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Resources on Race, Police Violence, and Justice

Protests against police violence and the systemic racism underlying it are underway across the country. Sociologists have much to contribute to understanding and addressing these cultural and structural problems.

The Network Structure of Police Misconduct

The Network Structure of Police Misconduct

Conventional explanations of police misconduct generally adopt a microlevel focus on deviant...

Teaching Resource

The assignment, "Social Diversity and Inequality Research," helps students achieve two major objectives in an introductory sociology course: 1) identifying the causes and consequences of inequality in society and 2) demonstrating an understanding of the role of evidence in research.

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116th ASA Annual Meeting

The 116th ASA Annual Meeting, “Emancipatory Sociology: Rising to the Du Boisian Challenge” will be held August 7-10, 2021 in Chicago, IL. 

 

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Summer 2020 Contexts Online Free Until October 18

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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Proposals Invited for the Editorship of Sociology of Education

ASA encourages applications for both sole and co-editorships, and from members of underrepresented groups.

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