Contexts editors
by Letta Page
Since Massachusetts broke the barrier more than a decade ago, same-sex marriage has become legal in 37 US states. Simultaneously, so-called "religious freedom" laws have swept across 21 states, poking loopholes in existing state and local discrimination protections against LGBT individuals---if such protections exist at all.
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by syed ali
An upcoming issue will be dedicated to Good News. Share your proposals with us by June 1.
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by Letta Page
Well, gosh! First day out with our first issue in the new site design, and we figured out the “one big thing” we forgot: an …
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by Syed Ali
Simply, and with nuance and complexity. Simple does not have to be simplistic.
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by Philip Cohen
The economist Justin Wolfers, writing for the New York Times Upshot, reports that economists increasingly outnumber other social scientists in mentions in the both the Times and — …
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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 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 Syed Ali
Layers of irrelevance (photo by Dan Phiffer from Flickr Creative Commons) In an article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education, Orlando Patterson, an eminent …
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by Philip Cohen
Contexts isn’t just a print magazine. As Syed Ali and I take over the editor’s desk, we’re adding a stream of online content — …
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