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Winter 2017 Table of Contents
The Winter 2017 issue of Contexts is available for free online until April 23, 2017 at http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ctx. In addition, links to select articles … Read MoreFall 2016 Table of Contents
The Fall 2016 issue of Contexts is available for free online until January 20, 2017 at http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ctx. In addition, links to select articles … Read MoreTrumped
The election of Donald Trump as the most powerful man on the planet was bad news for sociologists in at least three important ways. Read MoreA Cornucopia of Sociological Goodness
Dateline: Seattle. Sitting together at the American Sociological Association’s annual conference, we’re reminded (not that we really needed reminding) that sociologists do a really good … Read MoreLet the Good News Roll
Talking with sociologists can be a tad bit depressing. Just this once, though, we’re focusing on what’s getting better. Read MoreEvidence is Important
Evidence is important. Even the most skeptical rely on tested and re-tested scientific certainty every day. And good sociologists hold scientific evidence suspect, even as we use the best we have to make the decisions we must. Read MoreScience and Politics
The quest of science to understand how the world works is inextricably tied to and bound by political machinations and social biases. Read MoreMaking Your Planet Spin
Sociology is all about putting people—their identities and their interactions—in social contexts. And those contexts are nested in the inescapable intersections of time and space. Read MoreSpring 2015 Letter from the Editors
Hi. We’re so excited once again to bring you such high quality fare from high quality folk. Many … Read MoreTaking the Reins
We are excited and honored to take the reins of such an important sociological publication! Since 2002, Contexts has been a source of fresh perspectives, crisp … Read More