higher resilience in the face of
adversity. Details on MARIAL research by Robyn Fivush and Marshall Duke.
October 25, 2005 - The Washington Post
"Talking With Your Mouth Full"
--Story elaborates on findings of MARIAL research by faculty fellows
Robyn Fivush and Marshall Duke, psychology professors at Emory University,
which zeroed in on the ways families talk around the dinner table.
October 13, 2005 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Emory Jewish Students Feel Out of Place"
--MARIAL postdoctoral fellow
Drew Whitelegg writes an essay from Salamanca, Spain, where he observed that
Emory students struggled to find a synagogue where they could mark Yom
Kippur.
October 10, 2005 - Press Release
"Family Meals, Stories Boost Child Confidence, Say Emory Researchers"
July 18, 2005 - The Barbados Advocate
"Freeman to study middle-class entrepreneurs in Barbados"
--Story in Barbados newspaper describes field work of MARIAL faculty
fellow
Carla Freeman.
July 18, 2005 - Emory Report
"The Heart of the City"
--MARIAL postdoctoral fellow Drew Whitelegg, a native Britain, reflects on the symbolism of King’s Cross transit station in London, where terrorists recently struck.
July 13, 2005 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“King’s Cross station a symbol of liberty”
--MARIAL postdoctoral fellow Drew Whitelegg, a native of Britain, reflects on recent terrorist bombings in London.
July 12, 2005 - Chicago Tribune
"Flexibility a `necessity, not a perk' "
--Chicago Tribune business columnist Carol Kleiman, who writes a nationally syndicated column, writes about MARIAL faculty fellow Carla Freeman’s research in Barbados.
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May 2005 - Ladies Home Journal
"How Family History Brings You Closer"
--MARIAL core faculty member Marshall Duke discusses how family history can help children become more resilient, and bring families closer.
April 2005 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Busy lives cut into family mealtime: THE DINNER DANCE"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore comments on changes in family mealtime
January 24, 2005 - Emory Report
"Family ways of coping with 9/11 a clue to resilience"
January 16, 2005 - Boston Globe
"Three myths about work and family that obscure the real issues"
2004
November 25, 2004 - National Public Radio
"Mythic Journeys: Celebrating Joseph Campbell’s Centenary,
A Two-Hour Public Radio Special for Thanksgiving"
-- Emory anthropology professor Bradd Shore will talk about Thanksgiving rituals and traditions during the program. Shore is director of Emory Center on Myth and Ritual in American Life (MARIAL).
October 21, 2004 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Ageless memories, timeless stories"
MARIAL
--
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviews photographer Dana Kemp’s exhibit, “Visions and Voices,” on display at MARIAL Center.
September 23, 2004- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Theories on kids, memory debated"
MARIAL
--
MARIAL core faculty member Robyn Fivush’s work on childhood amnesia is cited in AJC article
July
17, 2004- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Film shares family, faith of camp meeting"
MARIAL
--Considers the documentary film "Family Revival" directed
by MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore and shot by anthropology
student Scott Edmondson.
July
16, 2004- Newton
Citizen
"Documentarian decides to call Covington home"
--Article about MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore's recent move
to Salem, the town on which his documentary film "Family
Revival" is based.
Summer
2004- Indiawali
Brides
"Home is Where the Heart is"
--MARIAL graduate fellow Jennifer B. Saunders, a PhD candidate
in religion, is quoted on transnationalism
in this magazine published in Delhi, India, by Ogaan Publications
Private Limited.
February
2004- Emory Report
"Lacy traces origins of middle class 'blackness'"
--Offers an overview of a
talk given by MARIAL Center's Karyn Lacy on her research into
the ways that the children of middle class, black families, living
in significantly different social environments, come to develop
a racial identity, and how their parents feel about the ways in
which they do it.
2003
September
2003 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Updates"
--Announcement of a MARIAL Center talk given by Martha Rees (Agnes
Scott College), as part of the "Postcards
From the Cutting Edge: Modern Family Life in America"
series.
September
2003 - Emory Report
"Colloquiua expand learning outside the classroom"
--Announcement of the MARIAL Center's 2003 Colloquiua series,
"Postcards From
the Cutting Edge: Modern Family Life in America."
August
2003 - Knowledge@Emory
"The New Model of Work: From Restructuring to Intellectual
Free Agents"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore comments on changes in the
workplace.
May 2003 - Emory Report
"First Person/Bradd Shore"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore gives a first-person report
on the importance of family routines and rituals in an increasingly
fragmented society.
May 2003 - Emory Report
"Whitelegg Studies Lives of Flight Attendants"
--An overview of a talk given for MARIAL by postdoctoral fellow
Drew Whitelegg.
April 2003 - San Jose Mercury
News
"Confessed Killer Tells What Led to Guilty Plea"
--MARIAL Center Director Bradd Shore comments on murder confession
by Samoan who says cultural pride led to guilty plea".
