1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This week we discuss the removal of the allegedly “last” public payphone in New York. But first, I recently spoke with Professor Emily Rauscher of Brown University, about her recent paper titled “Learning to Value Girls: Balanced Infant Sex Ratios at Higher Parental Education in the United States, 1969–2018.” The paper is to be published in Demography, and is co-authored by Haoming Song. Segment 1 -- Emily Rauscher on “Learning to Value Girls: Balanced Infant Sex Ratios at Higher Parental Education in the United States, 1969–2018.” Segment 2 -- As payphones give way to wi-fi hotspots and cellphone dependence, collective goods give way to private goods whose performance in emergencies remain uncertain at best This Week in Sociological Perspective http://twispaudio.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23312822/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/23312822