We find that the interdisciplinary relevance of ASA journals is steadily increasing, and that since 2002 ASA journals have been consistently cited more outside of sociology than within it. However, we also find variation across journals and over time. We speculate about the role of current ...
What I like about the phrase “order of magnitude” is that unlike “ten,” or even “about ten,” the term makes it impossible to ignore the error bars. The reason I agree with Volokh as regards to lawyers but disagree with ASA as regards to sociology is that lawyers can be forgiven...
What is the ASA Citation Style? The ASA format is a citation style that has been widely adopted by the community of writers, researchers, publishers, and students who contribute scholarly papers to the field of sociology. It is used by sociologists to credit other people’s words, ideas and...
Teaching about consumption is one of the primary ways we “do” a sociology of consumers and consumption. In this blog post, Charlotte Glennie describes an assignment that has students making changes in their own consumption habits and reflecting on the many sociological factors that affect people’...
The first part of this article provides a context for the results from the What Can I Do with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology? study and a summary of its key findings. Wave I data demonstrate strong student interest in sociological concepts, perceived mastery of some research skills but ...
What is the ASA Citation Style? The ASA format is a citation style that has been widely adopted by the community of writers, researchers, publishers, and students who contribute scholarly papers to the field of sociology. It is used by sociologists to credit other people’s words, ideas and...
and time is a cycle of the sun that produces growth and the promise of life in its regular passing. What was it like to be the first to see the distant waves of an evergreen sea? What was the valley fog assumed to be? And what monsters did they prepare to flee?