Contexts
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| Discipline | Sociology |
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| Language | English |
| Editedby | Amin Ghaziani, Seth Abrutyn |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2002-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Contexts |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1536-5042(print) 1537-6052(web) |
| LCCN | 2001215451 |
| OCLCno. | 48247109 |
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Contexts:Understanding People in their Social Worldsis a quarterlypeer-reviewedacademic journaland an official publication of theAmerican Sociological Association.It is designed to be a more accessible source ofsociological ideas and researchand has been inspired by the movement towardspublic sociology.
Sections of the Journal
[edit]- Backpage
- Books
- Culture
- Feature
- From the Editors
- In brief
- Q&A
- Teaching and Learning
- Trends
- Viewpoints
History
[edit]The journal was established in 2002 byClaude Fischerand is published bySAGE Publications;until 2011, it was published by theUniversity of California Press.Fischer was succeeded byJeff GoodwinandJames M. Jasper,who edited the journal from 2005 to 2007, injecting a certain amount of controversial humor such asNew Yorkercartoons and a column written by "Harry Green" (actually Jasper) called "The Fool." The current editors areSeth Abrutyn(University of British Columbia) andAmin Ghaziani(University of British Columbia).[2]
Former Editors
[edit]- 2002:Claude Fischer
- 2003: Fischer
- 2004: Fischer
- 2005:Jeff Goodwin,James M. Jasper
- 2006: Goodwin, Jasper
- 2007: Goodwin, Jasper
- 2008: Doug Hartmann, Chris Uggen
- 2009: Hartmann, Uggen
- 2010: Hartmann, Uggen
- 2011: Hartmann, Uggen
- 2012:Jodi O'Brien,Arlene Stein
- 2013: O'Brien, Stein
- 2014: O'Brien, Stein
- 2015:Philip N. Cohen,Syed Ali
- 2016: Cohen, Ali
- 2017: Cohen, Ali
- 2018:Fabio Rojas,Rashawn Ray
- 2019: Rojas, Ray
- 2020: Rojas, Ray
- 2021: Rojas, Ray
- 2022: Rojas, Ray
- 2023:Seth Abrutyn,Amin Ghaziani(UBC)
- 2024: Abrutyn, Ghaziani
Characteristics
[edit]The journal differs from a typical academic journal as it is targeted more toward students and the general public. It is used widely in courses,[citation needed],and a selection of its premier articles is available in book format throughThe Contexts Reader,published byW. W. Norton & Company,now in its second edition.
The new editors have introduced a blog feature on the magazines website, Contexts.org.[4]
New print issues are published quarterly in February (Winter), May (Spring), August (Summer) and November (Fall).
Awards
[edit]Contextswon the Best Journal Award in the Social Sciences (2003) by Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of theAssociation of American Publishers.[5]
Notable Articles and Interviews
[edit]One of the most notable articles inContextsisAnn Morning's interview withRachel Doležal.The interview has aired on many TV news networks, such asFox News,BBC,andUSA Today,over the possibility of a trans-racial identity.[6]
The academic journal ranges in topics fromsocial mobility,immigration,race,Donald Trump's potential border wall, andBuffy the Vampire Slayer.[7]
One of the board members forContexts,Tressie McMillan Cottom,appeared onThe Daily ShowwithTrevor Noahto discuss the impact offor-profit higher education in the United Stateson disadvantaged students. [8]
Abstracting and indexing
[edit]Contextsis abstracted and indexed inSocINDEXandSociological Abstracts.
References
[edit]- ^"Contexts".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-09-11.Retrieved2017-05-31.
- ^"TheContextsEditors Bring Energy and Experience with Public Engagement, "ASA Footnotes article.
- ^Contexts.org website
- ^Contexts.org website
- ^"Contexts Magazine Wins Publisher's Award".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-02-06.Retrieved2023-08-21.
- ^"Race and Rachel Doležal: An Interview - Contexts".
- ^Contexts.org website
- ^"Tressie McMillan Cottom - Investigating For-Profit Colleges in" Lower Ed "- Extended Interview - the Daily Show with Trevor Noah".9 March 2017. Archived fromthe originalon March 10, 2017.
