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Acta Sociologica ''Acta Sociologica'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of sociology. It is an official journal of the Nordic Sociological Association and was established in 1955. It publishes papers on original research, book revie ...

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American Sociological Review The ''American Sociological Review'' is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology. It is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association. It was established in 1936. The editors- ...

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Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales ''Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales'' is a French academic journal covering social history that was established in 1929 by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre. The journal gave rise to an approach to history known as the ''Annales'' School. The journ ...

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Annual Review of Sociology The ''Annual Review of Sociology'' is an annual peer-reviewed review journal published by Annual Reviews since 1975. It is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. As of 2022, ''Journal Citation Reports'' gives the journal a ...

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Armed Forces & Society ''Armed Forces & Society'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic publication that publishes articles and book reviews on a wide variety of topics including civil–military relations, military sociology, veterans, military psychology, military ...

'' * '' Articulo – Journal of Urban Research''

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British Journal of Sociology ''The British Journal of Sociology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1950 at the London School of Economics. It represents the mainstream of sociological thinking and research and publishes high quality papers on all asp ...

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Comparative Studies in Society and History ''Comparative Studies in Society and History'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters paten ...

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Contemporary Jewry ''Contemporary Jewry'' is a peer reviewed academic journal published by the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry The Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (ASSJ) is a cross-disciplinary organization of individuals w ...

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Contemporary Sociology ''Contemporary Sociology'' is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal of sociology published by SAGE Publications in association with the American Sociological Association since 1972. Each issue of the journal publishes many in-depth as well ...

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Contributions to Indian Sociology ''Contributions to Indian Sociology'' is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering sociology with an emphasis on South Asian societies and cultures. It was established in 1957 by Louis Dumont and David Francis Pocock. It is published by ...

'' * '' Contexts'' * '' Criminology'' * '' Critical Sociology'' * '' Current Sociology''

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Demography Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

'' * '' Deviant Behavior''

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Ethnic and Racial Studies ''Ethnic and Racial Studies'' is a peer-reviewed social science academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews on anthropology, cultural studies, ethnicity and race, and sociology. The editors-in-chief are Martin Bulmer ( U ...

'' * '' European Sociological Review''

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Gender and Society ''Gender & Society'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of gender studies. The editor-in-chief is Jo Reger (Oakland University). It was established in 1987 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in associ ...

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International Review of Social History International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

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Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation The ''Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation'' (JASSS) is a quarterly Peer review, peer-reviewed academic journal created by Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey). The current editor is Flaminio Squazzoni. The journal publishes arti ...

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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography The ''Journal of Contemporary Ethnography'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in ethnography. The journal's editors-in-chief are Charles Edgley and Jeffrey E. Nash (University of Arkansas, Little Rock). It was established in ...

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Journal of Family Issues ''Journal of Family Issues'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of family studies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Constance L. Shehan (University of Florida). It was established in 1980 and is currently publi ...

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior The ''Journal of Health and Social Behavior'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association. It covers the application of sociological concepts and methods to the ...

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Journal of Homosexuality The ''Journal of Homosexuality'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research into sexual practices and gender roles in their cultural, historical, interpersonal, and modern social contexts. History The founding editor-in-chief was C ...

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Journal of Marriage and Family The ''Journal of Marriage and Family'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations. It was established in 1939 as ''Living'', renamed to ''Marriage and Family Living'' in ...

'' * '' Journal of Mundane Behavior'' * '' Journal of Politics & Society'' * ''

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency ''Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Criminology. The journal's editors Jean McGloin (University of Maryland) and Chris Sullivan (University of Missouri–St. L ...

'' * '' Journal of Sociology'' * '' Journal of World-Systems Research''

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Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie The ''Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (Cologne Journal for Sociology and Social Psychology)'' is a German academic journal for sociology. It has an empirical focus on social research, both qualitatively and quantitativel ...

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Men and Masculinities ''Men and Masculinities'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering men's studies. It was established in 1998 and is published by Sage Publications. The Co-Editors are Drs Kristen Barber, Tristan Bridges, and Joseph D. Nelson. Abstr ...

'' * '' Migration Letters'' * '' Mobilization: The International Quarterly Review of Social Movement Research''

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* '' Nature and Culture''

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Population and Development Review ''Population and Development Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was f ...

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Qualitative Sociology ''Qualitative Sociology'' is an academic journal dealing with sociology. It publishes research papers on the qualitative interpretation of social life. This includes photographic studies, historical analysis, comparative analysis, and ethnography. ...

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Quality & Quantity ''Quality & Quantity'' is an interdisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal dealing with methodological issues in the fields of economics, psychology and sociology, mathematics, and statistics. The journal is published by Springer ...

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Rural Sociology Rural sociology is a field of sociology traditionally associated with the study of social structure and conflict in rural areas. It is an active academic field in much of the world, originating in the United States in the 1910s with close ties ...

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Science and Society Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

'' * '' Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society'' * '' Social Currents'' * ''

Social Forces ''Social Forces'' (formerly ''The Journal of Social Forces'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...

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Social Justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, Equal opportunity, opportunities, and Social privilege, privileges within a society. In Western Civilization, Western and Culture of Asia, Asian cultures, the concept of social ...

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Social Networks A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for a ...

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Social Problems A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society. It is a group of common problems in present-day society and ones that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's cont ...

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Social Psychology Quarterly ''Social Psychology Quarterly'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes theoretical and empirical papers in the field of social psychology. The editors-in-chief are Jody Clay-Warner, Dawn Robinson, and Justine Tinkler (University of Geor ...

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Social Research Social research is a research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan. Social research methodologies can be classified as quantitative and qualitative. * Quantitative designs approach social phenomena through quantifiable ...

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Society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soci ...

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Socio-Economic Review The ''Socio-Economic Review'' (SER) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published quarterly by Oxford Journals for the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE). It is a journal dedicated to the analytical, political and moral quest ...

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Sociological Forum ''Sociological Forum'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Eastern Sociological Society. The journal was established in 1986 with Robin M. Williams Jr as founding editor-in-chief. Subsequent editors ...

'' * '' Sociological Inquiry'' * '' Sociological Insight'' * '' Sociological Methodology'' * ''

Sociological Perspectives ''Sociological Perspectives'' is the official publication of the Pacific Sociological Association. It is a peer-reviewed academic journal published in six issues each year by SAGE. It was first published in 1957 as ''The Pacific Sociological Revie ...

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Sociological Research Online ''Sociological Research Online'' is a sociological journal, published quarterly (March, June, September, December) since March 1996. It is an online-only, peer-reviewed journal. It was originally published by a consortium of the British Sociolog ...

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Sociological Theory A sociological theory is a that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective,Macionis, John and Linda M. Gerber. 2010. ''Sociology'' (7th Canadian ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson ...

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Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

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Sociology of Education The sociology of education is the study of how public institutions and individual experiences affect education and its outcomes. It is mostly concerned with the public schooling systems of modern industrial societies, including the expansion of ...

'' * '' Symbolic Interaction''

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* '' Teaching Sociology'' * '' Tönnies-Forum''

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* '' Work and Occupations''

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Youth & Society ''Youth & Society'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of sociology. The journal's editor iMarc Zimmerman(University of Michigan). It has been in publication since 1969 and is currently published by SAGE Publ ...

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