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Socius
The Department of Sociology proudly houses Socius, the American Sociological Association’s only open access online journal that publishes peer-reviewed high-quality research of a wide range of topics as rapidly as possible.
Editorial team:
Editor: Tim F. Liao
Managing Editor: Gretchin Gifford
Editorial Associates: Ting-Syuan Lin, Alex Kaiser, & Quinesha Bentley
Recently published papers can be viewed on the Socius webpage.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Ghassan Moussawi is Chair-Elect for the ASA Sociology of Emotions section
Congratulations to Dr. Ghassan Moussawi on his election to Chair of the Sociology of Emotions section of the American Sociological Association!From the Sociology of Emotions website:The ASA Section on Sociology of Emotions brings together social and behavioral scientists in order to promote the general development of the study of emotions through the exchange of ideas, theory, research, and teaching. Scholars from a variety of backgrounds are members of this section, and collectively encourage the study of emotions in everyday social life....
Publication Spotlight
"The Socialist Good Life" - A New Book Co-Authored by Zsuzsa Gille
"The Socialist Good Life: Desire, Development, and Standards of Living in Eastern Europe." (2020, Indiana University Press)
Edited by Cristofer Scarboro, Diana Mincyte and Zsuzsa Gille
What does the good life mean in a "backward" place?
As communist regimes denigrated widespread unemployment and consumer excess in Western countries, socialist Eastern European states simultaneously legitimized their power through their apparent ability to satisfy consumers' needs. Moving beyond binaries of production and...