Contexts Magazine
@contexts.org
A quarterly magazine that believes public sociology can be both approachable and applicable! Edited by Amin Ghaziani, Seth Abrutyn, and Letta Page, with incoming editors David Grazian and Elena G. van Stee.
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Challenging common notions about kink, BDSM practitioners share their media-fueled awakenings in their own words. Read Alicia M. Walker and Arielle Kuperberg in our Fall '25 issue!
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February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Challenging common notions about kink, BDSM practitioners share their media-fueled awakenings in their own words. Read Alicia M. Walker and Arielle Kuperberg in our Fall '25 issue!
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In New York City, a restorative justice approach is helping to connect civil servants and the public as they navigate everyday conflict. Read Caroline Hanley in our Fall '25 issue!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
In New York City, a restorative justice approach is helping to connect civil servants and the public as they navigate everyday conflict. Read Caroline Hanley in our Fall '25 issue!
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State legislatures and education officials are rapidly advancing policies that increase religious influence in American public schools. Read Orit Avishai's feature in our Fall '25 issue!
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February 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
State legislatures and education officials are rapidly advancing policies that increase religious influence in American public schools. Read Orit Avishai's feature in our Fall '25 issue!
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From Tupperware to Mary Kay, multi-level-marketing companies promise sellers they can have it all—but at what cost? Read Nicole Muffitt's feature in our Fall '25 issue!
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January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
From Tupperware to Mary Kay, multi-level-marketing companies promise sellers they can have it all—but at what cost? Read Nicole Muffitt's feature in our Fall '25 issue!
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Owen Whooley explains why crisis intervention training often fails in its stated goal of improving police officer responses to calls involving mental health crises.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Owen Whooley explains why crisis intervention training often fails in its stated goal of improving police officer responses to calls involving mental health crises.
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I'm happy to share this one-page summary of "what I've learned in research," an endpaper for Contexts, an excellent sociology publication that reaches beyond the profession to broader publics. Enjoy! @angeladuckworth.bsky.social @contexts.org @asanews.bsky.social
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December 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I'm happy to share this one-page summary of "what I've learned in research," an endpaper for Contexts, an excellent sociology publication that reaches beyond the profession to broader publics. Enjoy! @angeladuckworth.bsky.social @contexts.org @asanews.bsky.social
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And at the tail end of *last* year I did a short video interview for the ASA public-facing magazine
@contexts.org: youtube.com/watch?v=VJBs...
My understanding is that it is the most viewed conversation to date -- indicating a broad interest in my field about the work I do.
@contexts.org: youtube.com/watch?v=VJBs...
My understanding is that it is the most viewed conversation to date -- indicating a broad interest in my field about the work I do.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And at the tail end of *last* year I did a short video interview for the ASA public-facing magazine
@contexts.org: youtube.com/watch?v=VJBs...
My understanding is that it is the most viewed conversation to date -- indicating a broad interest in my field about the work I do.
@contexts.org: youtube.com/watch?v=VJBs...
My understanding is that it is the most viewed conversation to date -- indicating a broad interest in my field about the work I do.
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So ends an era of ASA’s public facing journal as @contexts.org officially leaves print behind and moves completely online.
I've somehow spent 1/3 of my life w/ @contexts.org starting on the grad board under the leadership of @chrisuggen.bsky.social, Douglas Hartmann, and @lettapage.bsky.social
I've somehow spent 1/3 of my life w/ @contexts.org starting on the grad board under the leadership of @chrisuggen.bsky.social, Douglas Hartmann, and @lettapage.bsky.social
Contexts Magazine is closing out 2025 by celebrating outgoing co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social! Editor-elect David Grazian will take the helm in 2026, with @elenavanstee.bsky.social as managing editor.
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
So ends an era of ASA’s public facing journal as @contexts.org officially leaves print behind and moves completely online.
I've somehow spent 1/3 of my life w/ @contexts.org starting on the grad board under the leadership of @chrisuggen.bsky.social, Douglas Hartmann, and @lettapage.bsky.social
I've somehow spent 1/3 of my life w/ @contexts.org starting on the grad board under the leadership of @chrisuggen.bsky.social, Douglas Hartmann, and @lettapage.bsky.social
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then recording the official @contexts.org podcast with @sarahlageson.bsky.social before returning a few years later as an author to write about masculinity in the surf and on the mats with Clifton Evers - contexts.org/articles/int...
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
then recording the official @contexts.org podcast with @sarahlageson.bsky.social before returning a few years later as an author to write about masculinity in the surf and on the mats with Clifton Evers - contexts.org/articles/int...
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🥇 What makes a 3-year-old applicant “worthy” of admission to an elite preschool? Incoming managing editor @elenavanstee.bsky.social reviews @estelabdiaz.bsky.social & Lauren Rivera's recent ASR article.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🥇 What makes a 3-year-old applicant “worthy” of admission to an elite preschool? Incoming managing editor @elenavanstee.bsky.social reviews @estelabdiaz.bsky.social & Lauren Rivera's recent ASR article.
