How do you choose where to go on vacation? Maybe you consult friends or family or follow the advice of a travel influencer. Or maybe … Read More
When a friend or family member asks for money and you are unable or unwilling to help, how do you say no without damaging the … Read More
Environmental dilemmas require social solutions. In North America, urbanites frequently lead the charge on environmental activism, often implicitly constructing rural people as oppositional to their … Read More
Say you want to buy or sell some secondhand fashion online. To determine whether the platform you intend to use is legitimate, you might look … Read More
As the housing crisis continues to affect millions of renters around the world, scholars tend to focus on urban areas. But people rent in rural … Read More
Elites often strive to justify their success by invoking the concept of merit. But how do they define merit? According to a new article by … Read More
Contexts is trying to stay cool as the summer sizzles, blending dreams with reality. The essays in our new issue, Dream … Read More
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
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
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