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From Carbon Paper to Code: Crafting Sociology in an Age of AI

A Silicone Cage? generated with DALL.E2 Since ChatGPT launched in 2022, AI has become inescapable. Sociologists warn an “algorithmic society” risks deepening inequalities … Read More

Q&A with Dr. Roman Williams

We are thrilled to welcome Roman Williams to the Contexts blog to celebrate the publication of his new book, Sacred Snaps: Photovoice for Interfaith … Read More

Career Choices at a Crossroads

“I’m like a safety net for my family,” Amanda told me, explaining her decision to accept a job at Amazon. Her voice weighed heavy with … Read More

We Have Never Been Woke: A Q&A with Musa al-Gharbi

We are thrilled to welcome Musa al-Gharbi to the Contexts blog to celebrate the publication of his new book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural … Read More

That Tiny, Tiny Little Fish

During a recent interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, former president Donald Trump weighed in on California water policy. Trump lamented that the state … Read More

Q&A with Dr. Amanda Cheong

We are thrilled to welcome Amanda Cheong to the Contexts Blog in celebration of her recent Publication Award from the American Sociological Association’s Section … Read More

Class Dismissed: Q&A with Anthony Abraham Jack

We are thrilled to welcome Anthony Abraham Jack to the Contexts blog to celebrate the publication of his new book, Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality … Read More

The Problem with Social Problems

Social problems—issues that negatively affect social groups, like poverty and racial discrimination—drive sociological inquiry. Sociologists trade in stories of the downtrodden, inequities between … Read More

Who’s Your Safety Net?

COVID-19 campus closures in March 2020 led many—but not all—college students to move back in with their parents. Why did some students return home while … Read More

Stranded: The Gendered Shortcomings of the CROWN Act

On February 22, 2024, Darryl George received the verdict that his barrel-rolled locs were not protected by the CROWN Act. A high school … Read More