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Every year, sociologists across the state of North Carolina gather together to share cutting edge research, brainstorm new directions for their work, and network with other academics in their local community. In March 2024, the North Carolina Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting was held on the beautiful campus of UNC Greensboro. This special volume features the […]

Guest Edited by Cindy Brooks Dollar Studies of crime, deviance and social control have been a cornerstone of social science research for well over a century. Historically, these studies focused on explaining the causes of state-sanctioned violent or property crime or other acts deemed culturally deviant by conventional standards. As scholars began problematizing the socio-political […]

“To Call or Not to Call? Factors Influencing American Indian or Alaska Natives’ Propensity to Report Violent Victimizations to Police” – Kiley E. Molinari, Jessica L. Burke, & Jessica M. Doucet Abstract This study uses the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), located under the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to examine several factors predicted to influence […]

“Gendered Trajectories Towards Professional Success: Volunteering among Immigrant Professionals in Six Cities” – Shannon N. Davis & James C. Witte Abstract Civic engagement among immigrants matters in two distinct ways. The first lies with the benefits to the community from immigrant civic engagement by immigrants. The second lies in the advantages that may accrue to […]

Seeking Balance: Peace, Love and Forgiveness in Studies on Crime, Deviance, and Control  Guest editor: Cindy Brooks Dollar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Studies of crime, deviance and social control have been a cornerstone of social science research for well over a century. Historically, these studies focused on explaining the causes of state-sanctioned violent […]

Dear Readers, My name is Victoria Kurdyla, and I am the new editor for Sociation. I am writing to you with an exciting series of announcements regarding the journal! As the new editor, I invite you to share your work for our upcoming issue! We encourage you to submit your original research articles (quantitative, qualitative, or […]

SPECIAL ISSUE INTRODUCTION: Reloading an Old Save File. Follow this link to great pieces on this topic!

“COVID-19 Photovoice: Creating College Student Peer-to-Peer Support Groups with an Online Active Learning Assignment.” – Anastacia Schulhoff Abstract This paper describes a photovoice project that created a peer-to-peer support community in online undergraduate sociology classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings suggest that participation in the photovoice project fostered the creation of a peer-to-peer social support […]

“‘Turn it up!’: Exploring the Factors that Affect the Acquisition of Hearing Aids.” – Jason Milne & Lissa Power-deFur Abstract The purpose of this interdisciplinary research is to examine the impact of identity and identity processes on whether an individual acquires a hearing aid(s).  Using a qualitative design, twenty-three adults were interviewed about their hearing […]

Introduction to the Special Issue “COVID-19, Disability, and the Sociological Imagination.” – Samantha Nousak Follow this link to twelve great pieces and a podcast on this topic!