Contexts

sociology for the public

Summer 2024

Volume: 23 | Number: 3

Contexts is trying to stay cool as the summer sizzles, blending dreams with reality. The essays in our new issue, Dream Horizons, are a panacea for the heat and your wanderlust. Whether you’re taking the family on a road trip, looking for a beach getaway, or just enjoying the sun, you’ll find plenty to ponder in these pages. No matter your summer dreams and realities, we hope this issue offers an island of warmth and reprieve. Being human means longing for the horizon, hoping and working for the promise of a brighter future.
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Letter from the Editors: Summer 2024

Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani |

Contexts is trying to stay cool as the summer sizzles, blending dreams with reality. The essays in our new issue, Dream Horizons, … Read More

Summer 2024 Table of Contents

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from the editors in brief: “Making Merit,” by Elena G. Van Stee. “A Broader Look at the Housing Crisis,” by Parker Muzzerall. “Saving … Read More

Q&A with Dr. Matthew P. Fox

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In Matthew P. Fox and Steven E. Clayman’s summer 2024 Contexts feature, they explore the process of voir dire, or jury questioning, and efforts … Read More

Q&A with Dr. Andrea Kelley

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Body-focused repetitive behaviors are DSM-classified as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, but sufferers are frequently treated as being to blame for making themselves “ugly.” The case … Read More

q&a with dr. amy stone

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At annual, citywide festivals like Fiestas in the U.S. Southwest and Mardis Gras or Carnival in the South, LGBTQ events are often the hottest … 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.