The Olympics head to China in the thick of controversy over the role of China in the world today. In this issue, we explore the emerging rights movement within China, the role of sociology in the People's Republic, the cultural legacy of Mao and the next wave of global sexual revolution in China.
We also look at groundbreaking research that shows Americans' networks of confidants is in decline, examine the use of America's most taboo word by Latino rappers, and sports journalist Dave Zirin issues a call to arms for sociologists of sport. More about this issue.
rights activism in china read online
by ching kwan lee
An everyday politics of rights that escapes the international headlines focused on Tibet or Sudan is emerging in China.
sociology in china
by yanjie bian and lei zhang
After a near 30-year silence, sociology has gained a new stature in the People's Republic of China.
sociologists visit a changing china
by arne l. kalleberg
The president of ASA led a group of sociologists on a trip to China to observe the scale and pace of change, and how political forces shape economic and social forces (and vice versa).
calling sports sociology off the bench read online
by dave zirin
Given the crisis emerging in the world of sports, the sports sociology community has a real opportunity to become part of the conversation.
the ties that bind are fraying
by miller mcpherson, lynn smith-lovin, and matthew brashears
Sociologists have created the first representative picture of Americans' networks of confidants, and it illustrates the tattered relationships that undermine civil society.
hip hop culture and america's most taboo word
by geoff harkness
Long used by African American artists, “the n-word” is increasingly employed by Latino rappers as well. Context and history are paramount to its acceptability.
exchange: read online
‘natural sociologist’ snags asa honor
michael burawoy and ruth milkman interview michael apted
photo essay: view online
looking for a way home
by jennifer whitney
keyword:
reputation
by gary alan fine
trends:
middle (aged) kingdom
by deborah carr
one thing i know: read online
the movement and the party
by todd gitlin
culture reviews:
the great helmsman's cultural death
doug guthrie on mao memorials
a chinese-led global sexual revolution
james farrer on the world association of chinese sexologists' inaugural meeting
it's sexy. it's big business. and it's not just for men.
lynn comella on the avn adult entertainment expo
tales of the heat
ross macmillan on heat wave
heat wave: dramatic calamitas
e.c. hedberg on dramatizing sociology
enlightened teenage masculinity
robert c. bulman and nicole s. mccants on superbad
book reviews:
low-calorie feminism
sharon hays and jess butler on jessica valenti's full frontal feminism
harry potter and the wise and powerful life course theorist
kathleen thiede call and donna d. mcalpine on j.k. rowling's harry potter series
discoveries: read online
new and noteworthy social research
the contexts graduate student editorial board