Spring 2003 - Emory Magazine
"Mind Your Manners"
--An overview of a talk given at Emory University by Miss Manners
(Judith Martin), the "Queen of Etiquette".
March 2003 - Press
Release
"There's No Place Like Home: An Anthropologist Looks at
the American Family"
--Brief overview of Bradd Shore's lecture at the Emory University
Great Teachers Lecture Event, March 13, 2003
December
2002/January 2003 - Academic Exchange
Money Changes Everything: Commerce, philanthropy, and the culture
of the academy
--Interview with Bradd Shore
Thursday, January 23, 2003 -
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
American etiquette still alive, says Miss Manners
By Bo Emerson, Staff Writer
--An interview with Miss Manners (Judith Martin) just before her
arrival as a guest of the MARIAL Center.
Monday, January 21, 2003
- Emory Report
Miss Manners columnist to speak at Carlos
By Beth Kurylo & Eric Rangus
--Announcement concerning Judith Martin (aka: Miss Manners) and
her talk for MARIAL at the Carlos Museum.
2002
Tuesday, December 24, 2002
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dec. 25: A day like any other?
By Marlon Manuel
--Bradd Shore is quoted concerning the 24/7 pace of the American
worker and its effects on the holiday season.
Saturday, September 21, 2002
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rooms to Grow: Metro homes get bigger
By Marlon Manuel
--Bradd Shore is quoted concerning the symbolic meanings of roomier
homes.
Monday, September 16, 2002
- Emory Report
9/11 a story we must tell
By Marshall Duke
- MARIAL core faculty member Marshall Duke's
address to Emory University concerning 9/11.
Monday, August 26, 2002 - Business
Week
25 Ideas for a Changing World--Workplace
By Diane Brady
--Bradd Shore speaks about what it means to keep busy in our society.
Monday, August 26, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Emory housing includes live-in profs
Plush complex mixes students, faculty
By James Salzer
--Bradd Shore, who recently moved to Emory's new Clairmont Campus,
is asked about the faculty-in-residence program that he has joined.
Sunday, August 18, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Summer Time: Camp Devotion
For one week in late summer, a fusion of family and faith around
the South
By Gayle White - Staff
--Bradd Shore is cited regarding his research at Salem Campground
in Newton County, Georgia.
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
- Knowledge at Emory
How "Keeping up With the Joneses" Can Add to Work/Life
Stress
--MARIAL's Carol M. Worthman is quoted regarding her research
on biological, cultural and psychosocial dynamics in work and
family life.
Sunday, June 16, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Critic's Notebook: Reflections on season of highs and lows
By Wendell Brock - Staff
--AJC theater critic calls 'Staging the American Family' collaboration
between Theater Emory and MARIAL a highlight of the theater season
in Atlanta
Sunday, May 19, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Family 'hero' stories help children endure hardships
By Martha Ezzard
--Ezzard talks with MARIAL fellow Marshall Duke about his work
with co-researcher and MARIAL fellow Robyn Fivush.
Sunday, May 12, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Warped speed: Where has all the time gone?
By Marlon Manuel – Staff
--Bradd Shore is cited regarding Americans' valuation of high
productivity.
Thursday, May 9, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Working moms still struggle: Single parents, minorities
most penalized, poll says
By Tammy Joyner - Staff
--MARIAL fellow Laurel Parker West rejects the "babies vs.
careers" postulation for working mothers.
Sunday, April 28,
2002 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A driven nation turns inward
By Tammy Joyner– Staff
--Marshall Duke is cited regarding post-September 11th attempts
at self-discovery.
February 22, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
THEATER: REVIEW
'Wilderness' a touching journey into family life
By Wendell Brock
February 22, 2002 - Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
A look at society and the stage
By Wendell Brock
February
11, 2002 - Emory Report
O'Neill play highlights symposium on family
By Deb Hammacher
January
22, 2002 - Emory Report
Paxton examines post-9/11 American flag bearing
By Elizabeth Kurylo
2001
Summer
2001 - Emory Magazine
WHERE THE HEART IS: Emory's MARIAL Center Examines Myth and
Ritual in American Life
May 29, 2001 - Emory
Report
Duke gives inside, outside the academy
By Eric Rangus
April 16, 2001
- Emory Report
MARIAL’s Paxton asks students out to the prom
By Cathy Byrd
March
25, 2001 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
"MYTH, RITUAL and the MIDDLE CLASS
Emory professor's cultural studies cut across generations"
Bo Emerson - Staff
January 8,
2001 - Emory Report
West examines child care, 'myths of motherhood'
By Michael Alpert
2000
November 6, 2000
- Emory Report
Paschel peels into the South’s food culture
By Michael Alpert
January
28, 2000 - Press Release
SLOAN FOUNDATION APPROVES $3.6 MILLION GRANT TO EMORY UNIVERSITY
TO ESTABLISH CENTER ON RITUAL AND MYTH IN WORKING FAMILIES
