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ASA Is Hiring: Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ASA invites applications for the position of Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Call for Papers: Special Issue of Teaching Sociology
Teaching Sociology invites manuscripts for a special issue on "Teaching Sexualities."
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Welcome to the ASA Annual Meeting from President Michèle Lamont
C’est avec grand plaisir que je vous acceuille dans mon bout de pays, “La Belle Province.” That we meet in Montréal to debate “Culture, Inequality, and Social Inclusion across the Globe” is particularly fitting as these very topics have been at the center of the construction of the Canadian community since 1608, in the context of multiple ethno-national and colonial conflicts. Today, many perceive Canadian society as exemplary when it comes to collective wellbeing, immigration policy, and multiculturalism.
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Safety pins, awareness ribbons, and the challenges of new symbols
For many Americans, safety pins have suddenly appeared everywhere: Pinned to shirts, posted to Facebook, or worn by celebrities. When I started wearing one a handful of strangers asked “what the heck are these safety pins all about?” This is the challenge of new symbols. Before they can work people need to know what they mean.
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Introducing Michèle Lamont, ASA’s 2017 President
Ann Swidler, University of California-Berkeley, profiles your new ASA President in the current edition of Footnotes.