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Sociological Forum is the flagship journal of the Eastern Sociological Society. All areas of sociology and related fields are welcomed in Sociological Forum.
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Teaching social media, beauty, or gender studies? This Sociological Forum article looks at how InstagramReality both resists and reinforces beauty norms. Use it in your classroom to get your students talking! #SocialMediaResearch #BeautyStandards #ClassroomDiscussion
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Teaching environmental justice or corporate crime this semester? Check out this Sociological Forum article on Colorado's Suncor Oil Refinery, perfect for sparking a discussion in the class room.Use this link to access it! doi.org/10.1111/socf...
#EnviroJustice #Sociology
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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‼️Check out our featured article from our Sept. 2025 issue! "Religion in the One Percent" by Lisa Keister & Josh Gaghan is available FREE ACCESS for a limited time here:
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September 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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📢New Issue Alert! Sociological Forum’s September 2025 issue is available now! Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15737861...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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📢New Issue Alert! Sociological Forum’s June 2025 issue is available now! Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15737861...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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📣CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS: The Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) encourages you to nominate someone (self-nominations welcome) for one of their prestigious awards for the #ESS2026 Annual Conference (March 5-8 in Washington, D.C.). Visit www.essnet.org for more information (Select “Awards” tab)
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June 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Call for Papers! We are seeking papers for Sociological Forum’s special issue: “Authoritarianism, Resistance, Coloniality: Lessons from the Global South.” Please submit extended abstracts (2-3 pages) by Aug. 5 to socforumcoloniality@gmail.com. Submissions in any language are welcome. (1/)
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June 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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The Pedagogy Committee at Sociological Forum has compiled a set of Teaching Resources on Education. These resources include relevant Soc. Forum abstracts, class activity ideas, and suggested digital media. These teaching resources can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The Pedagogy Committee at Sociological Forum has compiled a set of Teaching Resources on Culture. These resources include relevant Soc. Forum abstracts, class activity ideas, and suggested digital media. These teaching resources can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Have you joined our Facebook group yet? Our Facebook group is NEW and different from our original Facebook page. Join us there today! www.facebook.com/groups/17623...
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April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The Pedagogy Committee at Sociological Forum has compiled a set of Teaching Resources on Sex & Gender. These resources include relevant Soc. Forum abstracts, class activity ideas, and suggested digital media. These teaching resources can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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April 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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📢New Issue Alert! Sociological Forum’s March 2025 issue is available now! Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15737861...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Did you know @soc-forum.bsky.social has a Facebook group? Join our Facebook group here: www.facebook.com/groups/17623...
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March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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👏And that's a wrap on #ESS2025! We honored our Inaugural Author Award winners and hosted an immensely successful panel on Publishing in a General Sociology Journal (standing-room only!)! (1/3)
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March 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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‼️Come see our panel on publishing Saturday at 12:30pm (Constitution Room)! We can't wait to see you there! #ESS2025
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Check out the Sociological Forum panel, “Publishing in a General Sociology Journal” at the ESS 2025 Annual Meeting (Sat., Mar. 8 @12:30pm, Constitution Room). Panelists: Laurel Smith-Doerr (ASR), Andrew Fullerton (Social Problems), & Seth Abrutyn (@sethabrutyn.bsky.social) (@contexts.org)
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February 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Honorable Mention recipients of the Sociological Forum Inaugural Author Award. We will honor our awards recipients at the ESS Award Ceremony (Mar. 7 @ 5:30pm in the Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine). THANK YOU to our Award Committee Members for their service!
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February 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Soc Forum Inaugural Author Award. There were 2 winners selected due to high scholarship quality. We'll honor awards recipients @ the ESS Award Ceremony (Mar. 7 @ 5:30pm in Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine). THANK YOU to our Award Committee Members for their service!
Black text on a gold background resembling an award plaque reads “Sociological Forum Presents the 2024 Inaugural Author Award to Ali Meghjii: “Du Boisian sociology after Du Bois: Frazier, St Clair Drake, and the global and comparative study of race and empire” Sociological Forum 39 (4): 361-372.” Black text on a gold background resembling an award plaque reads “Sociological Forum Presents the 2024 Inaugural Author Award to Nadia Almasalkhi: “Internalized Political Repression: Legacies of Authoritarianism in the US-based Syrian Diaspora during the Arab Spring. 39 (1): 79-93.”
February 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Check out this recent article from our December 2024 issue, “Du Boisian sociology after Du Bois: Frazier, St Clair Drake, and the global and comparative study of race and empire” by Ali Meghji (@alimeghji.bsky.social) Check out the article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Welcome to the new official Bluesky account for Sociological Forum, the flagship journal of the Eastern Sociological Society.
Follow this profile for the latest updates from Sociological Forum!
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February 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM