The appointment is historic for ASA; Washington is the first person of color, and the first Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) alum named ASA executive director.
A sociological investigation estimated the effects of Alaska鈥檚 universal cash transfer program on newborn health outcomes using data spanning 28 years.
The 119th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) convenes at the Palais de congress in Montreal, Quebec, from August 9 to August 13, 2024.
New sociological research looks into how and why people sometimes avoid strong ties when facing personal issues. Authors find avoidance is not rare. It is neither limited to specific intimates, nor limited to specific topics. Isolation might be less a matter of having no intimates than of having repeatedly to avoid them.
Shelley J. Correll, Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden Family Professor of Women鈥檚 Leadership, Director of Stanford VMware Women鈥檚 Leadership Innovation Lab, and Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, has been elected the 117th President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Victor E. Ray, F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Iowa, has been elected ASA Vice President.
New sociological research that looks into how crisis conditions during the pandemic鈥攕uch as poor heath and insecure housing鈥攁ffected domestic abuse and victims鈥� interpretation of violence.
The American Sociological Association congratulates the eight sociologists who were recently recognizes by premier science associations for their outstanding achievements in the discipline.
New sociological research looks into the relationship between a lower-class background and the experience of imposter syndrome in academia, examining it as something borne of sociological processes as opposed to how it is typically understood鈥攁s the result of individual shortcomings.
Findings support conventional views that academic freedom is positively associated with democracy and negatively with state religiosity and militarism.
New sociological research investigates the relationship between family and gender wage gaps--looking at the full labor market, and also separately looking at Black, Hispanic, and White workers.
In this new study appearing in the October 2023 issue of The American Sociological Review, researchers use new methods to learn why some diseases are more stigmatized than others and whether disease stigma has declined over time.
In the last 10 years, police organizations have displayed unprecedented support for Republican presidential candidates and have organized against social movements focused on addressing racial disparities in police contact.
Approximately 600 sessions featuring over 3,000 research papers are open to the press. From race and racism to mental health, from climate control and environmental policy issues to artificial intelligence, sociologists are investigating and reporting on the most sensitive problems confronting American society.
Adia Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology at the Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected the 116th President of the American Sociological Association. Allison J. Pugh, Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia, has been elected ASA Vice President.
Sociologists delve into the question of how national military systems impact carbon emissions
A new study examining whether activity on hard-right social media lead to civil unrest. The authors found that hard-right social media activity did indeed increase subsequent unrest in the United States during 2020. Authors also found evidence that social media can shift people鈥檚 understanding of appropriate social norms, creating 鈥渕is-norms.鈥�
Why did some savings and loans eagerly embraced the market while in others remained community-based? Researchers add communities and local associations to economic sociology鈥檚 toolkit for understanding the social foundations of firms and markets.
New research from sociologists gets at a deeper understanding of what drives social media users to adopt and propagate conspiracy theories.
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