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Muslims in America
Seven years after the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil catapulted Muslims into the American spotlight, concerns and fears over their presence and assimilation remain … Read MoreCalling Sports Sociology Off the Bench
As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF … Read MoreHip Hop Culture and America's Most Taboo Word
The associations between hip hop and use of the “n word” have been the focus of a great deal of public debate. Drawing on research … Read MoreThe Ties that Bind are Fraying
How many people have you discussed important issues with over the past six months? Sociologists asked that question in the 1985 and created the first … Read MoreSociologists Visit a Changing China
China, in the midst of tremendous economic and social change, has accomplished in two decades what in Europe took two centuries. Its size and … Read MoreSociology in China
Sociology emerged in China in the 1920’s, but was officially banned from classroom instruction and scholarly research shortly after the 1949 Communist revolution. Influenced by … Read MoreRights Activism in China
As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF … Read MoreThe Prescription of a New Generation
Psychostimulant use in conjunction with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder raises important questions among today’s college students about health, fairness, and the development of a person’s identity, … Read MoreThe Joys of Parenthood, Reconsidered
Sociologists find that as a group, parents in the United States experience depression and emotional distress more often than their childless adult counterparts. Parents of … Read MoreControlling the Media in Iraq
As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF … Read More