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If the core divide between Black Lives Matter and All/Blue Lives Matter is whether Black people are more likely to experience violence at the hands of police than other Americans, then we need to know the answer.

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Elvert X. Barnes, beyond13th.com, Johnny Silvercloud
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Complicating Colorism: Race, Skin Color, and the Likelihood of Arrest

Both conventional public beliefs and existing academic research on colorism presuppose that variation in skin color predicts social outcomes among minorities but is inconsequential among whites. The opposite may be true.

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This Black Lives Matter Lecture is meant to introduce the Black Lives Matter movement to students in various settings. The lecture content includes details regarding the inspiration for the movement, information about the founders and their guiding principles.

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113th ASA Annual Meeting

The 2018 ASA Annual Meeting will be held August 11-14 in Philadelphia, PA.

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Join or Renew for 2018!

The ASA online application and renewal site is now open for 2018 membership.
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Summer 2017 Contexts Online Free until November 4

Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers. It's the public face of sociology.
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ASA President Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Responds to Chief Justice John Roberts

Last week, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, during oral arguments in the gerrymandering case Gill v Whitford , referred to social...
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U.S. has 5 percent of world's population, but had 31 percent of its public mass shooters from 1966-2012

Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of...

Resources for Those Seeking to Help Hurricane Maria Victims

We stand with our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as they seek to recover from the devastation of Hurricane...
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Understanding Race After Charlottesville

Race and white supremacy - topics many sociologists devote a great deal of research to and know well - have, again, become front page...
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The Effects of Gendered Occupational Roles on Men’s and Women’s Workplace Authority

Research from the American Sociological Review finds gender stereotyping of jobs disadvantages both women and men. The article, “The...
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Task Force on First-Generation and Working-Class Persons in Sociology

Council is pleased to announce the appointment of this new Task Force on First-Generation and Working-Class Persons in Sociology.
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Federal Statistics Working Group

Council is pleased to announce the formation of this working group. The charge is broad by design. The group is asked to proactively and...
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City and Community Call for Papers: Special Issue on Community and Crime

Guest editor: Rachael A. Woldoff. This special issue seeks to unite the urban, community, and crime scholars by calling for original papers...
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