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
- 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)
- Immigration Law and Identity Formation for Skilled Workers. Valerian DeSousa on The Opportunity Trap: High-Skilled Workers, Indian Families, and the Failures of the Dependent Visa Program by Pallavi Banerjee (September 2024)
- Are We All Economists Now? The Origins, Institutionalization, and Implications of Thinking Like an Economist in U.S. Policymaking. Renee A. Monson on Thinking Like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy by Elizabeth Popp Berman (July 2024)
- Lovers in a Digital Time. Casey Scheibling on The New Laws of Love: Online Dating and the Privatization of Intimacy by Marie Bergström (May 2024)