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377354
➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251377354
New in Contexts! @dmmurphy.bsky.social on political rhetoric versus reality.
December 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New in Contexts! @dmmurphy.bsky.social on political rhetoric versus reality.
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Just a couple more days in the year to support emerging sociologists by donating to the ASA Student Travel Award Fund! Help students experience the professional side of the discipline and donate before Jan. 1! https://www.asanet.org/donate.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just a couple more days in the year to support emerging sociologists by donating to the ASA Student Travel Award Fund! Help students experience the professional side of the discipline and donate before Jan. 1! https://www.asanet.org/donate.
#ASA #sociology #donate
#ASA #sociology #donate
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Hot off the presses! Contexts co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social & @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social, are signing off with the Fall 2025 issue.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/4
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December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Contexts Magazine is closing out 2025 by celebrating outgoing co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social! Editor-elect David Grazian will take the helm in 2026, with @elenavanstee.bsky.social as managing editor.
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Contexts Magazine is closing out 2025 by celebrating outgoing co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social! Editor-elect David Grazian will take the helm in 2026, with @elenavanstee.bsky.social as managing editor.
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I'm thrilled to share the final issue from Contexts Magazine's outgoing editorial team: @aminghaziani.bsky.social, @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, and @lettapage.bsky.social! Working with this team over the past few years has been an absolute joy.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm thrilled to share the final issue from Contexts Magazine's outgoing editorial team: @aminghaziani.bsky.social, @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, and @lettapage.bsky.social! Working with this team over the past few years has been an absolute joy.
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The "Academic Publishing in a New Era" feature in the latest issue of @contexts.org magazine includes my short piece "A Service, Not a Product." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Academic Publishing in a New Era - Amin Ghaziani, Seth Abrutyn, 2025
A curated collection of sociological essays, this special section considers the opportunities and threats posed by new developments and directions in academic p...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The "Academic Publishing in a New Era" feature in the latest issue of @contexts.org magazine includes my short piece "A Service, Not a Product." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Hot off the presses! Contexts co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social & @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social, are signing off with the Fall 2025 issue.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/4
@sagepublishing.bsky.social
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/4
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December 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hot off the presses! Contexts co-editors @aminghaziani.bsky.social & @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, along with senior managing editor @lettapage.bsky.social, are signing off with the Fall 2025 issue.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/4
@sagepublishing.bsky.social
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/4
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TSP Friday Roundup! Stay up-to-date on all things sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social's give theory a chance here:
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December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
TSP Friday Roundup! Stay up-to-date on all things sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @kylethegreen.bsky.social's give theory a chance here:
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Check out @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social's excellent review of @mlamont.bsky.social's Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World & @ruha9.bsky.social's Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want in the newest issue of @contexts.org - journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
December 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Check out @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social's excellent review of @mlamont.bsky.social's Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World & @ruha9.bsky.social's Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want in the newest issue of @contexts.org - journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Help shape a dynamic and impactful program of sociology research at ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC, August 7-11! The online portal is open for submissions until Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Help shape a dynamic and impactful program of sociology research at ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC, August 7-11! The online portal is open for submissions until Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
“During the holiday season, mothers are spending the equivalent of an extra work week on housework and shopping compared to fathers.”
Read Kate Prickett and Jennifer Augustine on a maternal Third Shift: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Read Kate Prickett and Jennifer Augustine on a maternal Third Shift: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“During the holiday season, mothers are spending the equivalent of an extra work week on housework and shopping compared to fathers.”
Read Kate Prickett and Jennifer Augustine on a maternal Third Shift: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Read Kate Prickett and Jennifer Augustine on a maternal Third Shift: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Great piece by Lawrence Eppard in @contexts.org challenging how we measure poverty.
I Think I Was Wrong about Poverty - Lawrence M. Eppard, 2025
Lawrence M. Eppard on measuring deprivation.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Great piece by Lawrence Eppard in @contexts.org challenging how we measure poverty.
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Tune in to sociology! Hear interviews with authors of articles published in ASA journals, including the American Sociological Review, @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social, @sociusjournal.bsky.social, @contexts.org, @teachingsociology.bsky.social, @spquarterly.bsky.social, and more! https://bit.ly/3LMjWqK
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tune in to sociology! Hear interviews with authors of articles published in ASA journals, including the American Sociological Review, @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social, @sociusjournal.bsky.social, @contexts.org, @teachingsociology.bsky.social, @spquarterly.bsky.social, and more! https://bit.ly/3LMjWqK
In a thoughtful essay, Laurel R. Davis-Delano and Stephanie A. Fryberg explain how our summer 2025 cover reflected and reinforced settler colonialism. Read their essay and the Contexts editorial team's apology: contexts.org/articles/the...
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In a thoughtful essay, Laurel R. Davis-Delano and Stephanie A. Fryberg explain how our summer 2025 cover reflected and reinforced settler colonialism. Read their essay and the Contexts editorial team's apology: contexts.org/articles/the...
Get it while it’s open-access! Today is the last day to read our latest issue for free!
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November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Get it while it’s open-access! Today is the last day to read our latest issue for free!
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