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.

behind the scenes of financial crises

From the Dotcom bubble of 1999 to the 2008 global recession and the Silicon Valley Bank run of 2023, financial crises have had an immense … Read More

anxiety and alcohol

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

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

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?

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

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

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