Contexts Blog
by Jean Beaman and Catherine J. Taylor
On April 27, 2020, Dove promoted a hashtag #CourageIsBeautiful with the tagline “Thank you, Frontline Heroes.” The next day, Ivanka Trump tweeted about a military …
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by Musa al-Gharbi
One key insight of the “discursive turn” in social research is how concepts are defined, and by whom, reveals a lot about power relations within …
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by Josh McCabe
On behalf of Contexts Magazine: Sociology for the Public, Dr. Josh McCabe interviewed Dr. Scott Winship about his time working in Congress. Winship is …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
The coronavirus epidemic is a classic “right now” crisis. A new disease has entered the human population and is quickly claiming hundreds of thousands of …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
Most colleges and universities in the United States, and universities in many countries around the world, are now physically closed. Since the reckoning of the …
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by Tiffany Joseph
As a sociologist, my research has examined the intersection of race, ethnicity, immigration, health, and policy with migrant communities domestically and abroad. Through that research, …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
Currently, the COVID-19 diagnosis total is over 2 million. The United States has roughly 31% of the total …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
When we think of public policy, we often think of jobs and money. Certainly, those are central concerns. However, policy must also take families and …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
Ideas meet action in public policy. At its best, policy policy can encapsulate the best evidence based analysis. To do that, elected leaders and appointed …
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by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas
In the United States, nearly all states have issued stay-at-home orders. Most people’s lives are legally and structurally confined to …
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