Contexts

sociology for the public

Summer 2023

Volume: 22 | Number: 3

This summer, we’re thinking deeply about place and change. From decisions about who lives where to the forces changing rural and urban landscapes, we’re taking you from Leadville, CO, to Doha, Qatar.
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anxiety and alcohol

Rose Xueqing Zhang | In Brief

Does drinking actually tamp down social anxiety? According to a recent study in Addictive Behaviors, it all boils down to personal preference and the company … Read More

cultivating urban environmentalism

Parker Muzzerall | In Brief

In the face of global climate change, cities are often overlooked in their role as innovators and incubators for pro-environmental policies and practices. Nation-states more … Read More

editing online communities

Sophie X. Liu | In Brief

Have you heard of Stellar Skateboard? Likely not, in part because Wikipedia’s citizen gatekeepers keep a close eye on edits to actor Stellan Skarsgård’s page. Read More

the way we were?

Rose Xueqing Zhang | In Brief

The way we hold onto feelings about our past flames, according to the results of a recent study published in The Journal of Social … Read More

Summer 2023: From the Editors

Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn |

Greetings from Vancouver, the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwm∂θkw∂y’∂m (Musqueam) People. We are grateful to them for passing their culture and caretaking … Read More

Summer 2023: Table of Contents

Contexts Magazine |

from the editors in brief: “The Way We Were?” by Rose Xueqing Zhang. “Editing Online Communities,” by Sophie X. Liu. “Cultivating Urban Environmentalism,” … Read More

About Contexts

Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers. We're the public face of sociology.

It is a publication of the American Sociological Association, edited by Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia), with Letta Page.