Contexts

*Contexts*
\|Subject \|Discipline}}	Sociology
Language	English
Edited by	Rashawn Ray, Fabio Rojas
Publication details
History	2002-present
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Frequency	Quarterly
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Contexts
Indexing
ISSN	1536-5042 (print); 1537-6052 (web);
LCCN	2001215451
OCLC no.	48247109
Links
	Journal homepage; Online archive;

Short description: American sociology journal

Contexts: Understanding People in their Social Worlds is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal and an official publication of the American Sociological Association. It is designed to be a more accessible source of sociological ideas and research and has been inspired by the movement towards public sociology.

Sections of the Journal

Backpage
Books
Culture
Feature
From the Editors
In brief
Q&A
Teaching and Learning
Trends
Viewpoints

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History

The journal was established in 2002 by Claude Fischer and is published by SAGE Publications; until 2011, it was published by the University of California Press. Fischer was succeeded by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper, who edited the journal from 2005 to 2007, injecting a certain amount of controversial humor such as New Yorker cartoons and a column written by "Harry Green" (actually Jasper) called "The Fool." The current editors are Rashawn Ray (University of Maryland-College Park) and Fabio Rojas (Indiana University).^[2]

Former Editors

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

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Characteristics

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 through The Contexts Reader, published by W. 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

Contexts won the Best Journal Award in the Social Sciences (2003) by Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers.^[5]

Notable Articles and Interviews

One of the most notable articles in Contexts is Ann Morning's interview with Rachel Doležal. The interview has aired on many TV news networks, such as Fox News, BBC, and USA Today, over the possibility of a trans-racial identity.^[6]

The academic journal ranges in topics from social mobility, immigration, race, Donald Trump's potential border wall, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.^[7]

One of the board members for Contexts, Tressie McMillan Cottom, appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to discuss the impact of for-profit higher education in the United States on disadvantaged students. ^[8]

Abstracting and indexing

Contexts is abstracted and indexed in SocINDEX and Sociological Abstracts.

References

External links

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[1] "Contexts". https://contexts.org/departments/.

[2] "The Contexts Editors Bring Energy and Experience with Public Engagement," ASA Footnotes article.

[3] Contexts.org website

[4] Contexts.org website

[5] "Contexts Magazine Wins Publisher's Award". http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb03/indexone.html.

[6] "Race and Rachel Doležal: An Interview - Contexts". https://contexts.org/blog/race-and-rachel-dolezal-an-interview/.

[7] Contexts.org website

[8] "Tressie McMillan Cottom - Investigating For-Profit Colleges in "Lower Ed" - Extended Interview - the Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central US". 9 March 2017. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/nsqb7g/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-tressie-mcmillan-cottom---investigating-for-profit-colleges-in--lower-ed----extended-interview.

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