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Love Me Tinder, Love Me Sweet

Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are having a different impact on the lives of college students versus older daters. Many students are using these apps to circumvent the romantic gatekeeping that campus party culture has long dominated.

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ASA Is Hiring: RPA Director

Applications are invited for the ASA Director of Research, Professional Development, and Academic Affairs (RPA).

It’s Who You Know, Where They Work, and What They Do (And Race Matters)

An American Sociological Review study finds that a social network-based job search does not benefit black job seekers as much as white ones...

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Combating White Supremacy: A Sociological Perspective on Current Events

Attempts to counter the spread of white supremacist ideology have mostly relied on legislation and the regulation of social media, and we...

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Fall 2019 Contexts Online Free Until January 1

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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Letter from Science Societies Opposing Proposed Embargo Change

ASA has joined several other scientific societies in writing a letter to President Trump encouraging his Administration to engage with a...

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Call for Papers: Special Issue of JWSR

Journal of World-Systems Research invites manuscripts on "Capitalist World Economy in Crisis: Policing, Pacification and Legitimacy."

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ASA Comments on a Proposed Rule by the National Labor Relations Board on Student Employment

The National Labor Relations Board proposes a regulation establishing that students who perform any services for compensation, including,...

ASA Store Clearance and Overstock Sale

Save up to 75% on overstocked or soon-to-be-discontinued items in the ASA store.

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Report of the ASA Task Force on Membership Lays Out a Blueprint for Change

What do you think would help make ASA a more vibrant, effective association? This question was at the heart of the survey of current and...

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