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the algorithmic rise of the “alt-right”

The rise of the alt-right is both a continuation of a centuries-old dimension of racism in the U.S. and part of an emerging media ecosystem powered by algorithms.

Beneath the Surface of White Supremacy: Denaturalizing U.S. Racisms Past and Present

Beneath the Surface of White Supremacy: Denaturalizing U.S. Racisms Past and Present

In the age of Black Lives Matter, the urge to understand why and how racism has been perpetuated in...

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This course uses sociological theories of new media and the network society as well as sociological theories created in the pre-internet era – such as symbolic interactionism – to explain the pervasive presence of new media in society as well as our use of them. 

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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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2018 Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology Now Available

The American Sociological Association is pleased to present the 2018 edition of the ASA Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology.
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ASA Launches Member-Get-A-Member Campaign

ASA challenges member to encourage their colleagues, students, and others interested in the discipline of sociology to join ASA for 2018
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New Footnotes Is Online

The newest issue of Footnotes features ASA candidate profiles and the first articles in our series on harassment.
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ASA Fights Against Adding Citizenship Question to Census

The Trump Administration has announced that a question on citizenship status will be included on the 2020 Census. This will fundamentally...

Gendered Stereotypes Can Penalize Women for Having Good Grades

A first-of-its-kind study of recent college graduates’ academic performance and their transition to the workforce finds that GPA matters...
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ISA’s Global Map of Sociologists for Social Inclusion

The International Sociological Association has developed the " Global Map of Sociologists for Social Inclusion " (GMSSI) to create a global...
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Call for Papers: Social Psychology of Creativity

Social Psychology Quarterly invites papers for a special issue on the social psychology of creativity. Submission deadline: September 1,...
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The 2018 March for Science

Join your fellow sociologists for the 2 nd annual March for Science on April 14, 2018. In 2017, more than one million people around the...
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ASA Signs on to Letter Asking Congress to Support and Fund Gun Violence Research

ASA signed on to a letter asking Congress to support evidence-based policies to prevent gun violence.
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Philadelphia Pioneered Worldwide Criminal Justice Systems

Philadelphia, the 2018 Annual Meeting site, has a longstanding influence on criminal justice systems worldwide.
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