Contemporary Sociology publishes reviews and critical discussions of recent works in sociology and in related disciplines that merit the attention of sociologists. Since not all sociological publications can be reviewed, a selection is made to reflect important trends and issues in the field. Please note that Contemporary Sociology does not accept unsolicited reviews.
Editor: Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2025-2027)
Published: January, March, May, July, September, November
ISSN: 0094-3061
Featured Reviews and Essays
- Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price. Laura Nichols on Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price by Anthony Abraham Jack (September 2025); listen to the podcast
- The Employable Sociologist: A Guide for Undergraduates. Catherine Richards Solomon on The Employable Sociologist: A Guide for Undergraduates by Martha Martinez (July 2025); listen to the podcast
- The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality. Stefan Timmermans on The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality, by Timothy Recuber (May 2025); listen to the podcast
- The Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and the Agency of Pakistan’s Frontline Women. Heidi E. Rademacher on The Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and the Agency of Pakistan’s Frontline Women, by Fauzia Husain (March 2025); listen to the podcast
- In the Field: Negotiating Access to Health Advice in California and to Electricity Consumption in Pakistan. Robert C. Hauhart on Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California, by Rebecca J. Hester and Access to Power: Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan, by Ijlal Naqvi (January 2025); listen to the podcast
- Precarious Work, Safety Nets, and Care Work in the New Economy. Yasemin Besen-Cassino on Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times by Alexandrea J. Ravenelle and Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net by Jessica Calarco (November 2024)