contexts
{{short description|American sociology journal}}
{{Third-party|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox journal
| title = Contexts
| cover = File:Contexts Journal Front Cover.jpg
| editor = Amin Ghaziani, Seth Abrutyn
| discipline = Sociology
| former_names =
| abbreviation = Contexts
| publisher = SAGE Publications for the American Sociological Association
| country =
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 2002-present
| openaccess =
| license =
| impact =
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| website = http://contexts.org
| link2 = https://journals.sagepub.com/loi/ctxa
| link2-name = Online archive
| ISSN = 1536-5042
| eISSN = 1537-6052
| OCLC = 48247109
| LCCN = 2001215451
}}
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
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 Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia) and Amin Ghaziani (University of British Columbia).[http://www.asanet.org/footnotes/septoct14/contexts_0914.html "The Contexts Editors Bring Energy and Experience with Public Engagement," ASA Footnotes article.]
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
- 2021: Rojas, Ray
- 2022: Rojas, Ray
- 2023: [https://sethabrutyn.com/ Seth Abrutyn], [https://sociology.ubc.ca/profile/amin-ghaziani/ Amin Ghaziani] (UBC)
- 2024: Abrutyn, Ghaziani
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|date=March 2015}}, 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.[http://contexts.org Contexts.org website]
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb03/indexone.html|title=Contexts Magazine Wins Publisher's Award|access-date=2023-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190200/http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb03/indexone.html|archive-date=2018-02-06|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://contexts.org/blog/race-and-rachel-dolezal-an-interview/ | title=Race and Rachel Doležal: An Interview - Contexts }}
The academic journal ranges in topics from social mobility, immigration, race, Donald Trump's potential border wall, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[http://contexts.org Contexts.org website]
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.
Abstracting and indexing
Contexts is abstracted and indexed in SocINDEX and Sociological Abstracts.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Portal|Society}}
- {{Official website|http://www.contexts.org/}}
Category:Academic journals established in 2002
Category:SAGE Publishing academic journals
Category:English-language journals
Category:2002 establishments in the United States
Category:American Sociological Association academic journals