Rose Series in Sociology

The ASA Rose Series in Sociology publishes books that are designed to offer synthetic analyses of specific substantive areas of sociology, challenge prevailing paradigms, and/or offer fresh views of enduring controversies. The authors are typically senior scholars who work with or review the best available evidence, and utilize this evidential foundation to develop and defend their analysis. In most cases the arguments are extended to address contemporary public issues, and therefore reflect on or contribute to public policy. Because of their broad scope and policy relevance, the volumes published in the Rose Series are disseminated in areas beyond their focus to the broader professional and intellectual communities.

Editors: Joanna Dreby, Aaron Major, Steven F. Messner, and Katherine Trent, University at Albany (2023-2025)

Most recent publications in the Rose Series in Sociology

Overcoming the Odds: The Benefits of Completing College for Unlikely Graduates
Jennie E. Brand (2023)

Collateral Damages:  Landlords and the Urban Housing Crisis
Meredith J. Greif (2022)

The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood
Grace Kao, Kara Joyner, and Kelly Stamper Balistreri (2019)

Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life
Deborah Carr (2019)

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