Contexts Blog
by Matthew W. Hughey
In 2001, African American actors Denzel Washington and Halle Berry took home Academy Awards for Best Actor (Training Day) and Best Actress (Monster’s Ball), respectively.
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by Syed Ali
Photo by Matt Hampel from Flickr Creative Commons. So you want to write for Contexts, the sociology mag for the masses? Excellent! We would …
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by Jessie Ford and Paula England
A spotlight is now on sexual assault in college, as college administrators, students, parents, activists, the media, and federal educational regulators all grapple with the …
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by Joshua Page
Wenjian Liu’s funeral marked the fourth time the New York Policemen’s Benevolent Association—the cops’ union—turned their backs on NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio. It likely won’t …
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by Jessie Ford and Paula England
What is going on in today’s heterosexual college scene, which features both casual “hookups” and exclusive relationships? How does gender structure students’ experiences? We’ll give …
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by Steven W. Thrasher
Last night, I shot the above picture, which went far more viral than anything I’ve ever posted to Twitter. I shot it while spending …
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by Lucia Lykke
Washington State Penitentiary. Photo by Philip N. Cohen from Flickr Creative Commons. With the ongoing outrage over the police killing unarmed Black men, the …
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by Philip Cohen
Contexts is about understanding people in their social worlds. To do that we often reach into our toolbox of concepts — to help frame questions, …
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by Nicole Bedera
From the Flickr Creative Commons by Charlotte Cooper It’s been another year of ups and downs for feminism. Beyoncé broadcast FEMINIST from the …
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by Abigail Weitzman and Paula England
Welcome to our new research blog, “Sexuality and inequality research.” Our focus is on how sexuality is affected by various inequalities—class, gender, race, …
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